Solar System and Scale

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What is an Astronomical Unit (AU)?

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The average distance between the Earth and the Sun.

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What causes day and night on Earth?

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Earth's rotation on its axis.

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What is a common mistake in representing the solar system?

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The planets should have been much FARTHER apart.

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What is one main difference between inner and outer planets?

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The outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't.

Front

What does the solar system consist of?

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The solar system has planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

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What are the inner planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

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What are the outer planets?

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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What is the largest planet in our solar system?

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Jupiter.

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What is the smallest planet in our solar system?

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Mercury.

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What is the term for the path a planet takes around the Sun?

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Orbit.