Solar System Vocabulary

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Gaseous planets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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What is the solar system?

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The sun along with all of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other frozen worlds.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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Outer planets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What constellation is known as 'the hunter'?

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Orion

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What constellation is known as 'the little dipper'?

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Ursa Minor

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What are the inner planets?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What is a comet?

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A small icy body that, when passing close to the sun, heats up and begins to release gases, forming a glowing coma and tail.

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What is an asteroid?

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A small rocky body that orbits the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What is a galaxy?

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A massive system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter, bound together by gravity.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

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What is a satellite?

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A celestial body that orbits a planet, such as the Moon orbiting Earth.

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1