Objects in our Solar System

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What is the Oort Cloud?

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A spherical shell of celestial bodies believed to surround the sun far beyond the orbits of the outermost planets.

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What is a comet?

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A small, rocky, icy object that orbits the sun, made of gas, dust, and ice, moving in a highly elliptical orbit.

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What is a natural satellite?

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

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What is an orbit?

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The path an object takes as it moves around another object.

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What is an ellipse?

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A stretched-out circle varying in size and shape.

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What is a meteor?

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A small particle from space that burns up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.

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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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What is a planet?

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A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the sun, and is not a star itself.

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What is a dwarf planet?

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A celestial body that orbits the sun and is similar to a planet but does not clear its orbit of other debris.

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What is the habitable zone?

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The region around a star where conditions may be right for life, often referred to as the 'Goldilocks zone'.