NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

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What is the largest asteroid in the solar system?

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The largest asteroid is found between Mars and Jupiter.

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What is the diameter of the Moon?

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The diameter of the Moon is 3,475 km.

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What percentage of the solar system's total mass does the Sun make up?

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The Sun makes up about 99.8 percent of the solar system's total mass.

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What objects make up the solar system?

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The solar system is made up of a sun, planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

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Which distance is larger: 1 astronomical unit or 1 light-year?

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1 light-year (LY) is larger than 1 astronomical unit (AU).

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What is an astronomical unit (AU)?

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An astronomical unit (AU) is the average distance from the Earth to the Sun, approximately 93 million miles or 150 million kilometers.

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What is a light-year (LY)?

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A light-year (LY) is the distance that light travels in one year, approximately 5.88 trillion miles or 9.46 trillion kilometers.

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What are meteoroids?

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Meteoroids are small rocky or metallic bodies in outer space, smaller than asteroids.

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What is the difference between a comet and an asteroid?

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Comets are icy bodies that release gas or dust, while asteroids are rocky bodies that do not.

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What is the role of gravity in the solar system?

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Gravity keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and moons in orbit around planets.