Solar System
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- Q1planets that are small, rocky (terrestrial), and closer to the suninner planets30s
- Q2planets that are large, gaseous (Gas Gaints or Jovian), and farther from the sunouter planets30s
- Q3is the force that controls the motion of all objects in the Universegravity30s
- Q4large pieces of space rock with irregulary shapes, most are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiterasteroids30s
- Q5are bodies made up of ice, dust, and small gritty particles. The Oort Cloud or Kuiper belt may be filled with billions or even trillion of these (sometimes referred to as "dirty snowballs"comets30s
- Q6are pieces of rock or dust in space that are smaller than asteroids (they can be made of rock, metal, or both)meteoroids30s
- Q7region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where asteroids are plentifulasteroid belt30s
- Q8are meteroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere, burn up and produce streaks of light called _______________. (They are often refered to as shooting stars-this in a misnomer.)meteors30s
- Q9meteors that land on the Earth's surface are called________________.meteorites30s
- Q10includes the sun, planets, and many smaller objectssolar system30s
- Q11the average distance from the Earth to the sun; approximately 150 million kilometers (symbol AU)astronomical unit30s
- Q12is an instrument that is used to observe the sky and spacetelescope30s
- Q13the distance that light travels in 1 year; about 9.4 trillion kilometerslight-year30s
- Q14-is the closest planet to the sun and the smallestMercury30s
- Q15-is about the same as the Earth (has a rocky surface)Venus30s