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The proper name for the planets that are solid and rocky compared to the others:
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Terrestrial Planets (rocky planets)
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The proper name for the larger, gaseous, icy planets of the outer solar system.
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Jovian planets (gas giants)
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The proper name for the planets that are solid and rocky compared to the others:
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The proper name for the larger, gaseous, icy planets of the outer solar system.
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The four planets closest to the Sun and inside the asteroid belt: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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The four planets furthest from the Sun and outside the asteroid belt: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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The spinning of Earth on its axis
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The elliptical motion of a body as it orbits another body in space
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In this model of the solar system, an astronomer known as Copernicus proposed that the Sun is at the center of the solar system and celestial objects revolved around the sun. This is the correct model.
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In this model of the solar system, an astronomer known as Ptolemy thought the Earth was in the center of the solar system.
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A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light on its own
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A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
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The 1st planet in our solar system and the smallest planet.
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The 4th planet from the Sun known for its red color.
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The 6th planet from Sun that is known for its spectacular rings. This gas giant is made mostly of hydrogen gas and ice/frosted rock.
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The 7th planet from Sun and rotates on its side. It is a gas giant and has a blue-green color.
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This planet is furthest from the sun and has the longest revolution of all the planets
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The fifth planet from the sun and is the largest planet. This planet is also the first gas giant.
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This is the second planet from the sun and the hottest planet. It also has the longest rotation period.
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This dwarf planet is no longer considered a planet. It is located in the Kuiper Belt.
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A large number of small, rocky bodies revolve the sun and separate the Inner Planets and the Outer Planets.
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Space and all the matter in it.
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This is the 3rd planet from the sun and known as the water planet. (Hint: You live on it.)
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The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
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A law that states that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us
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The planets and all the other objects that revolve around the sun are in the _________ _______.
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balls of ice, rock, and dust in space with a tail.
