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21 Cards in this Set
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What is a Gas Giant
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a) A very large planet made up mostly of gases.
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What are the Inner Planets?
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a) The four planets closest to the Sun Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
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What does Magnify mean?
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a) to make an object appear larger
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What is the Moon?
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a) a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet
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What does Orbit mean?
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a) to move in a path around an object
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What are the Outer planets?
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a) The four planets farthest from the Sun - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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What is a Planet?
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a) a large body in space that moves around a star.
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?What is the Solar System
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a) The Sun, planets, moons and other objects that orbit the Sun.
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What is a Space Probe?
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a) a craft that helps scientist explore outer space.
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What is the Sun?
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a) The nearest star to Earth.
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Telescope
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a tool that makes distant objects appear larger, brighter, and sharper.
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When you make an object look larger, you _____ the object
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Magnify
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The Sun and other objects that orbit it make up the ______.
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Solar System
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When planets move around the Sun they _____ it.
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Orbit
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A small, rounded body that orbits a planet is a/an
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moon
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A craft that carries instruments to explore space is a/an
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space probe
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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called the _____.
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Inner Planets
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Jupiter is a/an _______ because of its size and make up.
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a) Gas Giant
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A tool that makes distant objects appear larger is a/an _______.
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Telescope
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are the
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Outer Planets.
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A large body that orbits the Sun and does not produce light is a/an ________.
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Planet
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