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33 Cards in this Set
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |
Inner Planets |
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Terrestrial Planets |
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto |
Outer Planets |
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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |
Gaseous Planets |
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Pluto |
Icy Planet |
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Separates the Inner and Outer Planets |
Asteroid Belt |
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One complete rotation on an axis |
Day |
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One complete revolution around the sun |
Year |
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A planet's natural satellite(s) |
Moon(s) |
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An object that orbits the sun |
Planet |
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Gases surrounding a planet |
Atmosphere |
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Planet closest to the sun |
Mercury |
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Dwarf planet farthest from the sun |
Pluto |
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First outer planet |
Jupiter |
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Number of stars in our solar system |
One |
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The sun |
A star |
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Number of Planets in our solar system |
Nine |
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The only planet that can sustain life |
Earth |
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Living things need this to survive |
Liquid Water |
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Keeps the planets in orbit |
Gravity of the sun |
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Affect Surface Gravity of a Planet |
Mass & Diameter |
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The force of attraction between two objects |
Gravity |
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weight |
changes with location |
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Does not change planet to planet |
Mass of an object |
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A measure of the force of gravity on an object |
Weight |
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The natural tendency of planets to move forward |
Inertia |
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Gravity |
Keeps planets in orbit |
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Inertia |
With gravity, creates curved orbital path |
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Jupiter |
Largest, most massive planet |
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Regular rise and fall of ocean levels |
Tides |
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Moon's gravity |
Creates tides |
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Asteroid Belt |
Between Mars and Jupiter |
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Preserved remains or impression of an organism |
Fossil |