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31 Cards in this Set
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Inner planets
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The planets closest to the sun
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Name the 4 inner planets
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Mercury
Venus Earth Mars |
My very eager mom
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Inner planets do not have ____________
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Rings
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Venus
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The hottest planet
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The largest inner planet
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Earth
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What lies between the inner and outer planets
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Asteroid belt
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Planets known as the gas giants
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Jupiter
Saturn Uranus Neptune |
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A tint and icy planet
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Pluto
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The period of _____________ is much slower among the outer planets
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Revolution
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The planet less dense than water
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Saturn
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How long does a day on Venus lasts?
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17 hours and 15 minutes
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A very windy planet
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Neptune
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The asteroid belt lies between the orbits of _______ and ____________.
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Mars and Jupiter
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Meteors
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Space rocks that that burn up before hitting the ground
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Space rocks that hit the ground
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Meteorites
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Mixtures of ice, rocks, and dust
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Comets
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Known as the region beyond the orbit of Neptune
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Kupier Belt
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Our sun is only one of billions of stars in the ____________ ________
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Milky Way
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The Milky Way is only one of billions of stars in the ___________
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Universe
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Hopes to launch a number of missions to look for earth-like planets
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NASA
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Kepler
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The first of the missions
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A space telescope that was to be launched in 2013
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Terrestrial planet finder
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An inner planet that orbits the Sun in shortest time
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Mercury
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The planet that has the right conditions for life
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Earth
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What conditions allow life on earth?
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1. Water
2. Air 3. Resources 4. Temperature |
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The largest volcano can be found on which planet
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Mars
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The planets that have one or more moons
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Earth and Mars
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The planet in outer portion that is farthest from Sun
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Uranus
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Two occurrences that happen on Jupiter's night side
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Lightening bolts
Auroras |
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Why would Saturn be able to float on water?
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It is less dense
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Which day is longer...on Earth or on Uranus?
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Earth has more
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