Planets
Stars
Comet/Meteors
Sun
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What four planets are in the inner solar system IN ORDER?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
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What is a star?
A large hot ball of gas
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What is a comet?
A ball of ice and rock that orbits the sun
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What is the outermost part of the sun called?
The Corona
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What is a supernova?
A star that explodes
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What four planets are in the outer solar system IN ORDER?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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What is a nebula?
The beginning of a star. An enormous cloud of gas and dust.
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What part of the sun is visible from Earth?
The photosphere
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What is a constellation?
Stars that form a pattern/picture
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Which planet has the shortest day?
Saturn
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What is a stars magnitude?
How bright it is
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What is the center of the sun called?
The core
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What 3 things determine a stars brightness?
Size, Temperature and distance from the Earth
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Which two planets have no ring AND no moons?
Venus and Mercury
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What color are the hottest stars? The coldest?
Hottest: Blue Coldest: Red
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