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The flash of light produced when debris passes through Earth's atmosphere is ________.
Meteor
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The _____________ is in between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
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Which Planetary object has a vapor tail?
Comet
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What is a "shooting star"?
Meteor
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Which planet has the longest year?
Neptune
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Why is Mercury not the hottest planet?
It has no atmosphere to trap the heat.
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Name 4 terrestrial planets
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
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What is the surface of the 4 inner planets?
Rocky
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Which two gases are found in each of the outer planets?
Hydrogen & Helium
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What is the gas that causes Uranus and Neptune to appear blue?
Methane gas
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The closest star to Earth in our Solar System
The sun (our Star)
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What galaxy do we live in?
Milky Way
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The force that holds planets together in their orbits is called_____?
Gravity
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When a planet has a large mass, then it's gravitational pull would be (larger, smaller, equal to) when compared to a planet that has a smaller mass.
Larger gravitational force. Large planets = large gravitational pull (it's why you weigh more on larger planets!)
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How long is a day and year on the moon?
27.3 Earth Days
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When Earth orbits around the sun, the path it takes is in a shape of a/an _______________
Ellipse
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What would happen if the sun, Earth, and moon were all on the same plane (if the moon wasn't orbiting around us on an angle)
We would have eclipses every month!
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How many Earth days is Mercury's year? How many Earth years is Neptune's year?
88 Earth Days 165 Earth Years
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Jupiter's diameter is ______________ miles.
89,000
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How often does the International Space Station orbit Earth?
Once every 93 minutes!
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