ASTRONOMY

SOLAR SYSTEM, STARS

AND GALAXIES

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SHORT QUIZ
1. Smallest planet in the solar system.
2. The center of the solar system.
3. A big object that rotates around the
star.
4. 2 ND planet nearest to the sun.
5. Largest planet in the solar system.
6. It is known to be the most poisonous
planet.

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7. Only planet that has living organisms.
8. The most beautiful planet because of its
splendid rings.
9. Also known as the red planet.
10. Also known as the blue planet.
11. Farthest planet from the sun.
12. Known as the hottest planet.
13-30. Name the 8 planets according to its
order (start with the planet nearest to the s
un)

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- Consists of 8 planets, the Sun, moons,

asteroids, meteoroids and comets.
Sun the center of the Solar System.
- gives out heat and light
Planet a big object that goes around a star
and does not produce light and heat.

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PLANETS

Mercury nearest planet to the

sun.
Venus nearest planet to Earth.
- hottest planet; covered by
thick, poisonous yellow clouds.

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Earth 3 rd planet closest to the

sun.
-only planet with living organisms.
Mars 4 th planet from the sun.
Also known as the red planet.

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PLANETS

Jupiter 5 th planet from the sun.

- largest planet. Spins very fast, taking
less than 10 hours for one spin.
Saturn 6 th planet from the sun.
- the most beautiful planet because of its
surrounded by a spectacular set of rings.

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PLANETS

Uranus 7 th planet from the sun.

- blue planet wit a thin ring. It has a
rocky core covered with layers of gase
s.
Neptune 8 th planet from the sun.
- blue planet similar to Uranus.

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http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/

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ASTEROIDS sometimes called minor

planets, are rocky remnants left over fro
m the early formation of our solar system
about 4.6 billion years ago.
- they orbit the sun too.
- most are located between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter called the ASTEROID
BELT.

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ASTEROIDS

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ASTEROIDS

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COMETS Comets are cosmic

snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dus
t roughly the size of a small town.
- also referred as DIRTY SNOW BALLS
- When a comet's orbit brings it close
to the sun, it heats up and spews dust
and gases into a giant glowing head lar
ger than most planets.

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COMETS

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METEOROIDS are little chunks of

rock and debris in space.
- also known as METEOR or
SHOOTING STARS when they fall and
burn on the Earths atmosphere.
- also known as METEORITE, is it is
large enough that it may not
completely burn in the atmosphere.

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Meteoroids

-leave a bright trail as

they are heated to
incandescence by the
friction of the
atmosphere.