Pluto is part of a vast grouping of frozen worlds beyond Neptune called
Kuiper Belt
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Planets are generally in the same plane and thus appear in the night sky along a path called the
ecliptic
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Which planet rotates backwards where the sun rises in the west and sets in the east? What is this called?
Venus / retrograde
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Name some characteristics of Uranus.
gas giant, 27 moons, rotates sideways, rings vertical, freezing temp
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Rocky object in space that moves between planets, smaller than an asteroid.
meteoroid
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What does our solar system consist of?
Sun, plants, dwarf planets (smaller planets), moons, asteroids, comets, meteoroids, and a host of frozen worlds beyond Neptune.
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How does the sun's mass effect the solar system?
The sun has enough mass that its gravitational pull holds the planets and other objects in the solar system in orbit.
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What is the geocentric model of the solar system?
a model that assumes the sun an other stars moved around the Earth. Geo means "Earth." Geocentric means "Earth-centered"
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Why is Pluto not considered a planet?
Large # f frozen worlds that share its orbit. Pluto is so small, its gravity is not strong enough to clear smaller objects from its orbit. Dwarf planet
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Rocky objects that orbit the sun
Asteroids
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How does gravitational attraction between celestial bodies decrease?
if the bodies are smaller size and greater distance
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About how many moons orbit the planets of our solar system?
