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Does the Sun rotate, or spin, about its axis like all the other stars located in the Milky Way galaxy?
Is a pig's hiney pork? Sure it does!
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How does gravitational attraction between celestial bodies increase?
if the bodies are greater size and smaller distance
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Moons are smaller than planets and held in place by
the pull of gravity of the planet they orbit
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What makes comets visible?
when comets are close to the Sun, solar radiation and solar wind give them a visible coma and tail
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Name some characteristics of Mars.
red soil (iron oxide/rust in the soil), biggest volcano, longest valley, cold, lifeless, water flowed in ancient times, polar ice caps, 2 moons
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Name 3 possible physical properties of moon.
Large volcanoes, major areas of frozen water, layers similar to Earth's layers: an inner core, a thick mantle, and a thin crust
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Describe some characteristics of Neptune.
small rings, blue gas giant, 13 moons, freezing temp
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Name some characteristics of Saturn
2nd largest planet, largest ring system, close to 60 moons, gas giant, freezing temp
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Where does most of the energy, including light and heat, come from that reaches our planet?
Sun
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Pluto is part of a vast grouping of frozen worlds beyond Neptune called
Kuiper Belt
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rocket
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banana
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Name 6 characteristics of Jupiter
largest planet, red spot storm (lasted 400 years), most moons (63 and counting), freezing temp, small rings, gas giant
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monster
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shark
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gift
Win 25 points!
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lifesaver
Give 25 points!
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heart
Other team wins 10 points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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gift
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banana
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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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Name some characteristics of Uranus.
gas giant, 27 moons, rotates sideways, rings vertical, freezing temp
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