CH30.3 Flashcards
1
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Jupiter
A
the fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system
2
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Saturn
A
the sixth planet from the sun
3
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Uranus
A
the seventh planet from the sun
4
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Neptune
A
eighth planet from the sun
5
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Dwarf planet
A
nearly round objects in orbit of the sun that have not cleared the debris in their orbit
6
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Comet
A
icy rocks that vaporize when coming closer to the sun
7
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Asteroid
A
rocky objects in the solar system made of a similar material to that of a planet
8
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Meteorite
A
sand to boulder sized objects in that solar system that are smaller than asteroids
9
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Sedna
A
a distant planet smaller than Pluto in the solar system
10
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extraterrestrial life
A
life beyond earth
