Solar system Flashcards
(18 cards)
1
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the sun and all the bodies that orbit it
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Solar system
2
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celestial bodies
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comets
3
Q
trail of plasma
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ion tail
4
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prominent of dust and gases
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dust tail
5
Q
essentially makes up the entire comet
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nucleus
6
Q
doughtnut shaped
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kuiper belt
7
Q
big thick bubble
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oort cloud
8
Q
most famous comet
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halley’s Comet
9
Q
are debris or remnant of dust
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meteoroids
10
Q
tail formed
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falling star
11
Q
a celestial event
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meteor shower
12
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considerd to be one of the most beautiful
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orionid meteor shower
13
Q
peaks in mid august
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perseid meteor shower
14
Q
solid piece of debris from an object
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meteorites
15
Q
most common meteorites
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stony meteorites
16
Q
equal porportions of metal
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stony Iron
17
Q
iron and nickle
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Iron meteorites
18
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