The Earth in space Flashcards
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Solar system
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numerous orbiting the sun including, planets, dwarf and minor planets, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and satellites (moon) orbiting planets.
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Origin of solar system?
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4.567 million years ago the entire solar system condensed from gaseous nebula by gravitational attraction. The central dense body became the sun and the remaining dust and gas formed a disk which eventually condensed to form planets and other bodies.
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Gravity & it’s form
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