The Solar System Flashcards

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Intercellular cloud/ nebula

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Huge clouds of gas/ dust that the solar system formed from

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Solar system

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Made up of the sun and planets and bodies that travel around it.

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Protostar

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The hot, condensed material at the center of the nebula

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Solar nebula

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The nebula that formed into our own solar system

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Planetesimals

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Tiny grains of condensed matter that form from the building blocks of planets by sticking together

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Inner/ terrestrials planets

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Planets that are closer the sun and are too hot for gases to remain only heavier elements, like nickel and iron are left behind

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Asteroids

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Small, rocky bodies that orbit the sun

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Outer/ gas giant planets

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Outer planets that attract dust, gases and planetesimals surrounding them, from strong gravities

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Asteroid belt

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A wide area asteroids orbit the sun between Jupiter and Mars

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Meteoroid

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A fragment of an asteroid or any material that falls from space and enters earths atmosphere.

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Comets

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Small bodies made up of ice and rock, leftover from the formation of space

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Meteorite

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The remaining part of a meteor if it doesn’t burn up completely that hits the earth

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Meteor

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A visible streak of light that is produced when a meteoroid burns up when entering the earths atmosphere.

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Comet clusters

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Kuiper belt and Oort Cloud located beyond Neptune orbit

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