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5
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A small object that orbits, or revolves around, a larger object in space
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7
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Farthest planet from the sun
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8
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An object’s spinning motion about its own axis
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10
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We live in this galaxy
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13
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Everything that exists: the earth, the sun, the moon, satellites, stars, asteroids, all the galaxies and space in between them
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14
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Dirty snowballs of our solar system
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15
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A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems
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1
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A large celestial body that orbits a star and is big enough to have enough gravity to force it into a spherical shape.
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2
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Also known as the ‘shooting star’
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3
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Earth’s natural satellite
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4
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Rocks that are sometimes referred to as ‘minor planets’
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6
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A gaseous body that produces its own energy, releasing it as light and heat
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9
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Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings (True/False)
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11
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The number of planets in our solar system
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12
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Closest planet to the sun
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