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planets
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shine by reflected light
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The planet closest to the sun is
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Mercury
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The two planets orbit between sun and the earth Are
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Mercury and Venus
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plants are held in position by
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The gravitational pull of the sun
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The red planet is
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mars
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Earth has how many natural satellites
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only one
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The head of the comet is composed of
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frozen gases and dust
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The number of moons in our solar system is
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greater than the number of planets
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our solar system consists of how many planets?
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eight not including Pluto
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most planets rotate what direction
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counterclockwise
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Name dwarf planet
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pluto
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what is the largest planet in our solar system?
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Jupiter
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The planets which Lie beyond the astroids are called the what planets
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outer
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the planet called the morning star is
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venus
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how far away the earth from the sun
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1 50,000,000 km away
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have a comet approaches the son its tail points ________ from the sun
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away
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Ancients called the planets
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wanderers
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The spending motion of a planet On its axis is called
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rotation
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The time required by a planet to make one complete turn on its axis represents a blank on that planet
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year
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planets move around the sun in
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elliptical orbits
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The four plants closest to the sun are called the blank planets
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inner
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The center of the solar system is
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The sun
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