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Mosler 6th SS P2
planets, moons, satellites, space travel
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Science
6th Grade
01/04/2011

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Mercury
Definition
hit often by asteroids, meteors and comets
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Pluto
Definition
Largest dwarf planet in our solar system
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Earth
Definition
Life planet
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Mars
Definition
has two ice caps
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Moon of Mars
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Phobis and Deimos
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Venus
Definition
hottest planet in our solar system
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Sun
Definition
The source of all energy
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Asteroid Belt
Definition
Between Mars and Jupiter
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Jupiter
Definition
largest planet, The Great Red Spot
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Inner Planets
Definition
Terrestrial Planets
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Saturn
Definition
contains many rings
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Uranus
Definition
rotates on its side
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Neptune
Definition
Furthermost planet out from our solar system
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Pluto
Definition
Dwarf Planet in-between Neptune and Charon
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Sun
Definition
Provides us with light and heat
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Jupiter
Definition
This gas planet has 63 moons
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Galilean Moons
Definition
Ganymede, Europa, Callisto, Io
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Titan
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This moon belongs to Saturn
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Triton
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this moon belongs to Neptune
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Uranus
Definition
Rotates on it's side
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Light Year
Definition
The distance light travels in one year
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Speed of light
Definition
186,000 mps
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Celestial
Definition
any object in space
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Meteor
Definition
sometimes called a "shooting star"
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Meteorite
Definition
Object that hits the planet
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Meteoroid
Definition
rock floating in space
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Cydonia
Definition
**BONUS**
Shows many formations similar to the Giza Plateau in Egypt
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The Great Dark Spot
Definition
A raging storm on Neptune
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The Great Red Spot
Definition
A raging storm on Jupiter
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Mons Olympus
Definition
The largest volcano in the solar system
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Valles Marinaris
Definition
large canyon on Mars
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Space Shuttle
Definition
orbits the Earth and delivers equipment in space
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space probes
Definition
unmanned craft that collects data
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International Space Station (ISS)
Definition
stays in space for years allowing astronauts to do experiments in space
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asteroid
Definition
rocks in space orbiting between Mars and Jupiter
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Halley's Comet
Definition
orbits Earth every 76 years
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Shoemaker-Levy
Definition
crashed into Jupiter on July 16, 1994
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27 pounds
Definition
Chance weighs 162 pounds on Earth, how much will he weigh on the moon?
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18 pounds
Definition
Krystal weighs 108lbs on Earth, how much will she weigh on the moon?
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dark spots
Definition
colder spots on the sun's surface
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