The earth and beyond (5)
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Abir Seth
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The earth and beyond
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Solar System
The Sun and all the orbiting planets and their moons make up the solar system
The four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) are the warmest. They are called the rocky planets.
The four planets further from the Sun (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) are big, cold planets. They are called the gas giants.
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Asteroids
lumps of rocks that move in orbits around the sun
most asteroids orbit around the sun--- 300 - 500 million kilometers away
asteroid belt...
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Asteroid Belt
ring of space rubble
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kuiper belt
Huge ring of icy and rocky objects beyond Neptune. You can find dwarf planets here.
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Oort cloud
Edge of the solar system--huge hollow ball of icy objects
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Open Ended
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Open Ended
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Milky way
100,000 light years across
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The milky way
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