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| What is the star closest to the Earth? |
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| What object do all the planets orbit? |
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| What object does the moon orbit? |
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| What phase must the moon be in for a solar eclipse to be possible? |
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| What celestial object is most responsible for tides on Earth? |
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| What substance makes Earth the most likely place in the solar system for life to have developed? |
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| Runaway greenhouse effect - hottest planet |
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| What effect does the thick atmosphere of Venus have on the temperature of the planet? |
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| What lies in the region between the inner and outer planets? |
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| very thick, gaseous atmospheres |
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| What primary feature do all of the outer planets - except Pluto - have in common? |
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| Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, (Pluto) |
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| List the 9 planets in order from the sun. |
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| What did Copernicus think was the center of the universe? |
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| Out of what did the solar system form, according to the nebular model? |
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| asteroids, comets, meteors |
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| Name 3 types of rocks that can be found in space. |
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