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What is not a characteristic of a planet?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

Structure of the Solar System

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planets(inner/outer), sun, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
made of snow
gas giants
oval shaped
closest to sun
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What is not a characteristic of a planet?
orbit sun
larger mass than objects around it
spherical
colorful
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Average distance from Earth to the Sun
Astronomical Unit (AU)
meter
Space Unit
Kilometer
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What is an ellipse?
movement
motion
stretched out circle
speed
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comets
short tail
made of gas, dust, and ice
spherical shaped
come from Earth
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period of revolution
time it takes to travel once around the sun
one day
travel to Sun
spinning
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Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
Inner planets
get more sun
have colder temperatures
Outer planets
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Largest object in the solar system is...
Sun
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
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period of rotation
travel around Mars
length of season
one year
one day
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What is the Solar System?
planets
stars
aliens
sun and objects around it
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asteroids
ice balls
spherical balls
millions of small, rocky objects
balls of gas