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On the planets and Solar system
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I have large rings of ice, gas and dust; I'm the second largest planet in the solar system...
Uranus
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
2
I have a highly elliptical orbit and scientist say I'm not a planet, but an asteroid
Mercury
Hubble
Neptune
Pluto
3
I surround the solar system in a blanket of dust, comets and asteroids
Nebula
Kuiper Belt
Pluto
Oort Cloud
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I'm the red planet, have CO2 ice caps, extinct volcanoes, and it's believe I once had water...
Earth
Mercury
Venus
Mars
5
I start out smaller than an asteroid and get my name AFTER hitting Earth...
Comet
Meteorite
Meteoroid
Meteor
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I orbit the sun in highly elliptical patterns, with a long tail of evaporating ice behind me...
Meteor
Comet
Meteorite
Asteroid
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The name used for a small rocky body orbiting a larger body (planet)
Comet
Meteor
Moon
Satellite
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ANYTHING that revolves around something else is considered a...
Hubble Telescope
Satellite
Moon
Space Junk
9
I'm the largest planet, have the most moons & have a swirling gas storm called the red eye...
Jupiter
Saturn
Neptune
Uranus
10
I'm very cold, gaseous, and the color blue. They call me an ice giant, furthest from the sun...
Jupiter
Pluto
Neptune
Uranus
11
I rotate differently than the others, have a thin ring of debris, and am the 7th of 8...
Venus
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
12
I span the gap between Jupiter and Mars, I wouldn't fly a ship through this debris...
Oort Cloud
Asteroid Belt
Kuiper Belt
Nebula
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I am a small dense planet that orbits closest to the sun...
Mars
Pluto
Venus
Mercury
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I am the same size as Earth with a thick CO2 atmosphere that traps heat, making it REALLY hot!
Uranus
Jupiter
Venus
Neptune
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I have 70% of my surface covered in water, support life and have a mostly N & O atmosphere.
Mars
Earth
Jupiter
Saturn