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Definition Term Only planet in our solar system with liquid water on its surface A chunk of rock or dust in space Seventh planet from the sun The dwarf planet in our solar system Fourth planet from the sun True or false: All of the outer planets have many moons. Middle region of the sun's atmosphere Another name for the favorable conditions on Earth Planet that appears to rotate from top to bottom instead of from side to side Type of system where Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets Region of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a white halo or crown Scientist who discovered four moons revolving around Jupiter and the phases of Venus to support the heliocentric system Tycho Brahe supported this type of system Probes have had difficulty landing on this planet because the pressure of its atmosphere would crush them. The largest and most massive planet Innermost region of the sun's atmosphere Sixth planet from the sun A meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky Called the 'red planet' Innermost region of the sun's interior

Definition Term Kepler found that the shape of the orbit of each planet is a(n) Fifth planet from the sun Part of the sun's interior where loops of gas move energy toward the sun's surface True or false: Scientists think that a large amount of liquid water flowed on Mars's surface in the distant past. The planet in our solar system that we are looking for life on Fuzzy outer layer of a comet The corona gradually thins into streams of electrically charged particles called _____. Planet that was discovered by observing that Uranus was not following the orbit predicted for it Second planet from the sun Planet with the hottest surface temperature Kepler supported this type of system Outermost region of the sun's atmosphere A doughnut-shaped region where most comets are found A spherical region of comets that surrounds our solar system Third planet from the sun The four outer planets are often called these Eighth planet from the sun Outermost region of the sun's interior This occurs when the solar wind enters Earth's atmosphere near the poles Meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and hit Earth's surface Phobos and Deimos are the two moons of this planet

Definition Term Planet that is closest to the sun The solid inner core of a comet Loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbit is usually a very long, narrow ellipse Region of the solar system between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars where most asteriods are found Ptolemy supported this type of system Dark areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them. Region of the sun's atmosphere that we see as a reddish glow Planet that the Great Red Spot is located on Eruptions that occur when loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect, releasing large amounts of magnetic energy Second largest planet in our solar system Copernicus supported this type of system Process in which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, producing energy Huge reddish loops of gas that often link different parts of sunspot regions Trapping of heat by the atmosphere Type of system where Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun Middle region of the sun's interior Part of the sun's interior that produces huge amounts of energy Smallest terrestrial planet Does Mercury have an atmosphere? Part of a comet that is made up of the nucleus and coma Region of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light

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