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What do we call an object that moves around another object in space?
Satellite
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What do we call a huge burning sphere of gases?
Star
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What do we call a large object that moves around a star?
Planet
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What do we call the motion of a planet or other object as it turns on its axis?
Rotation
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What do we call the imaginary line which runs through both poles of a planet?
Axis
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What do we call a small rocky object that moves around the sun?
Asteroid
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What do we call the planets closest to the sun: Mercury,
Venus, Earth, and Mars?
Inner planets
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What do we call an uncrewed space vehicle that carries cameras, instruments, and other research tools?
Space probe
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What do we call a small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun in a long oval-shaped path?
Comet
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What do we call the planets farthest from the sun:
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune, and Pluto?
Outer planets
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