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Law of Universal Gravitation | All objects in the universe are attracted to other objects |
Inertia | The movement of planets through space. Gravity is its partner that keeps us in orbit around the sun. |
Orbits | The sun revolves around the sun and the Moon around the Earth. |
Corona | The part of the sun we see in a solar eclipse. |
Sunspot | Blemishes on the surface of the sun. Cause solar flares and wind. |
Solar Wind | The extra burst of energy flung into space by the solar flares |
Solar Sytem | The Sun, Planets, Moons, Asteroids, and Comets |
Planet | We have eight of these in our Solar System although Pluto used to be the ninth. |
Asteroid | These are small and rocky and orbit the sun. |
Comet | These have tails and orbit the sun. |
Photosphere | The part of the sun we see. |
Neptune | Planet farthest from the sun |
Pluto | No longer a planet |
Jupiter | Great Red Spot |
Mercury | Closest to the sun |
Venus | The Hottest Planet |
Saturn | Famous for its rings (not its fries) |
Earth | Where most of us live. |
Mars | Being studied by the 'Rover' (woof-woof) |
Uranus | See from Earth without a telescope. |