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The solar system


Earth
By Alaina Duran
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Meteoroids Meteors Meteorites

A lot are small fragments They are caused by a There are two major types
of rock from asteroids meteoroid falling through of meteorites: chondrites
crashing together. They are Earth's atmosphere. They and achondrites. They are
muck smaller then are clumps of rock and iron also called shooting stars.
asteroids. orbiting around the sun.

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Inner Planet Characteristics
1. Inner planets are very dense
2. They are closest to the sun
3. They are made of cooled Igneous rocks
4. They all have iron cores
5. Some have volcanoes, canyons, craters, and mountains
6. The inner planets have the shortest orbits
7. They have a slower spin then the outer planets
8. None of the inner planets have rings unlike the outer planets

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Outer Planet Characteristics

1. The outer planets are often referred to as gas giants


2. They are less dense then the inner planets
3. They are mostly made of gas
4. The outer planets have the longest orbits
5. They have a longer spin then the inner planets
6. They have rings This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA.

7. They are much bigger then the inner planets


8. The outer planets are mostly made up of hydrogen and helium
9. The hydrogen and helium of the outer planets make up some of their atmosphere

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Asteroid Belt Kuiper Belt

The Asteroid Belt is in between Mars The Kuiper belt is one of the biggest
and Jupiter. The structures in our solar system. The
Kuiper Belt is 30 AU from the sun.

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