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1 The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun -stemscopes
2 Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt. -stemscopes
3 The gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space-stemscopes
4 Earth-like -stemscopes
5 Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars; whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt-stemscopes
6 The sun, together with the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it.-stemscopes
7 Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon -stemscopes
8 Something that orbits around another object -stemscopes
9 Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those formed the planets -stemscopes
10 A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside of Earth's atmosphere -stemscopes
11 The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another-stemscopes
12 Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system-stemscopes
13 A small object that enters Earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, thus emitting light. -stemscopes
14 A celestial body of ice, dust and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit. -stemscopes
15 A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat-stemscopes
16 Glowing, heated dust and vaporized gas that surrounds the icy comet nucleus as it travels near the Sun....-stemscopes
17 A celestial body that revolves around a planet -stemscopes
18 The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve from which they receive heat and light-stemscopes
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