M5C2 Solar System

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solar system

the sun and the bodies that orbit around it

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comet

a small icy body orbiting the sun

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asteroid

a small rocky body orbiting the sun; usually found in the asteroid belt

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meteoroid

clump of dust or rock orbiting the sun

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meteor

a small streak of light; when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere it becomes a meteor

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solar flares

short-lived high energy discharges

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solar prominences

larger energy discharges that can be thousands of miles high and last for months

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sunspots

darker, cooler areas of the sun