The point in a planets orbit when it is closest to the sun is called its _________________.
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[Ques. 2] A ________________ is any heavenly body that travels around another heavenly body.
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[Ques. 3] A model which can imitate the motion of objects in a system is called a _________________.
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[Ques. 4] The characteristic of Pluto that caused it to be reclassified as a dwarf planet is its ___________.
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[Ques. 5] Pluto, no longer considered a planet, belongs to a group of orbiting objects called the ________ ______.
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[Ques. 6] Between Mars and Jupiter is a belt of several thousand ______________ of different sizes.
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[Ques. 7] All planets travel in their own __________around the sun, moving counterclockwise around the sun from west to east.
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[Ques. 8] The sun is the only member of the solar system that is a ______.
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[Ques. 9] Discussing the accuracies and _______________ of a model are essential when examining the end product.
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[Ques. 10] The process of gathering data by doing __________ on a topic is the first step to building a model.
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