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Match the planetary body with its definition.
Premises:
small, irregular icy bodies found orbiting beyond Neptune
the inner four rocky planets of our Solar System
piece of dust or tiny rock burning in a planet's atmosphere
extrasolar Jovian worlds that have been found orbiting close to their parent stars
planets orbiting stars outside of our Solar System
the outer four gaseous planets of our Solar system
icy bodies with "tails" on a extreme elliptical orbit
small, irregular rocky bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
coalescing planetesimals that eventually become planets
solid bits of matter that will eventually be made into protoplanets
Responses:
meteor
Kuiper belt objects
Planetesimals
Terrestrial planets
extrasolar planets
asteroids
hot Jupiters
comets
Jovian planets
protoplanets
Correct Answer:
Premises:
Responses:
small, irregular icy bodies found orbiting beyond Neptune
the inner four rocky planets of our Solar System
piece of dust or tiny rock burning in a planet's atmosphere
extrasolar Jovian worlds that have been found orbiting close to their parent stars
planets orbiting stars outside of our Solar System
the outer four gaseous planets of our Solar system
icy bodies with "tails" on a extreme elliptical orbit
small, irregular rocky bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
coalescing planetesimals that eventually become planets
solid bits of matter that will eventually be made into protoplanets
Premises:
small, irregular icy bodies found orbiting beyond Neptune
the inner four rocky planets of our Solar System
piece of dust or tiny rock burning in a planet's atmosphere
extrasolar Jovian worlds that have been found orbiting close to their parent stars
planets orbiting stars outside of our Solar System
the outer four gaseous planets of our Solar system
icy bodies with "tails" on a extreme elliptical orbit
small, irregular rocky bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
coalescing planetesimals that eventually become planets
solid bits of matter that will eventually be made into protoplanets
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