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ASTR.9

The student knows that planets of different size, composition, and surface features orbit around the Sun.

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ASTR.9.A

compare and contrast the factors essential to life on Earth such as temperature, water, mass, and gases to conditions on other planets;

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ASTR.9.B

compare the planets in terms of orbit, size, composition, rotation, atmosphere, natural satellites, and geological activity;

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ASTR.9.C

relate the role of Newton's law of universal gravitation to the motion of the planets around the Sun and to the motion of natural and artificial satellites around the planets; and

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ASTR.9.D

explore the origins and significance of small solar system bodies, including asteroids, comets, and Kuiper belt objects.

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