UNIVERSE
SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION
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Question
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An object that orbits a planet is called a
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moon
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sun
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planet
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A moon is an object that orbits a planet or something else that is not a star. Besides planets, moons can circle dwarf planets, large asteroids, and other bodies. Objects that orbit other objects are also called satellites, so moons are sometimes called natural satellites.
Detailed explanation-2: -A satellite is anything that orbits around a larger object. A natural satellite is any celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body.
Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s only natural satellite is simply called “the Moon” because people didn’t know other moons existed until Galileo Galilei discovered four moons orbiting Jupiter in 1610.
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