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Match the Astronomical Object to Its Definition or Example

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Match the astronomical object to its definition or example.

Premises:
a great cloud of stars, gas, and dust held together by the combined gravity of all of its matter
a self-luminous ball of hot gas
consists of a star with orbiting planets
spherical, rocky, or gaseous bodies that orbit a star
a small object that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune
planets orbiting stars beyond our own solar system
Responses:
solar system
planet
star
galaxy
dwarf planet
extrasolar planet

Correct Answer:

a great cloud of stars, gas, and dust held together by the combined gravity of all of its matter
a self-luminous ball of hot gas
consists of a star with orbiting planets
spherical, rocky, or gaseous bodies that orbit a star
a small object that orbits the Sun beyond Neptune
planets orbiting stars beyond our own solar system
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