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Match the following astronomical bodies with their correct descriptions.
Moon
Star
Comet
Meteoroid
Asteroid
Planet
Dwarf planet
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A body that orbits a planet or dwarf planet. |
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A large, luminous ball of hot gas undergoing nuclear fusion. |
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A small body composed of ice and dust that orbits a star and has a ‘tail’. |
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A small fragment from an asteroid or comet. |
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A small, rocky body that orbit a star. |
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A spherical body that orbits a star and is large enough to have cleared its neighbourhood of similar-sized objects. |
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A spherical body that orbits a star, but is not large enough to have cleared its neighbourhood of similar-sized objects. |
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