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Match the Planetary Body with Its Definition

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Match the planetary body with its definition.

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

Correct Answer:

extrasolar Jovian worlds that have been found orbiting close to their parent stars
icy bodies with "tails" on a extreme elliptical orbit
the inner four rocky planets of our Solar System
solid bits of matter that will eventually be made into protoplanets
small, irregular rocky bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
piece of dust or tiny rock burning in a planet's atmosphere
planets orbiting stars outside of our Solar System
small, irregular icy bodies found orbiting beyond Neptune
coalescing planetesimals that eventually become planets
the outer four gaseous planets of our Solar system
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