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Section 3 The Outer Planets

1. __________—usually the eighth planet from the Sun, large and gaseous

2. Bluish-green-colored ______________ similar to that of Uranus

3. Storms on Neptune reveal an __________ and rapidly changing atmosphere

4. Has at least eleven _________, of which pinkish Triton is largest

5. ________—usually the ninth planet from the Sun, occasionally closer to the Sun thanNeptune, smallest planet in the solar system

6. Has a thin ______________ and a solid, rocky surface

7. Discovered in 1978, ________ Charon is half the planet’s size.

8. Hubble Space Telescope reveals group of icy __________ named Kuiper Belt beyondNeptune’s orbit.