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What is Mercury
Sunlight reaches this planet in less than 4 minutes & is about 7 times as bright as received on Earth
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What is basil
Margherita pizza reflects the colors of the Italian flag: red tomatoes, white cheese & these green leaves
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What is Jupiter
Ancient astronomers didn't know the size of this gas giant when naming it for the Roman ruler of the gods
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What is a saguaro
This cactus that can reach 60 feet tall only grows about an inch in height during its first 10 years
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What is Uranus
In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas
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What is obtuse
In geometry this type of angle is greater than 90 degrees but less than 180
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What is Mars
Weak gravity there has led to the tallest-known volcanoes in the solar system
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What is E=mc^2
Introduced by Einstein in 1905, it's been called "the most famous equation in the world"
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What is Earth
When viewed from the North Pole, this planet exerts the strongest gravitational force of any planet in the Solar System
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