Which of these planets have deep atmospheres of gas or frozen solid layers?

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What causes the phases of the moon?

The sun lighting different parts of the moon

Why do comets have tails?

Radiation boils off frozen materials

What produces the night-and-day cycle on Earth?

The Earth's rotation on its axis

What do telescopes allow us to see?

More distant objects in the sky

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Solar System and Celestial Objects

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