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Earth and Space Science
The word solar means anything about the Sun. The Sun is in
the centre of the Solar System. It is the only star in the Solar
System. All of the planets in the Solar System move around the
Sun. We say they orbit the Sun. The Sun is much bigger than
the planets.
Neptune
Mercury
Venus Saturn Uranus
Earth
Sun Mars Jupiter
There are eight planets in the Solar System. One of these is
our planet, Earth. The other planets are:
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Some planets have satellites that orbit them. Satellites are
smaller objects. The Earth has a satellite. This is the Moon.
Some planets in the Solar System have lots of satellites. Some
planets have no satellites.
There are other things that orbit the Sun too. Asteroids and
comets orbit the Sun. These are smaller objects made from
rock and ice.
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