Solar System

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What is the Solar System?

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The Solar System is a collection of celestial bodies, including the Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids, that are bound by gravity and orbit the Sun.

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How many planets are in the Solar System?

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There are eight recognized planets in the Solar System.

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What is the order of the planets from the Sun?

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The order of the planets from the Sun is: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

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Which planet is known as the Red Planet?

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Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance caused by iron oxide on its surface.

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What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

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Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.

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Which planet is closest to the Sun?

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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

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What is the significance of the asteroid belt?

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The asteroid belt is a region between Mars and Jupiter that contains numerous rocky bodies and is considered the boundary between the inner rocky planets and the outer gas giants.

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What are gas giants?

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Gas giants are large planets that are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, with no well-defined solid surface. The gas giants in our Solar System are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

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What is the difference between a planet and a dwarf planet?

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A planet is a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris. A dwarf planet also orbits the Sun and is spherical but has not cleared its orbit of other debris.

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What is the Kuiper Belt?

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The Kuiper Belt is a region of the Solar System beyond Neptune that contains many small icy bodies, including dwarf planets like Pluto.

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