Unit 5- 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, and comets, that are bound by gravity.

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How many planets are in the Solar System?

Back

There are 8 planets in the Solar System.

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What is the center of the Solar System?

Back

The Sun is the center of the Solar System.

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What do we call the path that Earth takes around the Sun?

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The path is called an orbit.

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What is the largest planet in the Solar System?

Back

Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.

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What is a star?

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A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity, like the Sun.

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What is a moon?

Back

A moon is a natural satellite that orbits a planet.

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What is the closest planet to the Sun?

Back

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.

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What is the main source of light and heat for the Solar System?

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The Sun is the main source of light and heat.

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What is the second planet from the Sun?

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Venus is the second planet from the Sun.