Exploring the Solar System

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Solar System

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Sun and all objects orbiting it

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Sun

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Star at the centre of the Solar System

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Planet

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Large object orbiting a star

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Earth

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Third planet from the Sun

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Moon

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Natural satellite of Earth

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Asteroid

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Small rocky body orbiting the Sun

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Comet

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Icy body releasing gas and dust

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Orbit

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Path of an object around a star or planet

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Gravity

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Force pulling objects towards each other

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Mercury

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Closest planet to the Sun