COMPREHENSION

The solar system is our home in space. It has the Sun and eight planets. The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light and heat. The planets go around the Sun. The first planet is Mercury. It is very close to the Sun. Venus is the second planet. It is bright and hot. Earth is the third planet. We live on Earth. It has air and water. Mars is the fourth planet. It is red. People call it the "Red Planet." The fifth planet is Jupiter. It is very big. It has many moons. Saturn is the sixth planet. It has rings. The rings are made of ice and rocks. Uranus is the seventh planet. It is blue and tilted. The eighth planet is Neptune. It is far away. It is very cold. The solar system also has moons, asteroids, and comets. They travel around the Sun too. The solar system is large and amazing.

The Sun is the biggest planet in the solar system.

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• FALSE

The solar system is our home in space. It has the Sun and eight planets. The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light and heat. The planets go around the Sun. The first planet is Mercury. It is very close to the Sun. Venus is the second planet. It is bright and hot. Earth is the third planet. We live on Earth. It has air and water. Mars is the fourth planet. It is red. People call it the "Red Planet." The fifth planet is Jupiter. It is very big. It has many moons. Saturn is the sixth planet. It has rings. The rings are made of ice and rocks. Uranus is the seventh planet. It is blue and tilted. The eighth planet is Neptune. It is far away. It is very cold. The solar system also has moons, asteroids, and comets. They travel around the Sun too. The solar system is large and amazing.

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Earth is the third planet from the Sun.

• FALSE

• TRUE

The solar system is our home in space. It has the Sun and eight planets. The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light and heat. The planets go around the Sun. The first planet is Mercury. It is very close to the Sun. Venus is the second planet. It is bright and hot. Earth is the third planet. We live on Earth. It has air and water. Mars is the fourth planet. It is red. People call it the "Red Planet." The fifth planet is Jupiter. It is very big. It has many moons. Saturn is the sixth planet. It has rings. The rings are made of ice and rocks. Uranus is the seventh planet. It is blue and tilted. The eighth planet is Neptune. It is far away. It is very cold. The solar system also has moons, asteroids, and comets. They travel around the Sun too. The solar system is large and amazing.

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Mars is known as the "Blue Planet.

• FALSE

• TRUE

The solar system is our home in space. It has the Sun and eight planets. The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light and heat. The planets go around the Sun. The first planet is Mercury. It is very close to the Sun. Venus is the second planet. It is bright and hot. Earth is the third planet. We live on Earth. It has air and water. Mars is the fourth planet. It is red. People call it the "Red Planet." The fifth planet is Jupiter. It is very big. It has many moons. Saturn is the sixth planet. It has rings. The rings are made of ice and rocks. Uranus is the seventh planet. It is blue and tilted. The eighth planet is Neptune. It is far away. It is very cold. The solar system also has moons, asteroids, and comets. They travel around the Sun too. The solar system is large and amazing.

Saturn has rings made of ice and rocks.

• FALSE

• TRUE

The solar system is our home in space. It has the Sun and eight planets. The Sun is very big and hot. It gives us light and heat. The planets go around the Sun. The first planet is Mercury. It is very close to the Sun. Venus is the second planet. It is bright and hot. Earth is the third planet. We live on Earth. It has air and water. Mars is the fourth planet. It is red. People call it the "Red Planet." The fifth planet is Jupiter. It is very big. It has many moons. Saturn is the sixth planet. It has rings. The rings are made of ice and rocks. Uranus is the seventh planet. It is blue and tilted. The eighth planet is Neptune. It is far away. It is very cold. The solar system also has moons, asteroids, and comets. They travel around the Sun too. The solar system is large and amazing.

Neptune is the closest planet to the Sun.

• FALSE

• TRUE