Solar System

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What is made up of the planets, Sun, and other objects?

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Solar System

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Gigantic balls of fire - bodies of gas that can make their own light

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Stars

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A large ball of burning gases, one large star, center of the solar system

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Sun

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First planet from the sun, located in the Inner Solar System. Covered with craters

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Mercury

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Second planet from the sun, located in the Inner Solar System. Hottest and brightest planet.

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Venus

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Third planet from the sun, located in the Inner Solar System. The only planet with water, which allows plants and animals to live.

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Earth

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Fourth planet from the sun, located in the Inner Solar System. Called the Red Planet, because of reddish rocks that cover it.

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Mars

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The fifth planet from the sun, located in the Outer Solar System. Largest planet in our solar system, has a constant storm called the Great Red Spot

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Jupiter

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The sixth planet from the sun, located in the Outer Solar System. Second largest planet in our solar system, has large rings around it.

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Saturn

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The seventh planet from the sun, located in the Outer Solar System. Smallest of the four gas giants.

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Uranus