Sciences et espace · F–2
The solar system
Our solar system contains the Sun and everything held by its gravity. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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Les points essentiels
- The Sun is a star at the centre of our solar system.
- Eight planets orbit the Sun.
- Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
- The inner planets are rocky and the outer planets are giants.
Mots utiles
Vocabulaire de la notion
- Star
- A huge ball of hot gas that produces light and heat.
- Planet
- A large, nearly round object that orbits a star.
- Orbit
- The curved path one object follows around another.
- Moon
- A natural object that orbits a planet or dwarf planet.