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Our Solar System
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What is a solar system?
A group of heavenly bodies consisting of a star and the planets and other objects orbiting around it.
http://tiny.cc/ARaTB
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Names of Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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What are they made of?
RockMercuryVenusEarth
Gas Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Sun
http://tiny.cc/9HQjM
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Sun
Core of our solar system
Everything orbits around the Sun.
Temperature: 6,000°C (11,000°F)
Age: 4.5 billion years
93 miles away from Earth
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm
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Facts
All planets orbit around the sun.
The Solar System is made up of two parts: Inner solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth Mars Outer solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune Separated by the Asteroid Belt
http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm
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Asteroid Belt
Chunks of rock or metal that orbit around the Sun
Located between Mars and Jupiter
The largest asteroid is called Ceres which is 914 km (approximately 568 miles) across.
http://kids.nineplanets.org/asteroid.htm