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The Sun and Its Planets
The Sun is a huge glowing star at the center of our solar system. Planets travel around it along paths called orbits, and the ones closest to the Sun go around fastest.
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In the picture
- The Sun, the glowing star at the center.
- A small rocky planet on the orbit closest to the Sun.
- A blue planet like Earth, with its moon circling it.
- A big gas planet wrapped in wide rings.
Examples
- Around a campfire, whoever sits closest feels the most heat, like the planets near the Sun.
- Swinging a ball on a string around your hand: the ball keeps circling, the way a planet orbits the Sun.
Key takeaways
- Eight planets orbit the Sun.
- The Sun is a star, and it is far bigger than any planet.
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