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The sun is a star. The sun is very,very far away from the earth. The sun is so big that it`s more than 100 times wider than the earth. Is also what allows us to live on Earth. Without the sun, there would be no heat. There would be no light. Plants could not grow, water would freeze and nothing could survive. The sun gives us heat and light because it is always burning
As we move away from the sun, the first planet MERCURY. Mercury is the smallest planet is the solar system. Something interesting about Mercury is that it is the fastest planet to go around the sun- it only takes 88 days.
After Mercury comes Venus, the second planet. Some people call Venus earth`s sister, first of all, it is very hot.
Earth. The third planet from the sun. You know all about Earth, because that`s the planet where we live!
Mars. The fourth planet form the sun. Mars is known as the ^red planet^. Mars is smaller than Venus and the Earth. It is cold and rocky.
Jupiter. The fifth planet in the solar system. Jupiter is largest planet and is something called a ^gas giant^. People cannot land on Jupiter because it is made of gas- there is no ground to land on! Even if there was somewhere to land, Jupiter is covered by terrible storms, much stronger than even the strongest storms on earth.
Saturn. Another gas giant. Saturn is famous for its beautiful fings. Saturn some as large as the planet Mercury and many smaller.
Uranus. The seventh planet form the sun. Uranus is another gas giant, but it is much smaller than Saturn and Jupiter.
Very similar to Uranus is Neptune, the eighth planet from the sun. Poor Neptune takes over 164 years to finish an orbit around the sun.
Now, you may think I`ve forgotten someone- Pluto. Pluto was discovered 1930 and was listed as the ninth planet is the solar system. It is much smaller than any other planet in the solar system. In 2006, after 76 years being listed as a planet, Pluto was declared a ^dwarf planet^. There are at least 6 dwarf planets in the solar system.
In the solar system there are 8 planets. Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune.