Name: _________________________ Date: ______________________

The Solar System

The solar system is made of the sun, the
planets, and their moons. The sun is at the
1. What is the solar system made of?
center of the solar system and the planets
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revolve, or move around, the sun. The path that
2. What is at the center of the solar system?
a planet takes as it moves around the sun is
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called its orbit. As the planets move around the
3. What is the name for the path a planet takes as
sun, they also rotate, or spin, completing one
it moves around the sun?
day. As the planet faces the sun, it is day time.
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When the planet spins away from the sunlight, it
4. When does night occur?
is night .
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There are 8 planets in our solar system,
including Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto was once Draw a picture of a planet
considered a planet, but is now called a “dwarf revolving around the sun .
planet” because of its small size. Many of the Words to Know:
planets also have moons which also revolve solar system
around them. The solar system is truly amazing! planet
revolve
orbit
Something new that I learned:
rotate
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_______________________________ The solar system is truly amazing!
_______________________________ Is this a fact or opinion? ____________
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