We live on a planet called Earth.
A planet is a body that goes around the Sun.
The Sun is a star.
A star is a bright, shining ball of gas which gives off light and heat.
The Earth is one of eight planets in our Solar System.
It is called a Solar System because a Sun is at its centre.
The other seven planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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So what should you have learned?.....
That the Earth is a planet and what a planet is.
That the Sun is a star and what a star is.
You should now know what a Solar System is and why it is called a Solar System.
You should know that there are seven other planets in our a Solar System and be able to name them.
That the Sun is a star and what a star is.
You should now know what a Solar System is and why it is called a Solar System.
You should know that there are seven other planets in our a Solar System and be able to name them.
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