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The Solar System
Question | Answer |
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innermost layer of the sun | inner core |
mass of the sun | 2x10 to the power of 30 |
the suns age | 4.5 billion |
how the sun was formed | like all stars are formed |
what is the sun made of | mostly made of H and He, and the rest is made of heavy elements |
sun's core temperature | 15,000,000 degrees Celsius |
Mercury | rocky and closest to the sun |
Venus | hottest planet |
Earth | only inhabited planet |
Mars | between Earth and Jupiter |
Jupiter | has rings, never-ending storm, between Mars and Saturn |
Saturn | between Jupiter and Uranus |
Uranus | between Saturn and Neptune |
Neptune | farthest from the sun, after Uranus |
photosphere | middle layer of the sun |
chromosphere | outer layer of the sun |
Venus | between Earth and Sun |
Earth | between Venus and Mars |
4 rocky planets | Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth |
gaseous planets | Saturn, Uranus, Neptune |