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The solar system
Information about the solar system
Question | Answer |
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What is the center of the solar system? | The sun. |
The solar system consists: | The sun, eight planets, their moons, an asteroid belt, comets and meteors. |
What are the 8 planets? | Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. |
The study of the Sun, the Moon, stars and planets is called: | Astronomy |
A person who studies astronomy is: | Astronomer |
Mercury | Hot during the day, cold during the night. |
Venus | It is called the Morning or the Evening Star. |
Earth | It has life on it and it is called the blue planet. |
Mars | It is called the red planet. |
Jupiter | The biggest planet in the solar system. |
Saturn | It has beautiful rings. |
Uranus | It is an icy planet. It has many clouds. |
Neptune | It is very cold. It has strong winds. |
Mercury | 0 moon |
Venus | 0 moon |
Earth | 1 moon |
Mars | 2 moons |
Jupiter | 63 moons |
Saturn | 60 moons |
Uranus | 27 moons |
Neptune | 13 moons |
Total of moons in the solar system | 166 moons |