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The Planets
4-3.1 Recall that Earth is one of many planets in the solar system that orbit the Sun.
orbit:
Orbit is the curved path of a celestial body as it revolves around another celestial body.
the Sun:
The Sun is a star. It is made up of hot
The Sun is located in the
glowing gases.
center of our solar system.
The Sun does NOT have a rocky surface; the Sun does have an atmosphere.
PLANET NAME
Closest to the Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Furthest from the Sun
Neptune
SURFACE
(rocky or gaseous?)
rocky
rocky
rocky
Earth’s Moon: rocky, dusty, covered with craters
no atmosphere, no liquid water
rocky
gaseous
gaseous
gaseous
gaseous
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