What is the Solar System ?

Definition: The Solar System is the group of the Sun and all the objects that revolve around it, including eight planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and other smaller bodies.

Points:

  1. The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System.
  2. There are eight planets in the Solar System.
  3. The planets revolve around the Sun in their orbits.
  4. The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Trick: Solar System = Sun + 8 Planets + Moons + Asteroids + Comets