What Is the Solar System?

An _____ is a piece of rock that orbits the Sun.

A moon is a small, rounded body in orbit around a planet.

A _____ is a large body in space that moves around a star.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are called the ______.

The ____ is a huge sphere of hot gases that gives off heat and light.

The ______ is the nearest star to Earth.

Earth is one of the _____ planets that move around the Sun.

Earth makes a full turn or spin in 24 hours.

The Sun, planets, moons, and other objects that orbit the Sun make up the ______.

Earth´s year is about 395 days long.