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Our solar system consists of:
- The Sun
- The 8 planets
- The 5 dwarf planets
- The moons that orbit the planets and dwarf planets
- The more than 700,000 smaller objects, known as minor planets, asteroids, and comets
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∙ 10y agoThey form part of the volume, and most of the mass,
of what we call our "Solar System".
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∙ 6y agoThe Sun and planets form the solar system. There are eight major planets, five dwarf planets, and more than 700,000 minor planets (asteroids and other bodies) in our solar system.
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What is the source of light and heat for the eight planets in your solar system?
It's the sun, also known as Sol.
How does the sun affect the eight planets of our solar system?
The sun is the primary source of external heat for all eight planets, although in the case of some planets it doesn't provide a lot of heat. The sun also is the largest single factor affecting the orbits of the eight planets.
What are the sun and its eight planets called?
The Sun and it's eight major planets are part of the solar system. Our solar system also contains 5 dwarf planets (as of 2017) and more than 700,000 minor planets and other objects.
What is the name of the the sun and planets together?
the solar system.
Which is smallest planet?
Mercury is the smallest of the eight planets.
Do planets obit the sun?
Eight planets orbit our sun. More than a thousand planets far beyond our solar system are known to orbit other stars.
Do other planets orbit the sun?
yes they do Another Answer: The eight known planets in our solar system do. There is no evidence that others exist.
What are the sun and the eight planets?
The Sun and the eight major planets are part of our solar system.
How many planets rotate the sun?
There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.
Are the eight planets under the sun or above it?
Neither. The eight planets orbit the sun, but in space there is no "under" or "over."
How many The sun rotates?
There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.There are eight known planets. Pluto was once considered a planet, but it is no longer officially considered a planet.
What is the source of light and heat for the eight planets in your solar system?
It's the sun, also known as Sol.
How many planets in your solar system orbit the sun?
There are eight planets that circulate our sun.
How many planets revolve around our sun?
Eight, as Pluto and Ceres are now classified as dwarf planets. The other eight planets are (in order of distance from the Sun):MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
Are dwarf planets satillites?
They are satellites of our sun, as with the eight major planets. They orbit the sun directly.
How does the sun affect the eight planets of our solar system?
The sun is the primary source of external heat for all eight planets, although in the case of some planets it doesn't provide a lot of heat. The sun also is the largest single factor affecting the orbits of the eight planets.
What are the five planets that are closest to the sun?
The eight planets known in our Solar System, in order of distance from the Sun, are:Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. The first five are the five closest to the Sun.
