We live in a solar system because it is named after the central star which is the Sun. Latin for sun is Sol. But the galaxy we are in is the Milky Way.
The system of the Sun and the planets is called the solar system because the word "solar" is derived from the Latin word "sol," which means sun. The Sun is at the center of this system, and all the planets, including Earth, orbit around it.
The Latin word for "Sun" is "Sol", so the word "solar" means "concerning the Sun". So, the system of planets around the Sun is the "solar system". Solar=Sun is the rounded up answer.
A Solar system. Earth is a part of the Milky way Solar system.
TRUE!!!! All the planets in the Solar system including Earth orbit the Sun, in ellipses. The Sun lies at one of the foci of these ellipses, NOT the centre. So the Sun is NOT at the 'dead' centre of the Solar system.
The term used to describe the Sun and the planets that orbit around it is "solar system."
The system of the Sun and the planets is called the solar system because the word "solar" is derived from the Latin word "sol," which means sun. The Sun is at the center of this system, and all the planets, including Earth, orbit around it.
If you are talking about the planets that orbit our sun, that is called the solar system.
The solar system.
Planets and moons that orbit the sun are generally referred to as celestial bodies or astronomical bodies in the context of our solar system.
The Latin word for "Sun" is "Sol", so the word "solar" means "concerning the Sun". So, the system of planets around the Sun is the "solar system". Solar=Sun is the rounded up answer.
A Solar system. Earth is a part of the Milky way Solar system.
The Solar System. Multiple solar systems make up Galaxies.
It is called the solar system. Except that the sun has only 8 planets.
TRUE!!!! All the planets in the Solar system including Earth orbit the Sun, in ellipses. The Sun lies at one of the foci of these ellipses, NOT the centre. So the Sun is NOT at the 'dead' centre of the Solar system.
The Solar System
solar system
The sun is at the centre of our solar system