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• The Solar System consists of the Sun, planets, natural satellites (moon), asteroids, meteoroids and comets.
• The Sun is the largest object that gives out its own light and heat in the Solar System. It is the only star in the Solar System.
• A planet is a large object that moves around the Sun and does not give out its own light. It reflects the sunlight that falls on its surface.
• The planets, with increasing distance from the Sun, are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
• Asteroids are small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun.
• Meteoroids are small rocky particles that orbit the Sun. It is much smaller than asteroids. Meteors that reach the ground are called meteorites.
• Comets are small, rocky, icy bodies that orbit the Sun.