The Solar System
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What mass of the Solar System is in the Sun?
The Sun is a star which makes up over 99% of the mass of the solar system
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How many planets are in our solar system?
8
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What do planets orbit?
The sun
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What are the types of planets?
Rocky and gas
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What is an artificial satellite?
Any man-made object placed in orbit around a body in space
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What else orbits the sun?
Asteroids and comets
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Comet vs. Asteroid
An asteroid is a small rocky object whereas a comet is made of dust and ice and orbits the sun differently (the ice also melts when near the sun)
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What is the orbit of a comet like?
It has an elliptical orbit, and moves fastest when it's close to the sun