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1. Planet Order (Closest to Farthest from Sun)

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→ Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

2. Dwarf Planets (Main Ones)
  • Ceres (Asteroid Belt)

  • Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, Eris (Kuiper Belt)

3. Important Moons
  • Earth: 1 moon (Luna)

  • Mars: 2 tiny moons (Phobos, Deimos)

  • Jupiter: 4 big moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto) + most moons

  • Saturn: Titan (biggest)

  • Pluto: Charon

4. Kepler’s 3rd Law
  • Planets farther from the Sun orbit slower.

5. Gravity
  • More mass = stronger gravity

  • Closer distance = stronger gravity

6. Planet Facts (Short & Memorable)

Planet

Key Fact

Mercury

Covered in craters (no air)

Venus

Hottest (thick CO₂ atmosphere)

Earth

Only life (Goldilocks Zone + big moon)

Mars

Red (rusty iron soil)

Jupiter

Biggest, Great Red Spot (storm)

Saturn

Rings (made of ice/rock)

Uranus

Rotates sideways (90° tilt)

Neptune

Blue (methane gas)

7. Why Earth Has Life?
  • Goldilocks Zone: Not too hot/cold → liquid water

  • Big Moon: Stops Earth from wobbling too much