The document summarizes key facts about the planets in our solar system as well as other celestial bodies. It discusses how our sun is one of millions of stars orbiting the center of the Milky Way galaxy, which itself contains billions of galaxies. It then provides details on each of the eight planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - listing their distances from the sun, temperatures, sizes, and notable features. It also briefly discusses Pluto.

1. The Solar System and Beyond

2. Solar systems, galaxies and the Universe OUR SUN is one of millions of stars that orbit the centre of… THE MILKY WAY, which is one of a billion galaxies that orbit AND move away from the centre of… THE UNIVERSE

3. The Milky Way is the name of our galaxy

4. There are eight planets in our solar system: Mercury Mars Jupiter Saturn Neptune Uranus Pluto Venus Earth

7. Mercury

9. Venus

11. Earth

13. Moon

14. Earth and Moon

15. Mars

17. Jupiter

19. Saturn

21. Uranus

23. Neptune

25. Pluto (dwarf planet)

26. The moon orbits the Earth... Sun Earth moon ...as the Earth orbits the Sun.

27. The Earth orbits the sun every… … year (365 1 / 4 days)

28. The Earth is kept in orbit by the force of… Gravity … and by the fact that is is moving at a high velocity

29. Gravity also keeps the moon in orbit around the Earth. The moon orbits the Earth every… … month (28 days)

30. As the Earth orbits around the Sun, it also spins on its own axis

31. At any time, half of the Earth faces the sun and therefore receives light. The other half faces away from the Sun, and so receives very little light. This part is in night . This part is in day .

32. What causes the Earth’s seasons? As the Earth orbits the Sun, when its axis tips towards the Sun, the weather gets warmer . When it tips away , the weather gets colder , causing the Earth’s seasons.

36. The Earth is divided up into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere: Equator Northern hemisphere Southern hemisphere