GK
THE UNIVERSE
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Question
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A planet is a spherical body that orbits the ____ ?
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Earth
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Universe
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Sun
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King Kong
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A planet is a large object that orbits a star. To be a planet, an object must be massive enough for gravity to have squeezed it into a spherical, or round, shape, . It must also be large enough for gravity to have swept up any rocky or icy objects from its path, or orbit, around the star.
Detailed explanation-2: -First the quick facts: Our Solar System has eight “official” planets which orbit the Sun. Here are the planets listed in order of their distance from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
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