KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Our solar system is made up of a star-the Sun-eight planets, 146 moons, a bunch of comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice, and several dwarf planets, such as Pluto . The eight planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Mercury is closest to the Sun.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are more planets than stars in our galaxy. The current count orbiting our star: eight. The inner, rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.

Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune. It’s the eighth planet from the Sun. It’s the fourth-largest planet by diameter. The third most massive planet and is the densest giant planet-it’s slightly larger than Uranus and Neptune. It orbits the Sun every 164.8 years and is denser than Uranus and physically smaller than Uranus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The planetary system around the Sun contains eight planets. The four inner system planets-Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars-are terrestrial planets, being composed primarily of rock and metal. The four giant planets of the outer system are substantially larger and more massive than the terrestrials.

Detailed explanation-5: -The eight planets were created from an accumulation of most of the material that remained in their vicinity. They are the dominant bodies in their regions of space. This view is the one officially adopted by the International Astronomical Union.