SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

SOLAR SYSTEM FORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Our ____ is made up of all the planets and their moons all in orbit around the Sun.
A
Solar System
B
Milky Way
C
Galaxy
D
Universe
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as Pluto; dozens of moons; and millions of asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.

Detailed explanation-2: -Of the terrestrial (rocky) planets of the inner solar system, neither Mercury nor Venus have any moons at all, Earth has one and Mars has its two small moons. In the outer solar system, the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn and the ice giants Uranus and Neptune have dozens of moons.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Astronomical Union lists 146 moons orbiting planets in our solar system-this number does not include the moons awaiting official recognition and naming, the eight moons of the dwarf planets, nor the tiny satellites that orbit some asteroids and other celestial objects.

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