1. What is a planetary system?

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2. What is gravity?

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3. What is our planetary system and our star?

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4. What is the plane of the ecliptic?

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5. What is the Sun?

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6. Why is the Sun a nuclear reactor?

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7. Label the Sun with the different parts of its structure and explain its characteristics.

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 8. How old is the Sun? When did it originate?

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9. What is a planet?

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10. How are planets classified?

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11. Complete the chart with the characteristics of the planets of the Solar System.

CHARACTERISTICS DISTANCE AND SATELLITES MOVEMENTS

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MERCURY

VENUS

EARTH

MARS

JUPITER

SATURN

URANUS

NEPTUNE