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THE EIGHT PLANETS OF THE




                                               SOLAR SYSTEM







                     • PLANETS:- are the large celestial  bodies
                         that revolve around the sun in the solar

                         system. They don’t have lights of their
                         own and they are dependent on the sun

                         for both heat and light .


                     • Our solar system has eight planets:

                         Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
                         Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.


                     • Example :-Earth is the third planet from

                         the sun. It is the only planet where

                         plants, animals and living beings live.
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