PartsoftheSolarSystem
Star
round object
madeof
burning gas
Thesunisastar.Itisthelargestobjectinthesolar system.
Planet
large,round object
orbitsa star, such as the sun
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,andNeptuneare planets.
Moon
large,round object
doesn'torbit
the sun
orbitsaplanet,suchas Earth
Asteroid
small,rocky object
orbitsthe sun
foundbetweentheorbitsofMarsand Jupiter