The solar system - CCEAStructure of the solar system
The solar system consists of the Sun surrounded by planets, comets and asteroids in orbit. Most planets in the solar system have moons in orbit around them.
It is one of eight planets that move around the sun, each in an oval shaped, elliptical orbitAn orbit that is the shape of an ellipse. An ellipse is similar to a slightly stretched circle..
Our moon orbits the earth.
All of the other planets except Mercury and Venus have at least one moon.
Comets and asteroids also orbit the sun.
Together the Sun, the eight planets, the moons, asteroids and comets make up our Solar System.