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