| A | B |
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| star | a burning sphere of gases; gives off heat and light |
| planet | a large object that moves around a star |
| asteriod | a small rocky object that moves around the sun |
| comet | a small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun in a long, oval-shaped path |
| solar system | a group of objects that move around a central star |
| Sun | a star at the center of our solar system |
| Mercury | the closest planet to the sun |
| Venus | second closest planet to the sun |
| Earth | the planet we live on |
| Mars | the fourth planet from the sun |
| Jupiter | the largest planet in the solar system, fifth from the sun |
| Saturn | second largest planet in the solar system, second largest |
| Uranus | seventh planet from the sun |
| Neptune | eighth planet from the sun |
