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What do you mean by solar system ? Write the differences between planets and stars ?

Posted by Chandana Roy 4 years, 8 months ago

CBSE > Class 06 > Social (OLD)

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Sia ? 4 years, 8 months ago

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, the dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.

Stars	Planets
Stars are incredibly hot having high temperatures to them.	Planets, on the other hand, have relatively low temperatures.
They are objects that produce their own light and do not rely on an external source for the production of light	Planets are incapable of producing their own light.
Stars have a unique effect of twinkling in the sky.	Planets do not exhibit the twinkling effect unlike stars
The stars change their position, but can be seen only after a long time due to substantial distance.	Planets in orbits on their own axis change their positions constantly.
Stars consist of matters like Hydrogen, Helium, and other light elements.	Planets, on the other hand, contains solids, liquids, gases, or a combination thereon.