• Question: why do you think the solar system is called the solar system

    Asked by Susan to Sha, Olivia, Marco, Amanda, Alex on 8 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Alex Evans

      Alex Evans answered on 8 Mar 2017:


      Our collection of planets, moons and other space bodies are called a solar system because ‘solar’ means sun-related and ‘system’ means that they’re all linked together.

      Essentially it means that the solar system is a group of objects in space that are linked to a central sun!

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