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Sis forSun

Our sun is a star that is very close to us. It is thousands of times bigger than the Earth. It keeps us warm during the day with its light, and all the plants in the world use the sunlight to grow.

Uis forUranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. It takes 84 years to travel around the sun. Uranus is 2,870,972,200km from the Sun. Its radius is 25,559km.

Cis forComet

Comets are lumps of rock and ice that travel around the sun. They are usually a few kilometers across. When they get close to the sun, they develop a tail. The tail of the comet always points away from the sun.

Eis forEclipse

In astronomy, an eclipse is where various planetary bodies align and block the light from the sun. In a lunar eclipse, the Earth comes between the sun and the moon. In a solar eclipse, the moon comes between the Earth and the sun. The picture is of a solar eclipse. In general language, you eclipse someone if you do something so much better or more obviously than they do that everyone notices you and not them, for example "her beauty eclipsed all others at the dance".

Mis forMars

Mars is a small rocky planet with ice caps on its poles. It has many volcanoes and is occasionally covered by dust storms. Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars is 227,936,640km from the Sun. Its radius is 3,397km.

Nis forNeptune

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. It was discovered by mathematical predictions, not with a telescope. Neptune has 13 moons; the largest is called Triton. Neptune is 4,498,252,900km from the Sun. Its radius is 24,764km.

Pis forPluto

Pluto was once known as the ninth planet and most distant from our sun. It was discovered in 1930, and was downgraded to a "dwarf planet" in 2006. Pluto has a moon called Charon, which is the smaller dot in the top part of the picture. Pluto is 5,906,380,000km from the Sun. Its radius is 1,151km.

Sis forShadow

When you stand in front of a light like the sun, some of the light hits you and some of the light goes past you. Where you are in the way between the sun and the ground, there will be a shadow. A shadow is just somewhere there is less light than there is around it. Shadows are the same shape as whatever is blocking the light. Shadows change size and shape depending on how high or low the light is. Shadows are darker and clearer when the light is strong and coming from only one direction. You can make shadow puppets with your hands or some cut-out shapes, a light and a wall.

Vis forVenus

Venus is the second closest planet to the sun, and the closest planet to earth. Venus is covered in thick clouds that reflect sunlight, and it is usually the brightest planet we can see in the sky at night. Venus is 108,208,930km from the Sun. Its radius is 6,051.8 km.

Sis forSuntan

When you go out in the sun, you can get sunburnt. Pale skin is more likely to burn than dark skin. Your skin tries to protect itself from the sun by producing melanin, which makes your skin darker. We call this a suntan. The people in the picture have darker skin where the sun has been shining on their skin, and paler skin where it was protected by their shoes.