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What is the name of our Solar System?

Answer 1

Asher Cohen

Solar System

We live on a planet that is part of the Solar System, so named because planets revolve around the Sun.

Sun = Solar

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Answer 2

Josiah Adams

Our solar system is simply called The Solar System.

Strangely, we refer to the Moon, Sun, and Solar System without using the formal names that they would normally have.

A moon is a body circling a planet; the moon orbiting Earth is called the Moon; it has no formal name, though some people refer to it by names like Luna.

Similar to how a sun is a different name for a star that planets orbit, the sun is the star that the Earth orbits and goes by several names, including Sol.

Similar to this, a solar system is made up of the sun, one or more planets, and other bodies that orbit it. The term "solar system" refers to the solar system, which also includes the earth.

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Answer 3

Levi Acosta

Our Solar System is referred to as the "Solar System."

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