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I Read the text and fill in the blanks with the words in the box Saturn fifth planets nearest Sun scientists farthest Venus eight solar People used to think that there were six moving in a circle around the _ Mercury was the to the Sun and Saturn was the away Most _ knew that the Earth was the third nearest planet to the Sun, between and Mars, and that Jupiter was between Mars and We have now discovered that there are three more planets – Uranus, Pluto and Neptune These others are farther from the Sun, and Pluto is the farthest one From its time of discovery in 1930 Pluto was considered to be the ninth planet in the _ system In 2006 the IAU (International Astronomical Union) changed the definition of 'planet', so that Pluto is not a planet, but the second largest dwarf planet in the solar system So there are planets, not six or nine and the largest is in the middle of them, the 10 away from the Sun This sentence will help you learn the order of the planets: My ve ry e duc ate d mo the r jus t s e rve d us no o dle s II Answer the questions What is the nearest planet to the Sun? _ What is the third nearest planet to the Sun? When was Pluto discovered? _ What kind of a planet is Pluto nowadays? How many years was Pluto considered a planet? _ Which planet is the largest one? Can you name the planets in the correct order? III Mark the statements T (true), F (false) or NS (not stated) Mercury is the third nearest planet to the Sun _ Venus is the brightest of the planets Pluto has been considered a planet for 76 years. _ The International Astrological Union changed the definition of ‘planet’ _ There are five dwarf planets in the solar system. _ Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system. I The text planets Sun nearest furthest Venus Saturn solar eight III F NS T F NS 6T scientists 10 fifth