𝐕𝐈𝐈𝐈. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰. Earth's polar system consists of the sun and the bodies that orbit it. The largest bodies are planets, and there are eight in our solar system. Each planet spins on its axis. An axis is an imaginary stick that goes through the center of the planet. It takes one day for a planet to spin around completely. Each planet is a different size, so the time it takes to spin around is different, too. Not all days have them same length. Let's take a look at our planet, Earth. It is the third planet from the sun. It takes 23 hours and 56 minutes for Earth to spin around. So that is the length of each day here on Earth. It will take 265 days for Earth to orbit around the sun. Now let's take a look at Mercury. It is much closer to the sun than Earth. And it is smaller, too. So it will take less time to orbit around the sun, just 88 days. Each day on Mercury is 58 days and 16 hours long. How about Jupiter? It is farther away from the sun than Earth. And it is much bigger. It will tale 12 years for Jupiter to orbit the sun. Each day on Jupiter is 9 hours and 50 minutes long. 1. What does the Earth do in that time? a. orbits around the sun b. spins around completely c. goes through the center of the planet 2. How do the planets spin? a. on their axis b. closer to the sun c. father away from the sun. 3. What is a axis? a. An axis is an imarginary stick that goes through the planet. b. An axis is an imarginary stick that goes through the center of the planet. c. An axis is an imarginary stick that goes through the center of the sun. 4. Which planet in our solar system is the third planet from the sun? a. Earth b. Mars c. Mercury 5. Which planet is farther away from the sun than Earth? a. Mercury b. Venus c. Jupiter