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What is in Our Solar System?

What is in Our Solar System?

The solar system contains the Sun and everything held in orbit around it by gravity. The Sun is a star, which is a hot ball of plasma undergoing nuclear fusion in its core. It is our nearest star, which is why it looks so much larger and brighter than any other star.

Beyond Earth Lesson

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /Beyond Earth

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR GCSE Physics Beyond Earth for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 (Foundation Tier) or Paper 3 and Paper 4 (Higher Tier) format. Paper 2 and Paper 4 include synoptic questions that draw on Topics P1–P4, so revisit earlier topics before final exams rather than treating each paper as self-contained.

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