Task 1 Read the text about Space Facts Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person who said that the Earth went round the Sun. A day on
Mercury is as long as 59 days on Earth. And Mercury is the smallest and the nearest planet to the Sun.
It's 58 million km far from Sun. It's very hot and it orbits the sun very fast. And a day on Mars is 24
hours and 39 minutes long, a bit longer than a day on Earth. Mars the fourth planet in order from the
Sun. A year on Mars is 687 days. Mars has got 4 seasons like Earth, but they are different. People call
Mars the Red planet because its colour. Mars hasn't got any blue oceans or green land. Venus is called
the Morning Star and the Evening Star, too. It's the second nearest planet from the Sun. It's 108 million
km from the Sun. It's yellow, cloudy and super hot planet.
Answer the questions:
1. Who said that the Earth went round the Sun?
2. What planet is the nearest to the Sun?
3. What planet does orbit the sun very fast?
4. How many hours is a day on Mars?
5. How do people call Venus?
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