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The solar system: interior planets

The solar system: interior planets

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2nd Grade

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The solar system

The solar system is located in the milky way galaxy. There are eight planets in the solar system.


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The planets can be classified as

  • Interior planets

  • Exterior planets

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Interior/inner planets

They are mercury, venus, earth and mars.

-They are the closest to the sun

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Mercury

  • The first planet and the closest to the sun.

  • It does not have any natural satellites.

  • It takes aproximately 88 days to orbit the sun.

  • It's day lasts 1.406 hours.

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Venus

  • The second planet and the closest to planet earth

  • It is know as the morning star.

  • It does not have any natural satellites.

  • It takes aproximately 243 days to orbit the sun.

  • It's day lasts 243 earth days. Rotates in oppsite direction from the other planets.


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Earth

  • The third planet and the only know to support life.

  • It has one natural satellite called the moon.

  • It takes approximately 365 days to orbit the sun.

  • Its day lasts 24 hours


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Mars

  • The fourth planet, known as the red planet.

  • It has two natural satellites. Phobos and Deimos.

  • It takes approximately 687 days to orbit the sun.

  • Its day lasts approximately 25 hours

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Multiple Choice

What is the first planet closest to the sun?

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Earth

2

mars

3

Mercury

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Multiple Choice

What is the second planet of the inner planets?

1

mars

2

venus

3

earth

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Multiple Choice

Planet earth is the ...

1

third planet and the only known to support life

2

first planet and the hottest.

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fourth planet known as the red planet.

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Multiple Choice

What it's the fourth planet in the solar system known as the 'red planet'?

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mars

2

venus

3

earth

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Multiple Choice

how many days does the planet earth take to orbit the sun?

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200 days

2

360 days

3

365 days

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Multiple Choice

The planet earth has 1 natural satellite which is called...

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Phobos

2

The moon

3

Callisto

The solar system

The solar system is located in the milky way galaxy. There are eight planets in the solar system.


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