THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The sun, the planets and their moons, and other objects that move around the sun make up THE SOLAR SYSTEM. The sun is the center of our solar system. All of the objects in the solar system orbit the sun.

There are 8 planets with their moons in our solar system.

Multiple Choice

What is the Solar System made up?

• only stars

• The sun, the planets and their moons, and other objects that move around

• The sun, the planets ans costellations.

Multiple Choice

What is the center of our Solar System?

• the stars

• the constellations

• the sun

Multiple Choice

All the objects of our Solar System orbit the sun.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many planets are in our Solar System

• 8 planets

• 9 planets

• 10 planets

PLANETS' ORDER

• Nearest the Sun are four fairly small, rocky planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.

• On the far side of the asteroid belt are the four gas giants: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Poll

What is our planet?

• Mercury

• Earth

• Venus

Multiple Choice

What is the third planet in our Solar System?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

Time that planets orbit the sun

• Mercury is the planet closest tothe sun. It takes 88 days to orbit the sun.

• Earth takes 364 days to orbit the sun.

• Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun. It takes 60,190 days. It is almost 165 Earth years

Poll

What is the closest planet to the sun?

• Mars

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

Poll

What is the farthest planet from the sun?

• Neptune

• Venus

• Mercury

• Earth

Multiple Choice

How many days does the Earth take to orbit the sun?

• 60.198 days

• 364 days

• 88 days

Poll

What are the closest planets?

• Venus and Uranus

• Mercury and Earth

• Jupiter and Saturn