Our Solar System

Our Solar System

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Mercury

is the closest to the sun. A year in Mercury is 88 days long. We could see it in 2016.

Venus

is the second planet from the sun. It is the hottest planet in the solar system because it has high amount of carbon dioxide.

Earth

is a unique planet with suitable climatic condition land forms and water bodies which support life in all forms.

Moon

is the natural satellite of Earth.

Mars

is often known as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance. It's home to some of the largest dust storms, which can continue for months and cover the entire planet.

Jupiter

is the largest planet of our solar system. It has 4 moons. One day in Jupiter is just about 9 hours and 55 minutes, making it the shortest day of all planets.

Saturn

There are about 150 frozen moons around Saturn. The largest one is called Titan. This planet has beautiful rings around it. The rings are made of dust and ice.

Uranus

is a very very cold planet, with temperature dropping to -224 degrees Celsius. It takes about 84 Earth years to revolve around the sun. Out of which it gets direct sunlight for 42 years and the rest remain in darkness.

Neptune

takes about 165 Earth years to revolve around the sun. It is also known as the "Ice Giant" and it has about 14 moons.

The 5 Dwarf Planets

in our solar system are Ceres, Pluto, Eris, Make Make and Haumea.

Jupiter's moon

, Ganymede, has more water than the Earth.

Multiple Choice

What is our moon?

• a satellite

• a planet

• a star

Open Ended

Please name the 8 planets in the correct order

Multiple Choice

Which planet is home to some of the largest dust storms, and also called the "Red Planet"?

• Saturn

• Venus

• Mercury

• Mars

Multiple Choice

Which planet is the hottest?

• Mars

• Venus

• Jupiter

• Uranus

Open Ended

Why is it the hottest planet in our solar system?

Multiple Choice

Which planet has the most moons?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Saturn

Multiple Choice

Which planet revolves around the sun in 84 years?

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Which planet is the largest and only takes 9 hours and 55 minutes in one day?

• Mars

• Jupiter

• Venus

• Mercury

Multiple Choice

Which planet takes 88 days to revolve around the sun?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Mars

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Which planet is also called the "Ice Giant"?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter