Solar System

Our Solar System

The Solar System is made up of eight planets that revolves around the sun.

Open Ended

What can be found at the center of the Solar system?

Multiple Choice

How many planets are there in the Solar System

• 9

• 8

• 7

• 12

​Rotation & Revolution

• ​Rotation is the spinning of the earth on its axis.

• Earth rotates in an anti clockwise direction around the sun ( from (west to east)

• Rotation causes day and night

• The earth takes 24 hours to make 1 rotation

• The axis is an imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth from north to south.

• Earth rotates on an axis of 23.45 degrees to the right

• earth rotates in an anti clockwise direction

• earth is tilted at about 23.45 degrees to the right

• earth takes 24 hours for the earth to make one rotation

Multiple Choice

What caused day and night ?

• revolution

• rotation

Open Ended

What is the name of the imaginary line that earth rotates around?

Open Ended

How many hours does it take for one rotation to be completed?

Open Ended

In which direction does the earth rotate?

Open Ended

At what degree is the earth tilted?

Open Ended

How many days does it take to complete one rotation?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following below is NOT a part of the inner planet?

• earth

• saturn

• mercury

• venus

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is known as the red plannet?

• earth

• saturn

• neptune

• mars