Solar System and Stars

The Solar System!

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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 of?

• Only stars

• The sun, planets, and constellations

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

Multiple Choice

What is at the centre of the solar system?

• Mr. Swamy

• The Sun

• The Earth

• The Moon

Multiple Choice

All objects in our Solar System orbit the Sun

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How many planets are there in the solar system?

• 6

• 8

• 10

• 12

Order of the Planets

• My Very Excited Mother Just Served Us Nachos

• There are 4 inner planets, and 4 outer planets

Multiple Choice

What is the third planet of the Solar System?

• Mars

• Venus

• Earth

• Saturn

Inner Planets

• The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

• These planets are rocky (meaning if you landed, you could stand on the surface - although you may not survive long)

• These planets also have very few moons: Mercury and Venus has 0, Earth has 1, Mars has 2

• These planets are much smaller than the outer planets

Outer Planets

• The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

• These planets are gas planet (meaning if you landed, you could not stand on the surface)

• These planets have A LOT of moons: Jupiter has 53, Saturn has 79, Uranus has 27, Neptune has 14

• These planets are much larger than the inner planets

Multiple Choice

Which planet is not an inner planet?

• Mercury

• Venus

• Neptune

• Earth

Multiple Choice

Which planet is the largest? Hint: Think inner vs outer planet.

• Mars

• Earth

• Venus

• Saturn

Orbital Period

• Is how long it takes a planet to orbit (make one full circle) around the sun

• The further a planet is from the sun, the longer it will take to orbit.

Multiple Choice

Say you are 60 years old on Earth. If it took Saturn 30 years to orbit the sun, what would your age on Saturn be?

• 2 years old

• 30 years old

• 60 years old

• 1800 years old

And remember...

You are tiny.