Planets and Solar System

The Planets in our solar system

What does our solar system look like?

The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around the Sun.

Our solar system consists of millions of stars and comets, and asteroids and 8 planets. One of the most important stars in our solar system is our Sun. everything in our solar system orbits the Sun which provides warmth and light and which allows life on our planet.

Multiple Choice

How many are there in our solar system?

• 1 (earth is the only planet that matters)

• 9 planets

• 8 planets

• 12 Planets

There are 8 planets in our solar system. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. There is also the dwarf planet Pluto, which is too small to be considered a planet.

Planets in Our Solar System

Our solar system is broken into two different sections, the inner planets and outer planets. The inner planets consist of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The Asteroid Belt is what separates the inner and outer planets.

Solar System Breakdown

The outer planets in our solar system are,

Jupiter is the large gas giant planet. It is the largest planet in our solar system.

Saturn which has known for its thousands of rings. It is the second largest planet gas giant.

Uranus also a gas giant and has been found to have 13 faint rings. Uranus special because it's tilted at a 90-degree angle which makes it look like it is rolling like a ball.

Neptune Is the farthest planet away from the sun. It takes 165 earth years for Neptune to make one full trip around the Sun. Neptune also has five rings. This planet it called and ice giant because of its freezing cold temperatures that are around -391 degrees.

Outer Planets

Multiple Choice

Which planets have rings?

• Pluto

• Saturn

• Mars

• Jupiter