Outer Planets

6th planet from the sun. Known for its rings.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

5th planet from the sun. Has 67 moons

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

7th planet from the sun. Orbits the sun on its side.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

8th planet from the sun. Coldest planet in the solar system.

• Saturn

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Jupiter

huge ball of very hot matter that gives off energy.

• sun

• planet

• moon

• asteroid

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

large body of matter that travels around the sun.

• sun

• moon

• planet

• asteroid belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

satellite made of rock and ice that orbits a planet

• sun

• moon

• planet

• asteroid

a chunk of ice and rock that has an elliptical orbit around the sun

• comet

• asteroid

• moon

• planet

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

made up of gas and dust

• night sky

• comet trail

• clouds

• planet

Chunks of rock that vary in size and orbit the sun.

• asteroid

• meteor

• stars

• satelites

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3