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SUKHOI ACADEMY

Solar System

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
SUN
Hydrogen and Helium are the main gases
present in the Sun.
Age of the sun 5 billion years.
Corona – The outermost layer of the sun
visible during solar eclipse.
Surface temperature of the Sun - 6000° C.

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
SUN
One revolution around milky way – 224
million years
Distance between Earth and Sun – 14.96
crore km
Time taken by sunlight to reach earth – 8
minutes and 20 seconds.

Dharmender Sir
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Inner Planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Mars.
Inner planets are made of rocks.
Outer Planets- Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune.
Outer Planets are made of gases
and dust also called Jovian planets.
Planets rotates from west to east
except Venus and Uranus. Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
MERCURY
Smallest and
nearest planet to the
Sun.
Fastest Revolution
( 88 days).
No satellite

Dharmender Sir
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VENUS
Brightest Planet.
Hottest Planet.
Morning Star, Evening Star.
Slowest Rotation Speed (243 days) .
Its one year smaller than its one day.
Rotates from east to west.
Earth’s Twin. No satellite.
Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
EARTH
Only Planet where life exist.
Densest Planet.
‘Blue Planet’ due to the presence of
water.
Moon is the only satellite.

Dharmender Sir
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MARS
Red Planet ( due to the presence of iron
oxide).
Mount Olympus on Mars is the highest
mountain in Solar system.
Two satellites – Phobos and Deimos.
Rotation speed – 24 Hours .
Most similar planet of earth is Mars . .
Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
JUPITER
The largest planet .
Fastest Rotation speed – 10 hours.
( Ganymede is largest in solar system)
Europa is famous satellite.
Maximum gravity ..

Dharmender Sir
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SATURN
Second largest planet.
Surrounded by rings made up of gas
and dust.
Least Density ( can float on water).
MOST Satellites
Titan is satellite of Saturn

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
URANUS
By- William Hershel . It is inclined at 98°.
Sleeping planet.
It actually rolls from north to south.
27 satellites.
Green planet.

Dharmender Sir
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NEPTUNE
The farthest planet from the sun.
Slowest revolution speed – 165 years.
14 satellites.
Note- Pluto is not a planet now (Omitted
from the list in 2006), it is actually a dwarf
planet.

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
ASTEROIDS
Numerous tiny heavenly bodies between
the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Dharmender Sir
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METEORS AND METEROITES
Shooting stars . Meteors enter the
Earth’s atmosphere and start burning due
to friction.
The burnt part which falls on Earth is
called meteorite.

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
COMETS
They revolve around sun. It has a tail
which always points way from the sun.
Halley’s comet appears after every 76
years.
Last appeared in 1986.

Dharmender Sir
SUKHOI ACADEMY
MOON
Distance from Earth – 384000 km.
Time taken by moon light to reach
Earth – 1.3 second.
Rotation and Revolution speed are
same – 27 days.
Part of moon visible from earth – 59%

Dharmender Sir

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