The Solar

System

Erin Hinze
 Table of Contents

03
Comparison

02 The 04 Facts
Planets

01 05
Introductio Conclusio
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 1 Introduction

• A solar system consists of a star and objects that

revolve around it.
• Our Solar System consists of the Sun and nine known
planets and the moons that orbit those planets
(Planets are large natural objects that orbit, or travel
around, stars. )
• The force of gravity keeps planets in orbit around the
sun.
 Introduction

• The Sun is a star similar to the other stars in the sky,

but it is much closer to the Earth. The Sun is mostly a
big ball of gases which includes hydrogen and helium.
• The path the planets take when traveling around the
Sun is oval-shaped and is called its orbit.
• Each planet takes a different amount of time to orbit
the Sun. For example, it takes the Earth about 365
days to orbit the Sun, so one year on Earth is 365
 2
The Planets
 The planets in our solar system

Mercury Earth
Mercury is the closest Earth is the third planet
planet to the Sun and from the Sun. Only planet
the smallest one where life is known to
Exist.

Venus Mars
Venus is the second Mars is the fourth
planet from the Sun. planet from the sun.
Approximately the same Despite being red,
size as the Mars is actually a cold
Earth place.
The planets in our solar system

Jupiter Uranus
Fifth planet form the Uranus is the seventh
Sun. Largest planet in planet from the Sun. It is
our Solar System a gaseous icy planet.
Most of the planet is
made of water.

Saturn Neptune
Sixth planet from the Neptune is the eighth
Sun. Second largest planet from the Sun.
planet Neptune has 16
moons.
 Our Solar System and what is in it.
• The Sun has a lot of gravity, which is why it tries to pull the planets towards it.
• This is why the Sun is the center of the universe.
• There are 180 moons in the Solar System. Moons do not orbit the Sun; they orbit
the closest planet.
• For many years, people were unaware of the Solar System; they believed Earth
was the center of the universe.
• Our Solar System is in the Milky Way Galaxy.
• In the Milky Way Galaxy, there are about 200 billion stars.
• The Solar System is made up of more than just planets it contains:
• Sun, A large star; the center of the Solar System.
• Planet, A body moving in orbit around a star.
• Dwarf Planet, A body resembling a planet, but lacking some required
conditions.
• Satellite, A body orbiting the Earth or another planet.
• Asteroid, A small rocky body orbiting the Sun.
• Comet, An object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the
Sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the Sun.
3 Comparisons
 Comparison to Earth: Days
1 day on Mars
= 1 Earth day 1 day on
plus 41
Neptune =
minutes.
18 Earth
1 day on hours.
1 day on Mercury Jupiter = 10 1 day on Saturn =
= 3 Earth hours on 10 ½ Earth hours.
months. Earth.
1 day on Uranus
1 day on Venus = = 13 ½ hours on
117 Earth days. Earth.
Orbital speed of the planets
Mars Saturn
Venus
Sun 24
35 9
Kilometer
Kilometer Kilometer
s per
s per s per
Second
Second Second

Mercur
Earth Jupiter Uranus
y
48 30 12 6.7
Kilometer Kilometer Kilometer Kilometer
s per s per s per s per
Second Second Second Second
 The planets
The further away from the sun a planet is the slower its orbital speed. The furthest
planets from the sun take longer to make a full orbit around the sun.

There are eight known planets and can be divided into: The inner planets and the outer
planets
The inner planets are
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
The outer planets are
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
4. Facts about planets in the
Solar system

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 Facts about planets in the Solar system

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

• Approximately half • Second planet from • Third planet from • Fourth planet from
the size of Earth. the Sun the Sun the Sun.
• Rocky surface • Approximately the • Largest of the four • Approximately half
covered by craters. same size as the inner planets the size of Earth
• No water or air Earth • Only planet where • Known as the Red
results in • Atmosphere life is known to Planet
unchanged consists of exist. • Has four seasons
appearance. poisonous gases • 70% of the surface similar to Earth.
• Surface is covered by water • Resembles Earth
temperatures are
more than any
hot enough to melt
other planet
lead.
 Facts about planets in the Solar system

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

• Fifth planet form • Sixth planet from • Seventh planet • Eighth planet form
the Sun. the Sun. from the Sun. the Sun.
• Largest planet in • Second largest • Four times larger • Four times larger in
our Solar System. planet. in diameter than diameter than the
• 1300 Earths could • the Earth. Earth.
800 Earths could fit
fit inside Jupiter. inside Saturn. • Blue-green in • Blue in color.
• Doesn't have a • color.
Thousands of rings
surface; made of are made up of ice • The tilt of the axis
gases. and rock fragments. causes sunlight for
42 years at a time
 5. Conclusion

Conclusion Homework
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system are a variety of you to research and
sizes and are made up find out more facts and
of different substances. interesting information
The Solar System is really on our solar system.
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