1. Solar System 3rd Grade Katonya Beaubouef

2. Solar System • The sun and all the objects that orbit around it.

3. Orbit • A path that an object takes as it moves around the sun.

4. Planet • A large body of rock or gas that orbits around the sun.

5. Asteroid • A large piece of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

6. Different asteroid belts in our solar system

7. Comet • A ball of dust and ice that orbits around the sun.

8. The Sun • Center of solar system • A star – ball of hot glowing gas • Very hot and large • All the planets orbit around it.

9. Name the 4 inner planets in order from the sun. • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars

10. Name the 5 outer planets in order from the sun. • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto

11. How are the inner planets the same? • Smaller and warmer • Have rocky surfaces • Have no more than 2 moons

12. How are the outer planets the same? • Made mostly of frozen gas • Larger and colder • Have more than 2 moons

13. What planet is the largest? Jupiter

14. When is a comet visible from Earth? • A comet is visible when it passes close to the sun.