SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SUN

• The sun it consists two gases:
• Helium and hydrogen.

WHAT DOES THE SOLAR SYSTEM CONSISTS OF?

• It consists of:
• The Sun,
• Dwarf planets,
• 8 planets with their satellites,
• Small solar system bodies.

PLANETS

• They are special bodies which revolve around the Sun
• The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
• They are made of rocks.
• The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
• They are made of gases

DWARF PLANETS

• They are spherical bodies which orbit the sun.
• They are smaller than the other planets.
• Example:
• Pluto

SATELLITES

• Satellites orbit planets.
• They consists of rock.
• Example:
• The moon.

ASTEROIDS

• They are rocky objects which are irregular in shape.
• They orbit around the Sun.
• Most of them orbit between Mars and Jupiter.
• This area is called Asteroid belt.

COMETS

• Comets are small bodies that travel around the Sun.
• Their shape is irregular.
• The nucleus is made up of ice, dust and gas.
• When the comets are near the Sun, the ice evaporates creating tail.