SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SUN

• The sun consists mainly of two gases: hydrogen and helimun

WHAT DOES THE SOLAR SYSTEM CONSIST OF?

• It consists of
• The sun
• 8 planets with their satellites
• Dwarf planets
• Small solar system bodies

PLANETS

• They are spherical bodies which revolve around the sun
• The inner planets are Mercuri,Venus,Earth and Mars
• They are made up of rocks
• The outer planets are Jupiter,Ssaturn,Uranus,Neptune
• They are made up of gases

DWARF PLANETS

• They are spherical bodies which orbit the sun
• They are smaller than planets

SATELLITES

• They orbit planets and consist of rock
• Example: the moon

ASTEROIDS

• They are rocky objects which are irregular in shape
• Asteroids orbit around the sun
• Most of them orbits between the orbit of mars and jupiter
• This area is called the asteroid belt

COMETS

• They are small bodies that travel around the sun in highly elliptical orbits
• Their shape is irregular
• The nucleus is made up of ice, dust and gas
• When the comets are near the ice evaporates creating a tail