SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SUN!

• The sun consist mainly of two gases:
• Hydrogen
• Helium

WHAT DOES THE SOLAR SYSTEM CONSIST OF?

• It consist of:
• The sun
• 8 planets with thein satellites
• Dwarf planets
• Small solar system bodies

PLANETS!

• They are sphercial bodies wich revolve around the sun.
• The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and mars.
• They made up of rocks.
• The outer planets are jupiter, saturn, uranus.

DWARF PLANETS

• They are shperical bodies which orbit the sun.
• They are smaller than planets.

SATELLITES

• Satellites orbit planets and constist of rock.
• Example: the moon

ASTEROIDS

• Ateroids they are rocky objects witch are
• irregular in shape.
• They orbit around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
• This area is called asteroid belt.

COMETS

• Comets 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 sun the ice evaporates creating a tail.