SOLAR SYSTEM

WHAT DOES THE SOLAR SYSTEM CONSIST OF?

• It constists of:
• The sun
• 8 planets with their satellite
• Dwarf planets
• Small solar system bodies

THE SUN

• The sun consist of two gases:
• Hydrogen
• Helium
• It is at the centre of the Solar System

PLANETS

• They are sferical bodies wich revolve around the sun.
• They inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
• They are made up of rock.
• The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

DWARF PLANETS

• They are spherical bodies which orbit the Sun
• They are smoller than planets
• Examples:
• Pluton
• Ceres

SATELLITES

• Satellites orbit planets and consist of rock
• Example:
• Moon

ASTEROIDS

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

COMETS

• Their orbit is elliptic
• Their shape is irregular.
• Their nucles is made up ice, dust and gas.
• When they travel near the Sun, the ice evaporates and the tail is created.