THE SOLAR SYSTEM

1. The solar system
Teacher
Mª José
Colegio
El
Arcángel

2. The Solar System is a group of
planets which orbit a star, the Sun.

3. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are
terrestrial planets.
• Terrestrial planets have a
solid Surface.
Terrestrial planets

4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
are gas giants.
• Gas giants don’t have a solid
Surface.
Gas giants

5. Questions
•How many planets are there in
the solar system?
•There are eight planets in
the solar system.

6. •Which planet do we live
on?
•We live on the Earth.
•What moves around the
Earth?

7. The Sun gives off light and heat which we need to live.

8. Earth is the planet where we live

9. Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar

10. Venus is the second planet from the

11. Mars has a red colour.

12. Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar S

13. Saturn has a set of rings.

14. Uranus is the seventh planet from the

15. Neptune is the eighth and the furthest planet of the Sol

16. The movements of
the Earth
The planets in the solar
system orbit the Sun.
This
movement is
called
revolution.

17. What planets orbit the
Sun?
Eight planets orbit
the Sun: Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars,
Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune.

18. The tilted position of the Earth causes the
seasons
It takes one year for the Earth to orbit the

19. What are the four
seasons?
The four seasons are Spring, Summer,

20. Satellites orbit the
planets.
The Moon orbits the
Earth.
The Moon is a satellite.

21. The Moon orbits the
Earth.
The Moon is a satellite.
It orbits takes 28 days.

22. The Earth turns on its axis.
This movement is called rotation.
A complete rotation takes
24 hours.
Axi
s

23. The Moon orbits the
Earth.
The Moon is a
satellite.
The orbit of the
Moon

24. Phases of the Moon