science

• Planets in our Solar System

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
• Mercury


  The closest planet to the Sun, a year in the planet is 88 days long
• Venus


  The second planet from the Sun, the hottest planet in the Solar system due to high amount of carbon dioxide which traps heat
• Earth


  A unique planet with suitable climatic condition, land forms and water bodies, which support life in all forms.
• Mars


  Often known as the 'Red Planet' because of its reddish appearance, home to some of the largest dust storms
• Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system, and is the fifth planet from the sun. It is cold and has poisonous air
• Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, its rings make it the most beautiful object in the solar system.
• Uranus is the coldest of the eight planets, with temperatures dropping to about -224 degree celsius, takes about 84 Earth years to revolve around the Sun
• Neptune


  Takes about 165 Earth years to revolve around the Sun, known as the 'Ice Giant', has about 14 moons
• Dwarf Planets in our Solar System

  • Ceres
  • Pluto
  • Eris
  • Make Make
  • Haumea
• Asteroids are pieces of rocks which are smaller than other planets
• Comets are made up of ice, dust, gas, and rocks
• Dwarf Planet is an object that orbits the sun but does not meet the criteria to be classified as a planet
• The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
• Meteorites are meteors that do not burn up and fall to the ground
• Comets are lumps of ice and dust that orbit the sun
• meteors are meteoroids that enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn
• Meteoroids are rocks that travel in the solar system