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Solar System. 3 rd Grade Katonya Beaubouef. Solar System. The sun and all the objects that orbit around it. Orbit. A path that an object takes as it moves around the sun. Planet. A large body of rock or gas that orbits around the sun. Asteroid.
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Solar System 3rd Grade Katonya Beaubouef
Solar System • The sun and all the objects that orbit around it.
Orbit • A path that an object takes as it moves around the sun.
Planet • A large body of rock or gas that orbits around the sun.
Asteroid • A large piece of rock or metal that orbits the sun.
Different asteroid belts in our solar system
Comet • A ball of dust and ice that orbits around the sun.
The Sun • Center of solar system • A star – ball of hot glowing gas • Very hot and large • All the planets orbit around it.
Name the 4 inner planets in order from the sun. • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars
Name the 5 outer planets in order from the sun. • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto
How are the inner planets the same? • Smaller and warmer • Have rocky surfaces • Have no more than 2 moons
How are the outer planets the same? • Made mostly of frozen gas • Larger and colder • Have more than 2 moons
What planet is the largest? Jupiter
When is a comet visible from Earth? • A comet is visible when it passes close to the sun.