2. • The Solar System
comprises:
– The Sun
– Eight planets that
orbit the Sun
– Five dwarf planets
– The Asteroid Belt
– Kuiper Belt
What is the Solar System?
3. The Sun and The Eight Planets
Sun Mercury
Venus Earth Mars
Jupiter
Saturn Uranus
Neptune
4. • This planet is the smallest and
the closest to the sun
• The sun rises twice a day
Mercury
5. • The Earth’s closest neighbour
• The hottest planet of the Solar
System
• Even iron melts here
Venus
6. • The only planet that has life on it
• The only planet that has ozone
layer in the atmosphere that
protects from ultraviolet
radiation
• One Moon
Earth
7. • Mars is also called the “Red
Planet”
• Long ago, there was life on Mars
• Now it is a very cold planet, and
there is no life on it
• Olympus volcano is the highest
mountain in the Solar System
• Two moons: Deimos and Phobos
Mars
8. • The largest planet in the Solar
System
• There is no solid ground on
Jupiter
• At least 67 moons
• The largest moons are
Ganymede and Io
Jupiter
9. • Saturn has rings that
consist of ice pieces and
dust
• 62 moons
Saturn
10. • The surface of Uranus is ice
• A lot of moons
Uranus
11. • The surface of Neptune is
ammonia and water
• 13 moons
• The largest moon is Triton
Neptune
13. • Consists of many objects
called asteroids
• Located between Mars and
Jupiter
• Version of emergence of
the Asteroid Belt: there was
a planet called Phaeton
that was destroyed by a
comet and turned into
many pieces.
The Asteroid Belt
