1. THE SOLAR SYSTEM
( THE TERRESTRIAL
PLANETS)

2. THE SOLAR SYSTEM
The solar system consists of a star and
all the objects orbiting it as well as all
the material in that system. Our
Solar System includes the Sun
together with the eight planets and
their moons as well as all other
celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
The planets are categorized into
Terrestrial and Gaseous planets.

3. MERCURY
 Mercury is the innermost
of the eight planets in
the Solar System. It is also
the smallest, and its orbit
has the highest
eccentricity of the eight.
It orbits the Sun once in
about 88 Earth days,
completing three rotations
about its axis for every two
orbits. Mercury has the
smallest axial tilt of the
Solar System planets.

4. THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS

5. VENUS
 Venus is the second planet from
the Sun, orbiting it every
224.7 Earth days. The planet is
named after the Roman Goddess
of love and beauty. After
the moon, it is the brightest
natural object in the night sky,
Venus is the hottest planet in the
solar system. Venus reaches its
maximum brightness shortly
before sunrise or shortly after
sunset, for which reason it has
been known in ancient time as
the Morning Star or Evening
Star.

6. EARTH
 Earth (or the Earth) is the
third planet from the Sun,
and the densest and fifth-
largest of the eight planets
in the Solar System. It is
also the largest of the Solar
System's four terrestrial
planets. It is sometimes
referred to as the world,
the Blue Planet, or by its
Latin name, Terra. It is the
only plane that sustains
life.

7. MARS
 Mars is the
fourth planet from the Sun in
the Solar System. Named
after the Roman god of war, it
is often described as the "Red
Planet", as the iron
oxide prevalent on its surface
gives it a reddish
appearance.[14] Mars is
a terrestrial planet with a
thinatmosphere, having
surface features reminiscent
both of the impact craters of
the Moon and the volcanoes,
valleys, deserts, and polar ice
caps of Earth.

8. QUIZ 1
Mars is known as the red planet.
Yes
No

9. Mercury is the fastest planet.
Yes
No

10. Earth s the only planet that sustains life.
Yes
No

11. Venus is the hottest planet.
Yes
No

12. Earth is the 2nd planet nearest to the sun.
Yes
No

13. This planet is also known as the morning or evening star
Mercury
Venus
Earth
mars

14. This planet is also known as the blue planet.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars

15. The planet has the smallest axial tilt of the Solar System
planets.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars

16. Identify the planet in the picture.
Mercury
Earth
Mars
Venus