THE SOLAR SYSTEM

TAREA INTEGRADAI.E.S FLAVIO IRNITANO 2º ESOProfesora: Josefina Rodríguez Campayo

What is this?This is the solar system

What is the solar system?

It is our Sun and everything that travels around it. Our solar system is elliptical in shape. That means it is shaped like an egg. The Sun is in the center of the solar system. Our solar system is always in motion. There are 8 planets with their moons, comets, asteroids and other space objects which orbit the Sun. The Sun is the biggest object in our solar system. Astronomers think the solar system is more than 4 billion years old.

What is this?

This is the Sun.

When can we see the sun?

We can see the Sun during the day

The sun is the center of the solar system

It is a star and it´s very big.

The temperature of the Sun is very high.

The sun sends energy to all the planets

Sun

What is this?This is the moon.When can we see the moon?We can see the moon at night

What is this?

This is the Earth.

The Earth is our the planet.

What are these?These are the planets.

And what are they?

- The planets are bodies without light and they circle the sun

- They are smaller than the Sun

The planets have different sizes. If we put the planets in order by their closeness to the Sun they are:

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

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REMEMBER!!

Where is the sun?

The sun is in the center of the solar system

How is the temperature of the sun?It is very high.

What does it do? It sends energy to all the planets.

What have we got here?What is a star? A star is a shining body

What is this?This is a constellation.What is a constellation?A constellation is a group of stars that makes a figure.

Different Constellations

Our solar system is part of a galaxy called: THE MILKY WAY

AND ALL THESE FORM THE UNIVERSE

So next time you look up to the sky, remember there is much more out there