The sun, eight planets, satellites and

some other celestial bodies known

as asteroids and meteoroids from the

solar system. We often call it a solar

family, with the sun as head…

The Sun

The sun is in the center of the solar system.

It is made up of extremely hot gases. The

sun is the ultimate source of heat and light

for the solar system. The sun is about 150

million Km from the earth.

THE PLANETSMERCURY

VENUS

EARTH

MARS

JUPITER

SATURN

URANUS

NEPTUNE

MERCURY

Nearest to the Sun.

Smallest planet in the solar

system.

Heavily cratered surface.

Orbits the sun faster than the

other planets.

Mercury is an airless and

waterless planet.

*The planet nearest to the earth is venus .*The planet closet in the size to the earth.*The only planet rotates in clockwise direction*Venus named after the Roman goddess of love*Venus is a hot ,waterless planet.

The planet nearest to the

earth. The only planet that

rotates in clockwise direction.

Venus is named after the Roman

goddess of love and beauty. It is a

hot waterless planet. Venus has

an orbit of about 10,82,00,000

km from the sun.

EARTH

MARS

The red planet.

The planet that has 24-hour day, like the

earth.

Mars is a rusty planet.

Mars has many gigantic volcanoes.

There is no water on mars.

JUPITER

SATURN

URANUS

NEPTUNE

THE MOON

Our earth has only one natural

satellite, that is moon. Its diameter

is only one quarter that of the earth.

It appears so big because it is near

to our planet that other celestial

body. It is about 3,84,400 Km away

from us. The moon moves around

the earth in about 27 days. It has

no atmosphere.

Apart from the stars, planets and satellites, there are numerous tiny bodies which also move around the sun. These bodies are called asteroids. They are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Scientists are of the view that asteroids are parts of a planet which exploded many years back.

Small pieces of rocks which move around

the sun are called meteoroids. Sometimes

these meteoroids come near to the earth

and tend to drop upon it. During this process

due to friction with the air they get heated up

and burn. It causes a flash of light which is

what we see as Shooting Stars.

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