The Solar System

Our Solar system consists of the

Sun and nine planets.

Thus, our solar system also called as family

of the sun.

i.The

Sun

• The Sun is in the centre of our solar system.

• The Sun is also the biggest object in the Solar System.

There are nine planets in our solar system:

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1. Mercury / Utarid

The nearest planet to the sun.

It is an rocky planet.

Hot and small

2. Venus / Zuhrah

Second nearest planet to the Earth.

Also the hottest planet in the Solar System.

Has thick cloud to avoid heat from escaping.

3. Earth / Bumi Third nearest planet

to the Earth.

A planet consists of water and oxygen where human can live on it.

4. Mars / Marikh

Also called as red planet.

The largest planet in the Solar System.

Also called as gas giant as it made up of gas.

Has many moons.

5. Jupiter / Musytari

Second largest planet in the Solar System.

It has bright rings around it.

6. Saturn / Zuhal

A blue-green planet.Third largest planet in the Solar

System.

7. Uranus / Uranus

It is a blue planet.Fourth largest

planet in the Solar System.

8. Neptune / Neptun

Farthest planet from the Sun.

It is also the smallest and coldest planet in the Solar System.

9. Pluto

However, Pluto is no longer the ninth planet starting 2006.

All planets move around the Sun.

They move in their own path called orbit.

The orbits of planets are oval (bujur) in shape.

Now, lets look how planet are moving

Each planet has a different size of orbit.i. Nearer to the Sun – Smaller orbitsii. Farther from the Sun – Greater orbits

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