IT’S OUR SCIENCE

TIME!
PRAYER
1. PLANETS 2. SUN 3. MOON 4. STARS

SOLAR SYSTEM
 SOLAR PLANETS
The word planet comes from the Greek
word planetai which means “wandering”.
Planets are called such because they are
always moving. At present, there are eight
planets in the solar system. All these planets
move constantly around the Sun at different
rates.
PLANETS IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM
 INNER
PLANETS
 MERCURY
Mercury is the planet
closest to the Sun.
It is a small planet, a little
bigger than Earth’s moon.
Mercury is covered with
thousands of dents called
craters.
Fastest revolving planet
 VENUS
andNamed after the Roman Goddess of Love
beauty.
theShines very brightly and often times called
“morning and evening star”
Earth’s
Second planet from the Sun and called the
Twin.
Is the hottest planet in the solar system.
It rotates backward or clockwise direction.
A rocky planet.
 EARTH
 Our home and the third
planet in the solar system.
 Largest and densest among
the inner planets.
 The only rocky planet to
sustain life. It has an
atmosphere.
 The inner planet with one
(1) moon
 EARTH’S MOON
 A satellite is an object that
orbits another object in space.
 Just as planets revolve
around the Sun because of
gravity, moons revolve
around planets.
 Earth’s Moon is named
Cynthia.
 MARS
system
The fourth in the solar
and named after the
Roman God of War
 Known as the “red planet”
 It has two (2) moons
which is believed to be
asteroids
 It has huge volcano known as
Olympus Mons
 It is cold in Mars
 What are the inner planets?

The four planets closest to the sun are known

as the inner planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth,
and Mars
Inner Planets are also called Terrestrial Planets
because they are solid, dense and are made up of
 OUTER
PLANETS
JUPITER  Known as the “king
of the planets”
 Its most prominent
feature is the “Great
Red Spot.”
 Has 16 moons, 4 of
which are known as the
“Galilean satellites.”
SATURN
 The second
largest gas planet.
 Has more than
31 moons and the
largest is Titan
URANUS
 Uranus rotates in the
opposite direction as most
other planets. And unlike any
other planet, Uranus rotates
on its side.
 Has 13 rings and 27
known satellites/moons.
NEPTUNE  The planet farthest
from the sun.
 Known as the “twin
planet” of Uranus
 It has 8 known
moons.
 What are the outer planets?

The four planets farthest from the sun are

known as the outer planets. Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune.
Inner Planets are also called Jovian Planets
because they are made up of gas.
 Inner Planets revolve around
the sun faster than the Outer
Planets.
 Outer Planets rotate on their
axes faster than the Inner
Planets.
 Planets except Venus and Uranus rotate
on their axis in counter-clockwise
direction or from WEST to EAST
known as prograde motion.

 Venus and Uranus rotate in a clockwise

direction or from EAST to WEST
known as retrograde motion.
Orbit is the imaginary path where
the planets move around the sun.
All of the planets revolve around
the sun in a counter-clockwise
direction.
 A. Direction: Read the statement carefully. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.

_____1. Which of the following is the center of the solar system?

 
A. Mercury C. Venus
B. Sun D. Pluto
_____ 2. This is the planet where we plant trees and vegetables and
where both people and animals live.
A. Mercury C. Earth
B. Venus D. Mars
_____ 3. Which is the most beautiful planet in the solar system?
A. Jupiter C. Neptune
B. Saturn D. Mars
 
_____ 4.Why do planets do not collide as they move around
the sun?
A. Because the planets are not of the same size.

B. Because the planets move in different direction.

C. Because the planets have their own orbit.
D. Because the planets move in different speed.

 
_____5. Which are called the terrestrial planets?
A. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
B. Mars, Venus, Uranus, Pluto