Science 4-6 The Solar System

• Apart from the Earth, there are ___ other planets in the Solar System.

• Seven

• Eight

• Twelve

• Three

• All the planets revolve around the Sun in specific elliptical paths known as ___.

• Orbits

• Florida

• Moons

• Ferris Wheel

The planets in the Solar System have different characteristics.

These characteristics include: (4 answers)

• Their orbit

• Distance from the Sun

• Temperature

• Period of revolution (time takes to make one orbit)

• Shape

Distance from the Sun: 4497 million km

Temperature: -200 °C

Period of revolution: 164.8 years

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Pluto

Distance from the Sun: 2870 million km

Temperature: -215 °C

Period of revolution: 84 years

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Pluto

Distance from the Sun: 1427 million km

Temperature: -175 °C

Period of revolution: 29.5 years

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Pluto

Distance from the Sun: 778 million km

Temperature: -145°C to 210ºC

Period of revolution: 11.2 years

• Neptune

• Uranus

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Pluto

Distance from the Sun: 58 million km

Temperature: -180°C to 430ºC

Period of revolution: 88 days

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Ceres

Distance from the Sun: 108.21million km

Temperature: 465ºC

Period of revolution: 224.65 days

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Ceres

Distance from the Sun: 152 million km

Temperature: -89ºC to 57ºC

Period of revolution: 365.25 days

• Mercury

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Ceres