The Solar System
What does the Solar System include?
The Solar System includes the Sun, the Earth, other planets, asteroids and comets.
What is the Sun?
The Sun is a star. It is a massive ball of hot gas that give off light and heat.
What planet do we live on?
We live on the planet Earth.
What planet is the closest to the sun?
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
Is Earth the only planet with living creatures?
So far, Earth is the only planet with living creatures.
Everything in the Solar System revolves around what?
Everything in the Solar System revolves around the Sun.
Is the Sun bigger or smaller than Jupiter?
The Sun is smaller than Jupiter.
How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
It takes the Earth one year or 365.26 days to complete an orbit around the Sun.
Which planet is the hottest?
Venus is the hottest planet.
What isthe name of our galaxy?
The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way.
What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System.
How many planets the size of Earth would it take to fill the same volume as the Sun?
It would take 1.3 million planets the size of Earth to fill the Sun.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate on its axis?
It takes one day or 23.934 hours for the Earth to complete a rotation on its axis.
Which planet is called the Red Planet?
Mars is called the Red Planet.
What is the name of the fastest human being?
His name is Usain Bolt. They say it would take him 450 years to run from the Sun to the Earth.
What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
Jupitar is the largest planet in the Solar System.
True or False
The Sun is 93 million miles from the Earth.
True.
How long ago do scientists think the Earth was formed?
Scientists think the Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago! Wow! That's a long time ago!
Which planet is the biggest planet in the Solar System?
Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System.
What is the name of the comet that is supposed to return in 2061?
Halley's Comet
Does everything in the Solar System orbit around the Sun?
No, not everything in the Solar System rotates around the Sun. The Moon orbits around the Earth.
The Sun is just one of hundreds of billions of stars in the galaxy called what?
The Sun is in the galaxy called the Milky Way.
If it is daytime in Michigan, what time is it in China?
In China, it is nighttime.
Which planet has rings around it?
Saturn has rings are around it.
What planet is an ice giant?
It is mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core.
Uranus is an ice giant.