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Amazing Solar Syste The Solar System Theme 3 Earth, Sun and Moon Non-Fiction (Explanation) • The solar system for me m Facts Back to Contents d around 4.6 billion ye ars ago. • Venus is the hottest planet in our solar syste m with a surface temperature of over 450 degrees centi grade. • Saturn isn’t the only ringed planet. Other ga s giants such as Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have rin gs, but they are less obvious. The solar system consists of the sun and everything which moves around the sun. This includes the nine major planets and their satellites. The planets orbit the sun. Our sun is one of millions of stars. Stars are made of burning gases. • Footprints left behin d by astronauts on the moon will stay there forever, as there is no wind to blow the m away. • Halley’s Comet was last seen in the inner So lar System in 1986. It will be visible again from Earth in 20 61. • Many scientists belie ve that an asteroid im pact caused the extinction of the dinos aurs around 65 million years ago. • The first man made object sent into space was a satellite named Sputnik. A satellite is the name given to an object that goes around, or orbits, a larger object such as a planet. The earth’s only natural satellite is called the Moon. The earth also has many man-made satellites such as the International Space Station. The man-made satellites were put into orbit around the Earth using rockets or the Space Shuttle. Nine planets orbit our sun. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. Mercury is the planet nearest to the sun. Pluto is furthest away. Mercury is the smallest planet. Venus is similar in size to the earth. Neptune, Saturn and Uranus are larger than the earth. Other objects found in the solar system are asteroids, comets and meteors. Recently, Pluto was renamed a ‘Dwarf Planet’. 16 © Topical Resources Ltd. Subject to Topical Resources LICENCE TERMS available at: www.topical-resources.co.uk/terms The Solar System Theme 3 Earth, Sun and Moon Section A Non-Fiction (Explanation) 1 eight major planets and their 2 moons. 3 nine ten satellites. rings. seas. planet star moon meteorite 4 orbits circles flies about rotates 5 the moon. Mars. Saturn. 6 space ships catapults planes Our sun is a made of burning gases. A satellite is the name given to an object that a larger object. The earth’s only natural satellite is the sun. Man-made satellites were put into orbit using or the Space Shuttle. 17 rockets © Topical Resources Ltd. When was the Solar System formed? Planets with rings? The solar system consists of the sun and everything that moves around it. This includes seven Fill in the table: Solar System Facts Hottest planet? Choose the best word or group of words to fit the passage and put a ring around your choice. 1 Section B Back to Contents Halley’s comet next seen from earth? 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First man made object sent into space? Name the nine planets in our solar system. What does the word ‘orbit’ mean? What are stars made of? What is the difference between a natural satellite and a man-made satellite? Which planets are larger than the earth? Name three objects found in our solar system other than planets, moons and the sun. What do some scientists believe caused the destruction of dinosaurs on the earth? Section C Research which planets in our solar system have moons and record your results in a table. Subject to Topical Resources LICENCE TERMS available at: www.topical-resources.co.uk/terms