1. Solar System 3 rd Grade Katonya Beaubouef

2. Solar System The sun and all the objects that orbit around it.

3. Orbit A path that an object takes as it moves around the sun.

4. Planet A large body of rock or gas that orbits around the sun.

5. Asteroid A large piece of rock or metal that orbits the sun.

6. Different asteroid belts in our solar system

7. Comet A ball of dust and ice that orbits around the sun.

8. The Sun Center of solar system A star – ball of hot glowing gas Very hot and large All the planets orbit around it.

9. Name the 4 inner planets in order from the sun. Mercury Venus Earth Mars

10. Name the 5 outer planets in order from the sun. Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

11. How are the inner planets the same? Smaller and warmer Have rocky surfaces Have no more than 2 moons

12. How are the outer planets the same? Made mostly of frozen gas Larger and colder Have more than 2 moons

13. What planet is the largest?

14. When is a comet visible from Earth? A comet is visible when it passes close to the sun.