OUR SOLAR
SYSTEM
6th Grade Science
What are we going to learn?
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What is it?
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State of matter
Inner or outer planet
Type of atmosphere
Interesting fact
Where is it located?
How does it move?
Mercury – what is it?
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State of Matter : Solid Surface; Rocky
Inner Planet
Type of Atmosphere: Thin, Sodium and
other gases
Interesting Fact: So close to the sun there
are temperatures that reach 430 Degrees
Celsius
Mercury- how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
.24
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Rotation(earth Days):
59
Mercury- where is it?
Venus-what is it?
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State of Matter : Solid Surface; Rocky
Inner Planet
Type of Atmosphere: Very Thick; mostly
carbon dioxide
Interesting Fact: If you stood on Venus you
would be crushed by its atmosphere
Venus-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
.62
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Rotation(earth Days):
243
Venus-where is it?
Earth-what is it?
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State of Matter : Solid Surface; Rocky
Inner Planet
Type of Atmosphere: Oxygen-20%,
Nitrogen-80%
Interesting Fact: about 70 % is water
Earth-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
1
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Rotation(earth Days):
1
Earth-where is it?
Mars-what is it?
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State of Matter : Solid Surface; Rocky
Inner Planet
Type of Atmosphere: mostly carbon
dioxide , 1% pressure of earth
Interesting Fact: similar seasons like Earth
Mars-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
1.9
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Rotation(earth Days):
1.03
Mars-where is it?
Jupiter-what is it?
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State of Matter : gas surface
Outer Planet
Type of Atmosphere: thick, hydrogen and
helium
Interesting Fact: most massive planet in the
solar system, 300 times earths size!
Jupiter-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
12
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Rotation(earth Days):
.41
Jupiter-where is it?
Saturn-what is it?
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State of Matter : gas surface
Outer Planet
Type of Atmosphere: clouds and storms
less dense than water
Interesting Fact: Saturn’s rings are made of
chunks of ice
Sautrn-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
29
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Rotation(earth Days):
.43
Saturn-where is it?
Uranus-what is it?
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State of Matter : gas surface
Outer Planet
Type of Atmosphere: methane in
atmosphere causing it to be blue
Interesting Fact: rotates sideways
Uranus-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
84
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Rotation(earth Days):
.72
Uranus-where it is?
Neptune-what is it?
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State of Matter : gas surface
Outer Planet
Type of Atmosphere: visible clouds
Interesting Fact: 20 times Earth’s distance
from the Sun
Neptune-how does it move?
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Revolution(earth years):
165
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Rotation(earth Days):
.67
Neptune-where is it?
Sun
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Physical property: 99.8% of the mass of the
solar system
Location: Milky Way Galaxy
Movement: Orbits around the Milky Way
Galilean Moons:
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Physical property: Lo, Europa, Ganymede,
Callisto are all moons
Location: Jupiter
Movement: revolve around Jupiter
Comets:
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Physical property: large chunks of ice and
dust
Location: very few come near Earth, most
are around the Sun
Movement: longer orbital time than planets,
long and narrow ellipses around the Sun.
Asteroids:
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Physical property: many shapes, sizes,
minerals and elements
Location: asteroid belt between Mars and
Jupiter
Movement: most revolve around the Sun
between Mars and Jupiter
Meteors:
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Physical property: chunk of rock or dust in
space
Location: meteoroids formed when meteors
enter Earth’s atmosphere.
Movement: streak of light in the sky