The Solar System

Discover our Solar System's planets! Learn names & facts about Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

Our solar system Click on the tags and name all the planets in our solar system Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Fill in the blanks with words from the word bank. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.Our solar system has planets revolving around the sun.The sun is the main source of lightfor our solar system. Our solar system has 8major planets.The first planet closest to the sun is called Mercury.A year on the planet Mercury is 88days long. Venusis the second planet from the sun and it is the hottest planet because it has very high levels of carbon dioxidewhich trap heat inside it. Earthis the third planet from the sun and has suitable climatic conditions to support all kinds of life.The moon is Earth's natural satellite. Marsis the fourth planet from the sun and is often called the Red planetbecause of it's reddish appearance and has large duststorms that cover the entire planet. Jupiteris the largest planet in our solar system and has fourmoons. One day on Jupiter is about 9hours and 55minutes; the shortest day of all planets. Saturnhas about 150 frozenmoons orbiting it. Saturn's biggest moon is called Titan.Saturn has beautiful rings around it made of dustand ice. Uranusis an extremely cold planet where temperatures drop below - 244 degrees Celsius. It takes Uranus about 88Earth years to revolve around the sun, during which it gets 42 years of sunlight and 46years of darkness. Neptune takes about 165Earth years to revolve around the sun. Neptune is also known as the Ice Giantand it has about 14moons. What is the name of our Galaxy? Mars the Earth Mercury Venus Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus Mars the Earth Mercury Venus Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus Mars the Earth Mercury Venus Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus Mars the Earth Mercury Venus Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus Mars the Earth Mercury Venus Saturn Jupiter Neptune Uranus dwarf planets black holes magic moons solar systems shooting starts more water than earth less water than earth no water