OUR SOLAR SYSTEM6th Grade Science

What are we going to learn? What is it?

State of matter Inner or outer planet Type of atmosphere Interesting fact

Where is it located? How does it move?

Mercury – what is it?

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? Revolution(earth years): .24

Rotation(earth Days): 59

Mercury- where is it?

Venus-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): .62

Rotation(earth Days): 243

Venus-where is it?

Earth-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 1

Rotation(earth Days): 1

Earth-where is it?

Mars-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 1.9

Rotation(earth Days): 1.03

Mars-where is it?

Jupiter-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 12

Rotation(earth Days): .41

Jupiter-where is it?

Saturn-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 29

Rotation(earth Days): .43

Saturn-where is it?

Uranus-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 84

Rotation(earth Days): .72

Uranus-where it is?

Neptune-what is it? 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? Revolution(earth years): 165

Rotation(earth Days): .67

Neptune-where is it?

Sun Physical property: 99.8% of the mass of the

solar system Location: Milky Way Galaxy Movement: Orbits around the Milky Way

Galilean Moons: Physical property: Lo, Europa, Ganymede,

Callisto are all moons Location: Jupiter Movement: revolve around Jupiter

Comets: 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: 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: 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