Transcript The Solar System - University of North Texas

The Solar
System
What object is at the center of
our Solar System?
The Sun!
Which Planet
is the closest
to the sun?
Mercury!
Which planet is
nicknamed the
“Morning Star”?
Venus!
Which
planet
has
plants,
animals,
and us?
Earth
!
Which planet is called the
“Red Planet”?
Mars!
Which is the
largest
planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter!
Which planet has
rocky
rings?
Saturn!
What
icy planet
has 22 rings?
Uranus!
What “Gas Giant” has a methane
atmosphere?
Neptune!
Which planet was downgraded to a
“dwarf object”?
Pluto!
Can you say the planets in order?
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• (Pluto)