Exploring the Solar System
6th Grade•60 minutes
Learning Objective
I can describe the major components of our solar system.
Key Concepts
The sun is a star that makes up more than 99 percent of the mass in our solar system.
Venus is the hottest planet in our solar system, while Earth is known as the 'Goldilocks planet' because it is not too hot and not too cold.
Jupiter is the largest planet and is a 'gas giant', while Saturn is famous for its beautiful rings made of ice particles, rocks, and dust.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What object holds the solar system together?
2. Name the four planets closest to the sun, in order.
3. Which planet is known as the 'red planet' and why?
...and 9 more questions
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