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 that earth

has

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: axis is tilted at 90 degrees

to vertical

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: Interesting Fact:

Neptune-how does it move? Revolution(earth days): 165

Rotation(earth Days): .67

Neptune-where is it?