Our Solar System

Order of planets

Starting from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune

Saying to remember order of planets

"My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nachos”

What makes up our solar system?

The solar system is made up of the Sun, eight planets, their moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and various other celestial bodies.

From what did the solar system form?

A cloud of Hydrogen, Helium, Ice, Rock and other materials pulled by gravity

When was the solar system formed?

About 4.6 billion years ago

Dwarf Planet

Object that orbits the Sun, is spherical, but does not clear its orbit

Astronomical Unit

Used to measure distance within the solar system

Solar System

The sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects

Planetesimal

Small body that combined with like bodies to from all the other objects in our solar system

Planet

object that orbits the sun, is round, and has cleared the area of its orbit