The Solar System - Part 1

There are millions and millions of other galaxies.

The picture below is of a new moon.

Pluto is a dwarf planet.

The planet closest to the sun is

Made of frozen gas and rock.

Sunspots are powerful explosions lasting only a few minutes.

The outer part of the Sun's atmosphere is called the

We only ever see one side of our moon.

The moon is very, very cold at all times.

The moon has weather.

Venus takes longer to orbit the sun than Neptune.

Made of rock and metal.

This gives off its own light.

Huge sheets of glowing gases that leap from the Sun (Jupiter could fit under them).

The Sun orbits the planets.

The universe is part of the Milky Way.

A solar storm could knock out all of our communication technologies.

The largest planet in our solar system is

You could fit about a million Earths inside the Sun.

Sunspots are cooler than the surface of the Sun.