This planet is closest to the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
These are closer to the Sun and are smaller and rockier.

This is the centre of the solar system. The planets revolve around it.

This is the galaxy that we live in.

This planet is sixth from the sun. It is best known for the beautiful system of rings that circle the planet.

This planet is seventh from the sun. Unlike other planets, this planet lies on its side. It is greenish in colour and has nine faint rings with five moons orbiting the planet.

These are chunks of rock and metal that orbit between the planets.

It includes the sun, the planets, natural satellites, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids.

This is now called a “dwarf planet.”

This is a celestial body that does not give off light of its own. It reflects the light of the sun. This large natural object also orbits, or travel around, stars.

These are loose collections of rocks and frozen gases that orbit between the planets.

This is another name for the study of space.

This planet is fifth from the sun. It is the largest planet and is best known for its beautiful colours and its “Great Red Spot.”

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
These come after the asteroid belt and are further from the sun. They are also larger and made up mostly of gas.

This celestial object travels around Earth. It is known as Earth’s satellite.

Earth's rotation on its axis leads to this phenomenon.

This planet is called the morning or evening star, because it appears in the sky just after sunset and before sunrise.

This planet is eighth from the sun. It can only be seen through a telescope. Little is known about this distant planet.

These objects produce and give off their own heat and light. They are giant spheres of super hot gas made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.

A ring of asteroids that sits between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains millions of objects too small to be planets.