THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Solar System mind map

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1. SUN

1.1. a star

1.2. source of energy

1.3. very hot

1.4. mostly hydrogen

2. Asteroids and Meteoroids

2.1. small rocky objects orbiting the sun

2.2. meteoroids that enter earth's atmosphere, burn and crash; called as meteros

3. Comets

3.1. cosmic snowballs of gases, rock and dust

3.2. orbit the sun

3.3. fall into earth when they explode due to heat like Halley's Comet

4. Satellites

4.1. Natural Ex.The Moon

4.2. Man-made

5. Galaxies

5.1. What is a galaxy?; Types of galaxy like Milky Way

6. PLANETS

6.1. Inner Planets

6.1.1. Mercury

6.1.1.1. Closest to sun; smallest planet in size

6.1.2. Venus

6.1.2.1. very hot surface; atmosphere filled with sulphuric acid

6.1.2.2. has no moons

6.1.3. Earth

6.1.3.1. Our planet

6.1.3.1.1. supports life

6.1.3.1.2. rocky surface partly covered in water

6.1.3.1.3. atmosphere of nitrogen and oxygen

6.1.3.1.4. energy from the sun keeps us warm

6.1.4. Mars

6.1.4.1. cold planet with icecaps; has two tiny moons

6.2. Outer Planets

6.2.1. Jupiter

6.2.1.1. giant gas planet; 1000 times bigger than earth in size

6.2.1.2. has 16 moons

6.2.2. Saturn

6.2.2.1. another gas giant known for its rings around the planet

6.2.2.2. rings are mostly made up of ice

6.2.2.3. has 18 moons

6.2.3. Uranus

6.2.3.1. made up of rock and ice; spins differently on the side

6.2.3.2. has 15 moons and faint rings like Saturn

6.2.4. Neptune

6.2.4.1. gas giant which gets the blue color from methane gas in the atmosphere

6.2.4.2. has 8 moons

7. Dwarf planets

7.1. Pluto

7.1.1. icy dwarf planet