Solar System

The solar system consists of the Sun and its eight planets.

The Sun is orbited by planets, Asteroids, comets and other things.

Age of solar system- 4.568 billion years

Solar System GK Quiz

Nearest Star– Proxima century

Alpha Century

Star- Sun

Planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Dwarf Planets- Ceres, Pluto, Eris

Natural satellites- 575

Sun- The Sun is the Solar System,s Star. The Sun has eight planets.

1. Terrestrial Planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
2. Gas Giants- Jupiter, Saturn
3. Ice Giants- Uranus, Neptune

Planets order from the Sun-

Mercury-Venus-Earth-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn-Uranus-Neptune

Terrestrial planets–

Mercury- Mercury is the smallest planets in the Solar System.

Revolution- 88 days

Rotation- 59 Days

Satellite- None

Venus- Venus is the second planet from the Sun.

Revolution- 255 Days

Rotation- 243 Days

Satellite- None

Earth– earth is the third planet from the sun.

Revolution- 365 Days

Rotation- 1 days (24 hours)

Satellite- 1 (Moon)

Mars– mars is the 4^th planet from the Sun.

Revolution- 687 Days

Rotation- 1 days

Satellite- 2

Gas Giants

Jupiter– Jupiter is the 5^th planet from the Sun. It is the largest planet in the solar system.

Revolution- 11 years 11 months(12 years)

Rotation- 9 hours 56 minutes

Satellite- 79

Saturn– Saturn is the 6^th planets from the solar system.

Revolution- 29 years 5 months

Rotation- 10 hours 40 minutes

Satellite- 62

Ice Giants

Uranus– Uranus is the 7^th planets from the Sun.

Revolution- 84 years

Rotation- 17 hours 14 minutes

Satellite- 27

Neptune– Neptune is the 8^th planets from the Sun.

Revolution- 164 years

Rotation- 16 hours 7 minutes

Satellite- 13