Year 2

What are the planets in our solar system?

In this lesson, we will be learning all about the different planets in our solar system. We will learn a fact about each planet and you'll hear a clever way of remembering the order of the planets.

Year 2

What are the planets in our solar system?

In this lesson, we will be learning all about the different planets in our solar system. We will learn a fact about each planet and you'll hear a clever way of remembering the order of the planets.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Order of planets in solar system
  2. Features of the planets in the solar system

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is space?
Correct answer: Space is everything in the universe beyond the top of the Earth's atmosphere.
Space is everything inside the Earth's atmosphere.
Q2.
Outer space begins about ____km above the Earth.
10
Correct answer: 100
1000
Q3.
There is air in space. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.
Q4.
We know that aliens exist in space. True or false?
Correct answer: False.
True.

4 Questions

Q1.
Scientists believe that the Big Bang happened about ________.
Correct answer: 14 billion years ago.
14 million years ago
40 billion years ago.
Q2.
Which of these is the biggest planet?
Earth.
Correct answer: Jupiter.
Mars.
Q3.
Which of these is the brightest planet?
Mercury.
Uranus.
Correct answer: Venus.
Q4.
How many planets are there in our solar system?
7
Correct answer: 8
9