https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:earth-in-space/x87d03b443efbea0a:the-solar-system/v/the-solar-system-ms 2024-01-04T21:44:22.995765104Z The solar system Our solar system, formed from a nebula, consists of the sun, eight planets, asteroids, and comets. The inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are rocky, while the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are gas giants. The asteroid belt separates these two groups, and the Oort cloud, filled with comets, lies beyond Neptune. Khan Academy video https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka_thumbnails_cache/b8fab4c8-cc6b-4c1c-808c-ae49dbbe513d_1280_720_base.png The solar system Our solar system, formed from a nebula, consists of the sun, eight planets, asteroids, and comets. The inner planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are rocky, while the outer planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, are gas giants. The asteroid belt separates these two groups, and the Oort cloud, filled with comets, lies beyond Neptune. https://cdn.kastatic.org/ka-youtube-converted/wTyqO-tfs7Q.mp4/wTyqO-tfs7Q.mp4 296 Characteristics of planets and asteroids https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:earth-in-space/x87d03b443efbea0a:the-solar-system/a/the-solar-system 2022-07-28T07:11:01.209511384Z The solar system Review your understanding of the solar system in this free article aligned to NGSS standards. article https://www.khanacademy.org/science/middle-school-earth-and-space-science/x87d03b443efbea0a:earth-in-space/x87d03b443efbea0a:the-solar-system/e/understand-the-solar-system 2025-06-18T15:00:50.065121331Z Understand: the solar system Check your understanding of the solar system in this set of free practice questions aligned to NGSS standards. Lauren Rosebrugh exercise