Planet Features
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 4.1.4
Planet Features
Rings around planets
- Saturn and Uranus have rings around them.
- These rings are made of rock and ice.
Dwarf planets
- In the solar system, there are also dwarf planets.
- Dwarf planets are rocky objects that are smaller than planets.
Pluto
- Pluto is a dwarf planet.
- Pluto was discovered in 1930.
- Pluto lies beyond Neptune.
- Pluto was thought to be a planet but was declassified in 2006 to dwarf planet status.
Test yourself on Planet Features
Which of these is a dwarf planet?
What name is given to rocky objects that are smaller than planets in our solar system?
What special feature is seen around Saturn and Uranus?
What is correct about our solar system?