Our Solar System

Second GradeOur Mother of Consolation School

Fall 2014

Sun

Gas starThe sun is hot

The biggest thing in the solar system

8 planets

In the middle

SunGas star

Biggest thing

8 planets

In the middle

Very hot

MercuryRock Planet

Smallest planet

1st planet from sun

brown No moon’s

Mercury is the messenger of the gods

mercuryno

moonsRock planet

Smallest planet

1st planet from the sun

Brown

messger of the roman gods

Venus

Rock planet

Same size as the earth

No moon

2 of the sun

No rings

VenusRock planet

Same size as Earth

2nd planet from the sun

Gray and brown

Venus has 9 moons

It is from old Rome

Earth Rock planet

The diameter of Earth is 7,926 miles

The Earth is the 3 planet from the Sun

Bule and Green

Earth has 1 moon

The name came from old Englis and Germanlc language

Same size as venis3

Blue & green & white

1 moon

To support life its physical

Rock Planet

Mars

Rock planet

7 smallest 4th planet from sun

Color red2 moons

Named from god of wars

Mars

Rock planet7th smallest

4th planet

Red Planet

2 tiny moons

The name came from the god of war

Asteroid Belt

Made of rock, ice, dust

millions of asteroids in the BeltThe Asteroid Belt has 1 tiny moon

Located between Mars and Jupiter

It is 93,000 miles wide

Jupiter

Gas planet

Biggest planet

Red

Jupiter has a Great Red spot.It is a storm.It has lasted for over 300 years.

5th from the sun

JupiterGas planet

Biggest planet

Fifth planet from the sun

brown

16 moons

Son of jupiter

SaturnGas planet

763 earths could fit inside it.60 known moons.

6th planet from sun.

Father of Jupiter and son of Uranus.

SaturnGas Planet

120, 500Sixth planet from Sun

Pale Yellow52 Moons

Father of Jupiter

Uranus

Gas planet

#3 biggest27 Moons

#7Planet to sun

A day is 17 hours

Uranus

Gas planet

3rd largest planet

15 known moons

7th from the sun

Father of SaturnSaturn overthrow Uranus

Neptune is the coldest planet

Gas Planet49,500 miles

8 moons

8th planet

Neptune

Neptune Gas planet

Smallest planet

13 moons

The last planet in the solar system

Temperature -2140C