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The Solar System
AKA ~ The Milky Way
The Sun
Center of Our Solar System
Medium Sized Star
Giant Ball of Gases
Makes Life on Earth Possible
Provides Solar and Heat Energy
Inner Planets“Rocky Planets”
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Outer Planets“Gassy Planets”
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Mnemonic Device
My Very Excited Mother
Just Served Us Nachos
Can You Create Your Own?
Mercury
Planet closest to the Sun
Has little atomosphere
Very Hot Days, Very Cold Nights
One Day on Mercury is 176 Earth Days
Second Hottest Planet
Venus
2nd Brightest object in our Night Sky
Similar Size to Earth
Clouds Made of Sulfuric Acid
Rotates Counter Clockwise
Known as Morning Star & Evening Star
Earth
Our Favorite Planet
Only Known Planet to Support Life
Magnetic Field protects Earth from Solar Wind
Only Planet not Named after a god
Greatest Density
Mars
“Red Planet”
Tallest Mountain in Solar System
Large Dust Storms
Color of Planet due to Iron
Jupiter
Largest planet in the Sun
Turns on its axis about every 10 hours
Gas Giant
Great Red Spot could fit 3 Earths in it
Moon Ganymede is largest mood in Solar System
Saturn
Flattest Planet
Made of Mostly Hydrogen
Has Rings made of ice and dust
Can be seen through small telescope
Oval storms like Jupiter
Uranus
Tilted on its side 98 degrees
Rotates in a retrograde direction
Methane Ice Crystals give its blue color
Coldest Planet
Very thin sets of rings
Neptune
Farthest Planet from the Sun
14 moons – Triton well known
Had a storm “ Great Dark Spot” lasted 5 years
Similar Atmosphere to Uranus
Smaller than Uranus but has Greater Mass