THE MILKY WAY GALAXY

MERCURY

THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN

IT HAS A ROCKY, BARREN SURFACE WHICH REACHES 400 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE DAYTIME

VENUSIT IS THE SECOND PLANET FROM THE SUN

VENUS IS THE BRIGHTEST PLANET AND CAN BE SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE IF YOU KNOW WHERE TO LOOK

EARTHEARTH IS THE ONLY PLANET KNOWN TOSUPPORT LIFE

EARTH HAS MORE LIQUID WATER ON ITS SURFACE THAN LAND

MARS

MARS IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE “RED PLANET” DUE TO IT BEING COVERED WITH RUST COLORED DUST

MARS IS THE FOURTH PLANET FROM THE SUN

JUPITERJUPITER IS THE LARGEST PLANET AND COULD FIT ALL OF THE OTHER PLANETS INSIDE OF IT

IN SPITE OF ITS SIZE, IT ROTATES SO QUICKLY THAT ONE DAY IS ONLY 9 HOURS AND 55 MINUTES LONG

SATURN

SATURN IS KNOWN FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL RINGS MADE OF ICE CRYSTALS

IT IS THE FIFTH PLANET FROM THE SUN

URANUSURANUS ACTUALLY ORBITS ON ITS SIDE, ROLLING LIKE A BARREL

ONE DAY ON THIS PLANET IS 84 EARTH YEARS LONG

NEPTUNE

NEPTUNE HAS THE MOST VIOLENT WEATHER WITH WINDS TEN TIMES THAT OF HURRICANES ON EARTH

THIS WATERY PLANET IS NAMED FOR NEPTUNE, THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA

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Write in the name of the major planets in our solar system in the order they are found from our sun.

VENUSMERCURYEARTH

MARS

NEPTUNE URANUSSATURN

JUPITER

LET’S PLAY CAN YOU GUESS THE PLANET !

THIS PLANET ORBITS ROLLING ON ITS SIDE LIKE A BARREL

EARTH

URANUS

THIS PLANET HAS BEAUTIFUL RINGS OF ICE AROUND IT

SATURN

NEPTUNE

THIS PLANET IS SO CLOSE TO THE SUN IT IS 400 DEGREES CELSIUS IN THE DAY TIME

MERCURY

VENUS

THIS PLANET IS SO BIG ALL OF THE OTHER PLANETS COULD FIT INSIDE OF IT

JUPITER

SATURN

THIS PLANET IS CALLED THE “RED PLANET” BECAUSE IT IS COVERED IN RUST COLORED DUST

MARS

VENUS

THIS PLANET CAN BE SEEN WITHOUT A TELESCOPE BECAUSE IT IS SO BRIGHT

VENUS

EARTH

THIS PLANET IS NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA

NEPTUNE

MERCURY

HERE IS AN EASY ONE !THIS IS THE ONLY PLANET KNOWNTO SUPPORT LIFE

EARTH

SATURN