The Solar System The Inner Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars.
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The Solar The Solar SystemSystem
The Inner PlanetsThe Inner Planets
MercuryMercury
VenusVenus
EarthEarth
MarsMars
MercuryMercuryMercury is the Mercury is the closest planet to the closest planet to the sun.sun.
It is very hot during It is very hot during the day and freezing the day and freezing cold at night.cold at night.
Its surface is Its surface is covered with craters.covered with craters.
VenusVenusIt is the second It is the second planet from the planet from the sun.sun.
It is the brightest It is the brightest planet.planet.
It is almost the It is almost the same size as same size as Earth.Earth.
EarthEarthIt is the 3It is the 3rdrd planet from planet from the sun. the sun.
It is the only planet It is the only planet with life because it is with life because it is just the right just the right temperature.temperature.
It is made up of mostly It is made up of mostly water.water.
It has oxygen which is It has oxygen which is a gas that humans a gas that humans and other animals and other animals need in order to live.need in order to live.
MarsMars
It is the fourth planet It is the fourth planet from the sun.from the sun.
It is known as the red It is known as the red planet.planet.
There was probably There was probably water on Mars a long water on Mars a long time ago.time ago.
The Outer PlanetsThe Outer Planets JupiterJupiter
SaturnSaturn
UranusUranus
NeptuneNeptune
JupiterJupiterJupiter is the 5Jupiter is the 5thth planet from the sun planet from the sun and the largest planet and the largest planet in the Solar System.in the Solar System.It has a great red It has a great red spot.spot.It known as the “Gas It known as the “Gas Giant”.Giant”.It has at least 16 It has at least 16 moons.moons.
SaturnSaturnIt is the 6It is the 6thth planet from planet from the sun and the 2the sun and the 2ndnd largest. largest.
It is known for its It is known for its rings which are made rings which are made of icy chunks of rock.of icy chunks of rock.
It has at least 21 It has at least 21 moons. More than moons. More than any other planet!any other planet!
UranusUranusIt is the 7It is the 7thth planet planet from the sun.from the sun.
It is four times It is four times larger than Earth.larger than Earth.
It is mostly made It is mostly made up of gas and up of gas and liquid.liquid.
It has rings.It has rings.
NeptuneNeptune
It is the 8It is the 8thth planet planet from the sun.from the sun.
It is Uranus’ twin It is Uranus’ twin although it is a little although it is a little smaller.smaller.
Like Jupiter, it has Like Jupiter, it has a storm spot.a storm spot.
It has rings.It has rings.
PlutoPlutoWas the 9Was the 9thth planet planet and is the farthest and is the farthest planet from the sun. planet from the sun. (Now a dwarf planet, (Now a dwarf planet, no longer considered no longer considered a planet in our solar a planet in our solar systemsystem
It is very small and it It is very small and it is very cold there.is very cold there.
It has just one moon.It has just one moon.
