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The Solar System

The Solar System • The Solar System is a collection of planets, moons and the stars they orbit. • Our Solar System has nine planets that orbit the sun.

The Solar System • The Sun is the center of the Solar System. • The Sun is a star.

The Solar System • Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. • It is small. • It is very hot. • It has no moons.

The Solar System • Venus is the second closest planet from the Sun. • Venus is the hottest planet. • It has no moon.

The Solar System • We live on the Earth. • It is the third planet from the Sun. • The Earth has one moon.

The Solar System • Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. • Mars is red. • It has two tiny moons.

The Solar System • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun. • It is the biggest planet in our Solar System. • It has many moons.

The Solar System • Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. • It has beautiful rings made of ice and rocks. • It has many moons.

The Solar System • Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. • It is a light-blue gas. • It has many moons.

The Solar System • Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. • Is is alight-blue gas. • It has many moons.

The Solar System • Pluto is a rocky planet. • It has one moon. • It is the smallest planet in our Solar System.

The Solar System • Memory aid: My very excellent mother just sent us nine pizzas.

The Solar System • Planet names: – Mercury: Roman god of war. – Venus: Greek god of the Sun. – Mars: Chief of the Roman gods. – Jupiter: Greek god of the underworld. – Saturn: Messenger of the Roman gods. – Uranus: Roman goddess of love. – Neptune: Stern Roman god. – Pluto: Greek god of the sea.

The Solar System • Planet diameters and distances from the Sun.

The Solar System • The nine planets orbit the sun.

The Solar System • The time taken to orbit the sun depends on the distance from the sun.

The Solar System • Play the following game. • Do the following puzzle.