THE SOLAR SYSTEM

SPIN

MOON

DUST ICE FIRE

HOT COLDIRON

CLOSE

FAR

THE STARS

GALAXY

A galaxy is made of billions of stars, planets, gas clouds, dust,…

There are billions of galaxies in the Universe.

THE MILKY WAY

Our galaxy is called the Milky Way, because it looks like a way of milky white light across the sky.

It’s a burning ball of fire. It’s a star.It is very big and life on Earth depends on it.

It provides light and heat.

SUN

THE PLANETS

There are 8 planets…

It’s the closest planet to the sun. It’s a ball of iron and it has no moon.

Its spin around the sun lasts 88 days (3 months).

MERCURY

It’s the same size as the Earth but it spins in the other way. It has no water or moon. Its spin around the sun lasts 225 days (7 months and a half)

VENUS

It’s the brightest planet in the Solar System.

It’s called “The Morning Star and the Evening Star” since you can see it during day and night.

It’s the place where we all live. There is land and lots of seas (water), so it looks blue.

It’s called the blue planet. It has got 1 moon.Its spin around the sun lasts 365 days (1 year).

EARTH

It’s a rocky red planet. It’s called the red planet.It has got mountains, deserts, volcanos,…Its mountains are the highest in the solar system. It has got two moons. Its spin around the sun lasts 687 days (almost 2 years).

MARS

It’s a gas giant. It’s the biggest planet and it spins the fastest. It has got 63 moons. It’s got the biggest moon. It has got thin rings.Its spin around the sun lasts almost 12 years.

JUPITERStable STORM

It’s a gas giant. It has got 5 rings made of ice. It has got 62 moons. Titan is its biggest moon.Its spin around the sun lasts almost 30 years.

SATURN

It’s an icy gas giant. It’s the coldest planet in the solar system.It has rings made of dust. It has got 27 moons.Its spin around the sun lasts 84 years.

URANUS

It’s an icy gas giant. It’s the farthest planet from the sun.It has got 13 moons and many storms. It has got thin rings. Its spin around the sun lasts 165 years.

NEPTUNE

It has got 2 moons.It is considered a dwarf planet (very small).There are 5 dwarf planets, including Pluto, or maybe more…

PLUTO