THE SOLAR SYSTEM

SPIN

MOON

DUST ICE FIRE

HOT COLDIRON

Rings

CLOSE

FAR

THE STARS

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

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.

MERCURY

It’s the same size as the Earth but it spins in the other way.

It has no water or moon.

VENUS

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.

EARTH

It’s a rocky red planet. It’s called the red planet.Its mountains are the highest in the solar system. It has two moons.

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.

JUPITERStable STORM

It’s a gas giant. Its rings are made of ice. It has got 62 moons. Titan is its biggest moon.

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.

URANUS

It’s an icy gas giant. It’s the farthest planet from the sun.It has got 13 moons and many storms.

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