The Solar System
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The Solar System By Julie Dort
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The Solar System. By Julie Dort. The Solar System. Our solar system consists of: the sun the nine planets (and their moons) It also has an asteroid belt, and many comets and meteors. The Moon. The moon is a cold, dry orb whose surface is studded with craters and strewn with rocks and dust. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Solar System
By Julie Dort
The Solar System
Our solar system consists of: the sun
the nine planets (and their moons)
It also has an asteroid belt, and many comets and meteors.
The Moon
The moon is a cold, dry orb whose surface is studded with craters and strewn with rocks and dust.
The moon dust is called regolith.
SUN
Our sun is a star located at the center of our solar system.
It is a huge, spinning ball of hot gas and nuclear reactions that lights up the Earth and provides us with heat.
Mercury
Mercury is the planet closest to the sun in our solar system.
It is small, rocky planet has almost no atmosphere.
VENUS
Venus is the second planet from the sun in our solar system.
It is the hottest planet in our Solar System.
EARTH
The Earth is the third planet from the sun in our solar system.
It is the planet we evolved on and the only planet in our Solar System that is known to support life.
MARS
Mars is the fourth planet from the sun.
It is about half the size of Earth.
It has a dry, rocky surface and a very thin atmosphere.
JUPITER
Jupiter is the fifth and largest planet in our solar system.
This gas giant has a thick atmosphere, 17 moons, and a dark, barely-visible ring.
SATURN
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system.
It is the second-largest planet in our solar system.
URANUS
Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun in our solar system.
This huge, icy planet is covered with clouds and is encircled by a belt of 11 rings and 18 moons.
NEPTUNE
Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun in our solar system.
This giant, frigid planet has a hazy atmosphere and strong winds.
PLUTO
Pluto is the ninth and usually the farthest planet from the sun in our solar system.
It also the smallest planet in our solar system and the last to be discovered.
COMETS AND ASTEROIDS
A comet is a small, icy celestial body that orbits around the sun. It is made up of a nucleus, a gaseous coma and a tail.
The tail can be up to 250 million km long. Asteroids are rocky or metallic objects,
most of which orbit the Sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Test your knowledge about the solar system by filling out a quiz.
Just click on the check mark and it will take you to the quiz.
Please do not do questions 9, 11, and 15.
Credits: pictures, information and quiz http://www.EnchantedLearning.com/
subjects/astronomy/ http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/
StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/classroom/quiz/solarsystem.shtml
