The Solar System Stars and Planets

The Planets Mercury VenusEarth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptun e Pluto Sun Works Cited Works Cited

The Sun  The sun is not a planet – it is a star.  Named Sol.  Surface of the sun is 6000* C.  The size of the sun causes the planets to stay in orbit.  The sun is a normal star, found millions of places other than our solar system.

Mercury  Mercury is the closest planet to the sun  Primarily made of iron.  Mercury is a solid planet, and does not have a molten core.  A dead planet. Has not atmosphere or volcanic activity.  No moons.

Venus  Second planet from the sun.  Venus is Earth’s ‘Sister Planet’  A dry Planet – No longer carries water.  Liquid molten core.  No moons.

Earth  Earth is the third planet from the sun.  Largest of the terrestrial planets.  Believed to be the only planet sustaining human life.  One moon – Luna. The Planet Earth

Mars  Fourth planet from the sun  Only water left on Mars is frozen or underground.  Has two moons.  Highest mountains and lowest canyons than any planet.  142 miles from the sun.

Jupiter  A storm on the planet’s surface Has been in progress for nearly 300 years – The Great Red Spot  63 moons  One rotation takes 9 hours 55 minutes.  No solid surface.

Saturn  Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun  34 moons  The rings around Saturn are very, very wide – 169,800 miles!

Uranus  Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun  27 moons.  1,784 miles from the sun.  One rotation of the planet takes 17.2 hours.

Neptune  Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.  The Great dark spot is similar to the storm on Jupiter’s surface.  Discovered in  Has six rings around the planet.  13 known moons.

Pluto  Pluto is the ninth planet from the sun.  Not considered a planet by some scientists because of its small size.  Now considered as a Dwarf Planet.  3 moons.

Works Cited Page The night sky background image used on slide one was used with permission. Night Sky. [Online Image] Available: March 17, 2010http:// The photo of Mercury used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Mercury’ slide was used with permission. Mercury Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Venus used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Venus’ slide was used with permission. Venus Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http://onshuffle.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/venus_pvo1.jpg The photo of Earth used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Earth’ slide was used with permission. Earth Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http://blog.timesunion.com/simplerliving/files/2009/11/planet-earth.jpg The photo of Mars used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Mars’ slide was used with permission. Mars Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Jupiter used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Jupiter’ slide was used with permission. Jupiter Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Saturn used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Saturn’ slide was used with permission. Saturn Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Uranus used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Uranus slide was used with permission. Uranus Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Neptune used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Neptune’ slide was used with permission. Neptune Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of Pluto used on ‘The Planets’ slide and ‘Pluto’ slide was used with permission. Pluto Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The photo of the Sun used on ‘The Planets’ slide was used with permission. Sun Photo. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http:// The starry background used on slides; Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto was used with permission. Starry Sky. [Online Image] Available: March 23, 2010http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/stars_images/09.jpg The bulleted information on the ‘Mercury’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23,

Works Cited Page Continued The bulleted information on the ‘Saturn’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Earth’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The Earth video used on the ‘Earth’ slide was used with permission. “YouTube”. Cmkeane. March 24, The bulleted information on the ‘Jupiter’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Mars’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Venus’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Neptune’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Uranus’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Pluto’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘Mars’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, The bulleted information on the ‘The Sun’ slide was used with permission. "Astronomy For Kids". KidsKnowIt.com. March 23, GLCE information used on the Works Cited Page Continued was used with permission. "Grade Level Content Expectations". Michigan Department of Education. March 24, Fifth Grade Science. Discipline 4: Earth Science; Solar System