1. THE SOLAR SYSTEM BY Rachael Vandermark  There are 8 planets and 1 dwarf planet Pluto.  The sun is at the center of the solar system.

2. SUN  The sun can have spots that are different colors depending on how hot or cold it is.  There are 4 different colors of the sun: blue, orange, green, and yellow.  The sun is personified in many mythologies.

3. MERCURY  Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.  It circles faster than all other planets.  Mercury is smaller in diameter than the moons Ganymede and Titan.

4. VENUS  Venus is a twin to Earth because they are similar.  Venus is the 2nd closest to the sun and the 6th largest.  Venus is named after a female god.

5. EARTH  Earth is the planet we live on.  When you are in space it looks all blue because Earth is mostly water.  Earth is made out of mostly water.

6. MARS MM ars is the 4th planet from the sun. MM ars is the last inner planet. TT he color of Mars is a rust color.

7. THE ASTEROID BELT  Asteroids are small bodies of the Solar System.  The asteroids also orbit around the sun.  The asteroid belt orbits around Mars and Jupiter.

8. JUPITER JJ upiter is the fifth planet from the sun. AA lso it is by far the largest planet. JJ upiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

9. SATURN  Saturn has a ring around it.  It is the 6th planet from the sun.  Saturn is the god of agriculture.

10. URANUS  Uranus is a gas giant.  Uranus has 27 moons, and it is the 7th from the sun.

11. NEPTUNE  Neptune has at least 13 moons.  It is one of the wildest planets in our solar system  Winds can reach at least 2000 miles per hour.

12. THE DWARF PLANET PLUTO  Pluto is one dwarf planet.  Tiny Pluto has a rocky surface.  Pluto’s moon is actually the size of Pluto.

13. Galaxy  Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars.  The number of Galaxies can’t be counted.

14. Comet AA Comet is an ice body that releases gas or dust. TT hey often are compared to dirt snowballs. CC omets contain dust, ice, carbon dioxide, and more.

15. UNIVERSE  The universe is constantly being created and destroyed.  The Universe spans diameter of over 150 billion.

16. OTHER DWARF PLANETS SS ome dwarf planets are Pluto, Eris, 2003 ElL61, and Orcus. TT here are 5 Dwarf Planets in our Solar System. TT he name of the 5 Dwarf Planets they are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea.

17. TELESCOPE  Telescope is something that lets you see far away.  There are a wide range of telescopes that work in different ways.  They were first being used in 17 th century.

18. CONSTELLATION  A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern.  There are different constellations like Lepus the hare.

19. OTHER STARS  Other stars are giant, luminous spheres of plasma.  There are plenty of other stars in the Milky Way.

20. THANK YOU FOR WATCHING RACHAEL VANDERMARK’S POWER POINT