1. Solar System
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2. What is a Solar System
The sun and the group of planets and bodies that orbit it.

3. The Sun Center of the solar system Closest star to Earth
A body of hot gasses that makes its own light and heat which is called a star
Over 100 Earths could fit in the Sun
Medium sized star
25, degrees F

4. Inner Planets Small,ball shaped Solid and rocky They have craters
4 planets are in the inner solar system are named Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

5. Mercury Nearest planet to the sun One day is as long as a year
Called messenger of the gods
Smallest planet
Has no atmosphere
Has lots of craters
750 degrees during day and -300 degrees at night

6. Venus Hottest planet because of thick carbon dioxide atmosphere
Lava flows from perminite volcanoes
Called love god
High winds could blow a car away

7. Earth Only planet with liquid water and oxygen to support life
Protective blanket of air that is called a atmosphere

8. MARS Thin atmosphere-lots of craters Nicknamed by Romans god of war
Scientists think there may have been an ocean on Mars in the past
Covered in red rocks made out of iron oxide-rust
Polar ice caps and possibly underground ocean

9. Asteroid Belt
Believed that asteroids in asteroid belt are billions of fragments of rocks leftover from the formation of the solar system.
Some pieces are dislodged and enter earth’s atmosphere and burn up and are called a meteorite or shooting star.

10. Outer Planets Farthest planets from the sun All have rings Gas giants
Rings are made of ice, gas, and dust

11. Jupiter Biggest planet Great red spot is a raging hurricane
King of all roman gods
Rocky core
Core is twice as big as earth
1300 earths can fill Jupiter

12. Saturn Saturn has the brightest rings
Rings are made out of ice, dust, and rock
Leftover rocks are as small as your pinkie to as big as a refrigerator
Nicknamed roman god of farming

13. Uranus Named Greek god of heaven and the after whole world
Called sister of Neptune
Featureless
Rotates on its side
64 Earths could fit in Uranus

14. Neptune Has clouds of white Great dark spot is a big storm
God of under world
Biggest moon is Tritan

15. Pluto Considered dwarf planet Used to be called ninth planet
Scientists think it’s a moon that was knocked out of its orbit

16. Black Holes Impossible to get away from Former large star
Light can’t get out of a black hole
Attracts matter from a star
They eventually evaporate and turn into thin gas

17. The End