1. It is the center of our Solar System.
The Solar System
The sun is a star.
It is the center of our Solar System.

2. The solar system is the sun and the objects that orbit around it.
Uranus
Pluto
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
The solar system is the sun and
the objects that orbit around it.
Sun

3. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Mercury’s surface is hot enough
to melt steel.

4. Venus is the second planet to the Sun.
It rotates backward compared to
most of the other planets.

5. Earth is the third planet to the Sun.
Earth is the only planet known to
Support life. This is where we live.

6. Mars is very hot because it has the
Mars is the fourth planet to the Sun.
Mars is very hot because it has the
largest volcano.

7. Jupiter is the fifth planet to the Sun.
Jupiter has a big red spot. It is the
largest planet in the Solar System.

8. Saturn is the sixth planet to the Sun.
Saturn is the second largest planet
after Jupiter. It has the largest rings in
The Solar System.

9. Uranus is the seventh planet to the Sun.
Uranus has 5 large moons and at least
10 small ones. It rotates on its sides
and has rings.

10. Neptune is the eighth planet to the Sun.
It is the farthest to the sun for 20-years
period when Pluto crosses its orbit.

11. Pluto is the ninth planet to the Sun.
It is usually the most distant. It is
made of ice and it has a moon almost
as large as it is.

12. Created by Ms. Kohlmeier’s
Third Grade Class
McDougle Elementary
Klein ISD
Houston, Texas