1. The Solar System
Let’s Explore!!

2. Eight Amazing Planets! Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus
Neptune

3. Mercury Closest to the Sun Rocky crust with craters
Cold on half of the planet
Hot on half facing the sun
Gray in color

4. Venus Second planet from the sun Nicknamed “the evening star”
Poisonous fog
The HOTTEST planet
Orange in Color

5. Earth Third planet from the sun
Only planet with large amounts of liquid water
Only planet with living things
Has white clouds
We live here!!

6. Mars The RED Planet Has 2 Moons Volcanoes and Canyons Rocks and Sand
Thin and Poisonous Atm0sphere
Pink-Gold in color

7. Jupiter Largest Planet Giant ball of swirling gas Has 16 Moons
Has two very thin rings
Has a large red spot, which is a giant storm

8. Saturn Has Rings that are made up of frozen gas, ice, and rock
Second Largest Planet
18 Moons
Yellow in Color

9. Uranus Third Largest Planet Looks like it is on its side
Has around 21 Moons
Has Some rings
Blue-green in color

10. Neptune Fourth Largest Planet Seven thin rings 8 moons Two dark spots
Blue in color

11. Pluto Used to be considered a planet One of Neptune’s moons
Gray in color

12. Size Matters!
Here is a diagram to show how the plants compare to each other, relative to their size!

13. What about the SUN? Is a star Brings light Brings warmth
Center of Solar System
Giant ball of gas
Makes lots of energy

14. Back to Earth! What did you learn about the planets?
Tell me about the Sun.
Which planet is the Red Planet?
Which planet is the largest?
Which planet is the smallest?
Which planet is the hottest?