1. The Solar System
By: Ms. Iacampo

2. The Inner Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars

3. The Outer Planets (Mostly gaseous, cold, have rings, and located after asteroid belt)
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

4. Mercury Closest to sun. Shortest orbit
Temperature: HOT on the side facing the sun and FREEZING on the side turned away from the sun.

5. Venus Brightest & Hottest High levels of carbon dioxide
Rotates from East to West
Known as the morning and evening star

6. Earth
Supports life
Mostly water
1 moon

7. Mars
Reddish color
2 moons
Frozen water

8. Jupiter Largest Colourful bands made of clouds
Famous large red spot which is a storm
60 moons

9. Saturn
2nd largest planet
Many rings
Stormy bands of gases
31 moons

10. Uranus Very cold Greenish-blue colour Thin rings Rotates on its side
27 moons

11. Neptune
Blue colour
Large storm spot called “Great Dark Spot” which use to be visible
A new spot called The
Northern Great Dark
spot has become visible a
few year ago.
Clouds for layers
6 rings
13 moons

12. Sun Star Helium & Hydrogen gases
Sunspots – cool spots caused by gas movement in the interior
Solar flares – burst of light & ultraviolet rays into space (May cause Blackouts on Earth)

13. The End VIDEO: Planets Explained