1. The Solar System
Lauren Buchanan

2. The Planets Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
There are 8 planets in our solar system.
These are their names in order of closest to the sun.

3. The Sun The sun is a star. It’s made of helium and hydrogen gases.
The outside of the sun is 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit.
The sun is the center our solar system.
All of the planets revolve around the sun.
More than one million Earths could fit in the sun.

4. Asteroids
Asteroids are chunks of rock and metal that orbit the sun. Sometimes they hit the Earth. There is all different sizes of asteroids. They range from the size of a pebble to the largest which is 597 miles in diameter.

5. Fun Earth Facts: Earth has one moon named Luna.
Earth is the only planet with water on its surface.
Earth is the only planet that has all conditions for animals.
Earth is the third planet closest to the sun.

6. Works Cited & TEKS Science Grade 2 112.4, (a), 4 112.4, (b), 2, (A)
Asteroids. Astronomy.com. The solar system.
The solar system.
The solar system.
Science Grade 2
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