1. Solar System
Planets

2. Mercury The first planet from the sun
Mercury is a small, rocky planet.
It has a dusty surface filled with craters

3. Venus The second planet from the sun
Venus is almost he same size as Earth.
It is a dry, hot planet with tall mountains and deep valleys.

4. Earth The third planet from the sun
The Earth is a ball of rock almost covered by oceans
As far as we know, it is the only planet with air we can breathe

5. Mars The fourth planet from the sun
Mars is about half the size of Earth
It is a desert except for the ice caps at the north and south poles

6. Jupiter The fifth planet from the sun
Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system
Jupiter is a giant ball of gas with a small rocky center

7. Saturn The sixth planet from the sun
Saturn is the second largest planet
The rings that orbit the planet are made of bits of ice and rock

8. Uranus The seventh planet from the sun
Uranus is a giant gas ball with a rocky center
Uranus tilts over on its side

9. Neptune
Neptune is a large blue green ball of gas with a center of rock and iron
Neptune has faint rings
Neptune has high winds and many storms that sometimes show up as dark spots

10. Pluto Pluto is the smallest planet
It is the coldest spot in the solar system
Pluto’s orbit travels around the sun in a different path than the other planets