1. Earth Science An overview of the Solar System

2. Earth Science An overview of the Solar System In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters (Genesis 1:1-2).

3. And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars. And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light on the earth (Genesis 1:16-17)

4. The Solar System to rule over the day and over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And there was evening and there was morning, the fourth day (Genesis 1:18-19)

5. Our Solar System

6. The Order of the Planets The Order of the Planets in our Solar System are: Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus & Neptune

7. The Inner & The Outer Planets An asteroid belt stretches in-between Mars and Jupiter, separating the Solar System into two. The Inner planets are: Mercury Venus Earth & Mars The Outer planets are: Jupiter Saturn Uranus & Neptune

8. The Sun The sun is the biggest, brightest, and hottest object in the solar system. The sun is the biggest, brightest, and hottest object in the solar system. The sun is an ordinary star. The sun is an ordinary star. The sun is made of about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium. The sun is made of about 70% hydrogen and 28% helium.

9. The Sun Sunlight is Earth's primary source of energy. Sunlight is Earth's primary source of energy. Sunlight at the top of Earth's atmosphere is composed (by total energy) of about 50% infrared light, 40% visible light, and 10% ultraviolet light. The atmosphere in particular filters out over 70% of solar ultraviolet, especially at the shorter wavelengths. Sunlight at the top of Earth's atmosphere is composed (by total energy) of about 50% infrared light, 40% visible light, and 10% ultraviolet light. The atmosphere in particular filters out over 70% of solar ultraviolet, especially at the shorter wavelengths. The visible surface of the Sun, the photosphere, is the layer below which the Sun becomes opaque to visible light. The visible surface of the Sun, the photosphere, is the layer below which the Sun becomes opaque to visible light.

10. Mercury Mercury is solid and is covered with craters. Mercury is solid and is covered with craters. Mercury has almost no atmosphere. Mercury has almost no atmosphere. Mercury is the eighth largest planet. Mercury is the eighth largest planet.

11. Mercury It takes 87,969 days for Mercury to orbit the Sun one time. It takes 87,969 days for Mercury to orbit the Sun one time. Since it is smaller than Earth, it has less gravity which means if you weighed 70 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 27 pounds on Mercury. Since it is smaller than Earth, it has less gravity which means if you weighed 70 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 27 pounds on Mercury. Mercury is so hot that you could burn to death during the day, but spins so slowly that you could freeze to death at night. Mercury is so hot that you could burn to death during the day, but spins so slowly that you could freeze to death at night. It has no moons. It has no moons. It is 36 million miles away from the Sun. It is 36 million miles away from the Sun.

12. Venus Venus is the sixth largest planet. It’s about three-fourths the size of earth. Venus is the sixth largest planet. It’s about three-fourths the size of earth. The surface is rocky and very hot. The atmosphere completely hides the surface and traps the heat. The surface is rocky and very hot. The atmosphere completely hides the surface and traps the heat.

13. Venus Venus is the brightest object in the sky. It has clouds of sulfuric acid in it’s atmosphere, reflecting most of the sun’s light and obscuring the view of the actual planet. Venus is one of four rocky planets in the Solar System. Venus’s atmosphere is full of carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide which generates an extremely strong greenhouse effect. This in turn raises the surface temperature of Venus to over 460°c.

14. Earth Earth is the fifth largest planet and the third from the sun. Earth is the fifth largest planet and the third from the sun. Liquid covers 75 percent of the Earth’s surface. Liquid covers 75 percent of the Earth’s surface. The Earth has one moon. The Earth has one moon.

15. Earth (Isaiah 45 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.. 18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else. 18 For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.

16. Earth It takes Earth 365.3 days to orbit the Sun. It takes Earth 365.3 days to orbit the Sun. We are 93 million miles away from the Sun We are 93 million miles away from the Sun It contains the only human life we know of. It contains the only human life we know of. Earth has one moon, Luna. Earth has one moon, Luna. Earth has just the perfect combination of weather, temperature, and atmosphere to keep us alive. Earth has just the perfect combination of weather, temperature, and atmosphere to keep us alive.

17. Moon

18. Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. Mars has a thin atmosphere that contains mostly carbon dioxide. Mars has two small moons.

19. Mars It takes 686.98 days to orbit the Sun. Mars is 142 million miles away from the Sun. Weighing 70 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 27 on Mars. Scientists have found that Mars once had streams, rivers, lakes, and an ocean. Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos. Mars has the highest mountains and deepest canyons in the whole Solar System. The largest canyon on Mars would stretch from New York to California here on Earth.

20. Moons of Mars PhobosDeimos

22. Jupiter Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System. It’s mass is approximately 317 times the mass of Earth, yet it is 1,317 times the volume of Earth. Jupiter's atmosphere is made of about 90% hydrogen and 10% helium by volume. Jupiter has the most moons of any planet in the Solar System, 63 to be exact. The four main moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede

23. Jupiter’s Red Spot The Great Red Spot, a huge storm of swirling gas that has lasted for hundreds of years. Jupiter does not have a solid surface. The planet is a ball of liquid surrounded by gas.

24. Moons of Jupiter Jupiter has four large Galilean moons, twelve smaller named moons and twenty- three more recently discovered but not named moons. We’ll take a look at the four large Galilean moons which were first observed by Galileo in 1610.

25. Io Io is the fifth moon of Jupiter. It’s the third largest of Jupiter’s moons. Io has hundreds of volcanic calderas. Some of the volcanoes are active.

26. Europa Europa is the sixth of Jupiter’s moons and is the fourth largest. Europa is the sixth of Jupiter’s moons and is the fourth largest. It is slightly smaller than the Earth’s moon. It is slightly smaller than the Earth’s moon. The surface strongly resembles images of sea ice on Earth. There may be a liquid water sea under the crust. The surface strongly resembles images of sea ice on Earth. There may be a liquid water sea under the crust. Europa is one of the five known moons in the solar system to have an atmosphere. Europa is one of the five known moons in the solar system to have an atmosphere.

27. Ganymede Ganymede is the seventh and largest of Jupiter’s known satellites. Ganymede is the seventh and largest of Jupiter’s known satellites. Ganymede has extensive cratering and an icy crust. Ganymede has extensive cratering and an icy crust.

28. Callisto Callisto is the eighth of Jupiter’s known satellites and the second largest. Callisto is the eighth of Jupiter’s known satellites and the second largest. Callisto has the oldest, most cratered surface of any body yet observed in the solar system. Callisto has the oldest, most cratered surface of any body yet observed in the solar system.

29. Saturn Saturn is the second largest planet and the sixth from the sun. Saturn is the second largest planet and the sixth from the sun. Saturn is made of materials that are lighter than water. If you could fit Saturn in a lake, it would float! Saturn is made of materials that are lighter than water. If you could fit Saturn in a lake, it would float!

30. Rings of Saturn Saturn’s rings are not solid; they are composed of small countless particles. Saturn’s rings are not solid; they are composed of small countless particles. The rings are very thin. Though they’re 250,000km or more in diameter, they’re less than one kilometer thick. The rings are very thin. Though they’re 250,000km or more in diameter, they’re less than one kilometer thick.

31. Uranus Uranus is the third largest planet and the seventh from the sun. Uranus is the third largest planet and the seventh from the sun. Uranus is one of the giant gas planets. Uranus is one of the giant gas planets. Uranus is blue-green because of the methane in its atmosphere. Uranus is blue-green because of the methane in its atmosphere.

32. Neptune Neptune is the fourth largest planet and the eight from the sun. Neptune is the fourth largest planet and the eight from the sun. Because of the orbits, from 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. Because of the orbits, from 1979 to 1999, Neptune was the ninth planet. Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color. Like Uranus, the methane gives Neptune its color.

33. Neptune Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Furthermore, Neptune is 17 times the mass Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Furthermore, Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth of Earth