1. A Trip Through the Solar System!
Review of Cool Facts!
A Trip Through the Solar System!

2. Learners
Elementary School Children approximately grades 3-5

3. Environment
Classroom setting, meant to be used as a learning and testing resource.

4. Objectives
Students should be able to score a 70% or higher on the quiz given after the material is reviewed
Given the information and learning materials, students should be able to know and recite the material (interesting facts about the solar system) with 70%-80% accuracy

5. Buckle In
And Let's Get Started!!!

6. Table of Contents Click on the suns to go to each page
Table of Contents Click on the suns to go to each page! Or click the arrows to continue through!
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Anagram Help!
Take the Journey! (Quiz/Test)
Sources

7. The Sun Table of Contents About 5 billion years old.
Temperature of the surface of the Sun is 10,000 F.
The Sun has sun spots: areas of the sun that are cooler than other areas and have an 11 year cycle.
The Sun also has solar winds-Not actual wind, but atom particles mixed the sun's radiation.
The Sun makes up 99.86% of the mass in the entire solar system.
The Sun's light only takes 8.3 minutes to travel to Earth.
The Sun is expected to shine for another 5 billion years.
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8. Mercury Table of Contents Closest planet to the sun
Mercury has a heavy core, made of iron. It makes up about 75% of the planet.
In the daytime, Mercury can reach up to 800 F, and at night it can drop to -300 F.
Mercury has no moons
Mercury's orbit is actually egg-shaped, not a perfect circle.
Because of Mercury's extremely thin atmosphere, Mercury has many craters, like the moon.
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9. Venus Table of Contents Second planet from the sun
Venus is nearly the same size and density as Earth, but that's where the similarities end...
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system. On the surface, it's hot enough to melt lead (yikes!) Temperatures can reach 900 F
Venus rotates in the opposite direction of all other planets
Venus atmosphere is 96.5% carbon dioxide, what we exhale on Earth.
Venus has a very thick atmosphere; since there's no water vapor, it rains sulfuric acid.
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10. Earth Table of Contents Third planet from the sun.
Only place in the solar system where life is known to exist.
About 70% of the planet is covered with oceans.
Earth has one moon.
There are 10 million species of life and more to be discovered.
Antarctica is 90% of the total ice on Earth.
Earth is the only place in the solar system with plate tectonics.
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11. Mars Table of Contents Fourth planet from the sun
Mars has the solar system's biggest volcano, Olympus Mons.
Mars' red color is due to the iron in the rocks. They are literally rusting!
Mars has the largest and most violent dust storms.
Mars has no magnetic field
Evidence shows life may have once existed on Mars.
Mars has two moons.
Fourth planet from the sun
Mars has the solar system's biggest volcano, Olympus Mons.
Mars' red color is due to the iron in the rocks. They are literally rusting!
Mars has the largest and most violent dust storms.
Mars has no magnetic field
Evidence shows life may have once existed on Mars.
Mars has two moons.
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12. Jupiter Table of Contents Fifth planet from sun.
Largest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
Jupiter does not have a solid surface; in fact, the atmosphere and surface are not completely separate and can merge together sometimes. It's a gas giant
Jupiter's atmosphere is made mostly of hydrogen and helium, like the sun.
Jupiter has some of the most interesting moons.
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13. Saturn Table of Contents Sixth planet from the sun
Saturn is the least dense planet. If there were an ocean big enough, Saturn would float in it.
Saturn is most known for it's amazing rings, hundreds of thousands of miles wide.
Saturn is the farthest planet that can be seen without the aid of a telescope.
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14. Uranus Table of Contents Pronounced “Yur-Ah-Nus”
Seventh planet from the sun
Uranus is the only planet that actually spins on it's side, so it's poles rather than the equator face the Sun.
Uranus also has rings, but they are black and hard to see.
Uranus gets it's color from the methane gas.
Uranus was the the first planet discovered in modern times.
Pronounced “Yur-Ah-Nus”
Seventh planet from the sun
Uranus is the only planet that actually spins on it's side, so it's poles rather than the equator face the Sun.
Uranus also has rings, but they are black and hard to see.
Uranus gets it's color from the methane gas.
Uranus was the the first planet discovered in modern times.
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15. Neptune Table of Contents Eighth planet from the Sun
Neptune has some of the strongest winds in the Solar system, reaching up to 1,200 mi. (woah!)
Neptune also has a storm spot (similar to Jupiter's), called the Great Dark Spot.
Though it is the farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune generates twice the amount of energy it receives from the Sun.
Eighth planet from the Sun
Neptune has some of the strongest winds in the Solar system, reaching up to 1,200 mi. (woah!)
Neptune also has a storm spot (similar to Jupiter's), called the Great Dark Spot.
Though it is the farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune generates twice the amount of energy it receives from the Sun.
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16. Are You Ready For the Journey?
Click this star if you would like some extra practice in remembering the order of the planets!
Click this star if you are ready to take the quiz!
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17. Practice! (Fuel Stop)
Here's an anagram to help you remember the order of the planets!!
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Try to make your own! It's easy!!
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Take the Quiz

18. Quiz!!!!!!
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19. Which planet is the closest to the Sun?
Mercury
Venus
Saturn

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22. Which planet has the largest dust storms in the Solar System?
Venus
Mars
Earth

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25. How long does it take light to reach Earth from the Sun?
20 minutes
An hour
8.3 minutes

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28. Which is the least dense planet in our Solar System?
Jupiter
Mercury
Saturn

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31. Which planet spins on it's side?
Venus
Uranus
Saturn

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34. Which planet is the hottest planet?
Mercury
Earth
Venus

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37. Which Planet has the strongest winds?
Neptune
Earth
Mercury

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40. Which planet is the only planet with plate tectonics?
Mars
Earth
Venus

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43. How much longer is the sun expected to shine?
7 billion years
100,000 years
5 billion years

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46. Which planet is the largest in the solar system?
Saturn
Jupiter
Earth

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49. You now know the inter-workings of the Solar System!!!
Congratulations!!!!
You Did It!!!!!!!!!
You now know the inter-workings of the Solar System!!!
Good Job!!!

50. Sources www.kidsastronomy.com www.goldenkstar.com
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