E'Q' What is the relative order of the planets from the sun and what are their sizes

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E.Q. What is the relative order of the planets
from the sun and what are their sizes?
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The SUN!!

• Our SUN is the center of our solar system, in
  which all planets orbit.
• The Sun is the largest object in our solar system
  larger than the rest of the objects in the
  solar system put together.

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The Inner Planets small and rocky

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars

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MERCURY

• Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
• It is an inner planet, made of rock.
• One of two planets (Venus being the other) that
  doesnt have a natural satellite, or moon.
• It is currently the smallest planet in our solar
  system, about the size of Earths moon.

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VENUS

• Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and is
  about the same size as Earth. No natural
  satellites, or moons.
• Venus is dry and has a thick atmosphere that
  traps heat. Its temperature is about 887
  degrees.
• Venus spins on its axis in a direction opposite
  from that of Earths rotation.

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EARTH

• Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and is
  the largest inner planet.
• Earth is the only planet that has liquid water,
  and the only known planet that can support human
  life.
• Earth takes almost 24 hours to complete one
  rotation on its axis, and about 365 days to orbit
  the sun.

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MARS

• The fourth planet from the sun is sometimes
  called the Red Planet, due to its dark reddish
  brown soil.
• Mars has two moons Phobos and Deimos, and the
  largest volcano in our solar system.

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The Outer Planets big and gaseous

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto?

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JUPITER

• The largest planet in our solar system.
• Surrounded by a thin ring.
• At least 16 moons orbit this giant.
• Very active atmosphere its energy causes a
  circular storm, (very much like a hurricane)
  known as the Great Red Spot.

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SATURN

• Saturn is best known for its very wide, bright
  rings. These rings are visible from Earth
  through a small telescope.
• Saturn has at least 18 named moons.

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URANUS

• The most distant planet you can see without using
  a telescope
• A blue-green ball of gas and liquid, with at
  least 21 moons and very faint rings.

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NEPTUNE

• The farthest away of the gas giants, has at least
  eight moons and a faint ring.
• Has circular storms, but none that have lasted as
  long as Jupiters Great Red Spot.

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PLUTO?

• No longer considered a planet.
• Plutos surface is rocky, unlike the other outer
  planets, and is probably covered by frozen gases.

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Radius in kilometers

• Sun 695,000
• Mercury 2,440
• Venus 6,052
• Earth 6,378
• Mars 3,397
• Jupiter 71,492
• Saturn 60,268
• Uranus 25,559
• Neptune 24,766

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Planets in descending order by radius(km)(planet
s in size from smallest to largest)

• Mercury 2,440
• Mars 3,397
• Venus 6,052
• Earth 6,378
• Neptune 24,766
• Uranus 25,559
• Saturn 60,268
• Jupiter 71,492

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Essential Question

• E.Q. What is the relative order of the planets
  from the sun and what are their sizes?