The Solar System

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The Solar System

• Lets Explore!!

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Eight Amazing Planets!
Mercury Venus Earth
Mars Jupiter Saturn
Uranus Neptune
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What is a planet?

• A large, round object that orbits a star. The sun
  has eight major planets.

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What about the SUN?

• Is a star
• Brings light
• Brings warmth
• Center of Solar System
• Giant ball of gas
• Makes lots of energy

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Mercury

• Closest to the Sun
• Cold on half of the planet
• Hot on half facing the sun
• Gray in color

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Venus

• Second planet from the sun
• The HOTTEST planet
• Orange in Color

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Earth

• Third planet from the sun
• Only planet with large amounts of liquid water
• Only planet with living things
• Has white clouds
• We live here!!

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Mars

• The RED Planet
• Volcanoes and Canyons
• Rocks and Sand
• Thin and Poisonous Atmosphere
• Pink-Gold in color

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Jupiter

• Largest Planet
• Giant ball of swirling gas
• Has two very thin rings

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Saturn

• Has rings that are made up of frozen gas, ice,
  and rock
• Second Largest Planet
• Yellow in Color

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Uranus

• Third Largest Planet
• Looks like it is on its side
• Blue-green in color

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Neptune

• Fourth Largest Planet
• Blue in color

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Pluto

• Used to be considered a planet (dwarf)
• Gray in color

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Inner Planets

• Earth
• Mercury
• Venus
• Mars

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Outer Planets

• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune

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Can you remember the planets in order?

• MY VERY ENERGETIC MOTHER JUST SERVED US NOODLES

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Size Matters!

• Here is a diagram to show how the plants compare
  to each other, relative to their size!

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Back to Earth!

• What did you learn about the planets?
• Tell me about the Sun.
• Which planet is the Red Planet?
• Which planet is the largest?
• Which planet is the smallest?
• Which planet is the hottest?