The Planets In Our Solar System

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The Planets In Our Solar System

• By Stacy Maitland

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The Order Of Our Planets

• There are nine planets in our Solar System.
• Starting from the sun the order of the planets is
  as follows
• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto

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Our Planets

• Mercury- This planet is the closest to the sun
  and is the 8th largest planet in our solar
  system.
• Venus- This planet is the 2nd planet from the
  sun. It is the brightest object in the sky except
  for the Sun and the Moon.
• Earth- This planet is the 3rd planet from the
  sun. 71 of the planets surface is covered with
  water. This planet is the only planet on which
  water can exist in liquid form on the surface.
• Mars- This planet is the 4th planet from the sun.
  This Red Planet has a very thin atmosphere.
• Jupiter- This planet is the 5th planet from the
  sun. It is the largest planet as well as a gas
  planet.

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Our Planets

• Saturn- This planet is the 6th planet from the
  sun. This planet is the least dense of all the
  planets. It is a gas planet and it contains 6
  rings.
• Uranus- This planet is the 7th planet from the
  sun. It is composed of rocks and various ices and
  it also contains rings.
• Neptune- This planet is the 8th planet from the
  sun. It is a gas planet, it is blue in color and
  also contains rings.
• Pluto- This planet is the farthest away from the
  sun. It is the smallest planet and it is the only
  planet not visited by a spacecraft.

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If you count away from the sun, what number would
Earth be?

• Sixth
• First
• Third
• Fourth

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Bio

• My name is Stacy Maitland. I am a junior at
  Western Michigan University majoring in
  Elementary Education with a minor in English and
  Early Childhood Education.
• Sources Microsoft Power Point,
  www.nineplanets.org