2. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE SKY!
What we will see:
The Sun
Mercury
Venus
Earth
The Moon
Mars
Jupiter
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Saturn
where you can learn facts and play
games!
Uranus
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Neptune
can sing along and learn the planets!
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Pluto
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3. THE SUN
Size: 863,705 miles
across
Largest object in the
solar system
Is the center of the
universe-all planets
rotate around it.
Is VERY hot, the
surface is about
9980°F!
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4. MERCURY
Size: 3032 miles
across
Rotates around the sun
very slowly
Temperatures are very
extreme, range from
297°F to 800°F!
The surface of mercury
is very bumpy, because
it has many craters.
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5. VENUS
Size: 7520 miles
across
Brightest object in the
sky except for the sun
and moon
Has a very slow
rotation
Known as Earth’s
“sister planet”
Clouds filled with acid
surround the planet
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6. EARTH
The planet we live on!
Size: 7926 miles
across
Divided into several
layers: crust, mantle,
and core
71% of surface is water
Rotates around an axis
around the sun, that’s
why we have seasons
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7. THE MOON
Size: 2159 miles
across
Rotates around the
Earth
Has different phases,
depending on how the
sun shines on it that’s
why we see the full
moon and half moon
Second brightest object
in the sky
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8. MARS
Size: 4221 miles
across
Average temperature is
about -67°F
The surface of Mars
has mountains and
canyons
Has 2 poles just like we
have on Earth
Known as the “red
planet”
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9. JUPITER
Size: 88,846 miles
across
Jupiter is known as a
gas planet
Has many moons that
rotate around it
Winds travel on this
planet at 400 mph!
Has a spot called the
great red spot which
can fit 2 Earths inside!
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10. SATURN
Size: 74,897 miles
across
Saturn is less dense
than water!
The rings around
Saturn are composed
of tiny particles in their
own orbit
Saturn’s core is very
hot, it is about 1700°F
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11. URANUS
Size: 31,763 miles
across
It is made up of mostly
rocks and ice
Uranus is also made
up of mostly gas
It also has clouds that
blow very fast
Uranus also has rings,
but they are very faint
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12. NEPTUNE
Size: 30,772 miles
across
There are winds on this
planet that are the
fastest in the solar
system. They travel at
1,242 mph!
Like Jupiter, Neptune
has a great dark spot
The atmosphere
changes rapidly on
Neptune
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13. PLUTO
Size: 1412 miles
across
Not classified as a
planet anymore, now
known as a “dwarf
planet”
Pluto was discovered
on accident in 1930
Pluto rotates in the
opposite direction than
the rest of the planets
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14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Erika Wirth is
a sophomore
at Grand
Valley State
University.
Her major is
integrated
science and
her minors
are:
elementary
education and
art history.
She hopes to
graduate soon
and be able to
teach her
students
everything she
learned in
college.
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