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Characteristics of Planets
The Sun
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Million times bigger than Earth
Gravity pulls planets toward the sun
A big star
Yellow
Ball of gas
Heats planets
Center of the solar system
Venus
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Inner planet
Same size as Earth
Second planet from the sun
Closest to Earth
Clouds swirl fast
Strong winds
High temperatures
Carbon dioxide gas around atmosphere
No living things
Mars
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Inner planet
Volcanoes, canyons
Has seasons
Many craters
Atmosphere is carbon dioxide
Red planet forms red dust in the air
2 moons
Possible living things
Mercury
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Inner planet
Closest planet to the sun
Second smallest planet
No living things
No water
Hard to see with telescope
Earth
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Inner planet
Living things
Third planet from the sun
More water than land
One moon
Rotates once every 24 hours
365 days to revolve around the sun
Jupiter
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First outer planet
Largest planet
Very cold on outside, hotter on inside
No living things
Spins fast on axis
Great Red Spot (maybe a giant hurricane)
Has rings
17 or more moons
Saturn
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Outer planet
Second largest planet
Cold planet
Made of gases
Looks yellow
Has rings
At least 22 moons
No living things
Uranus
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Outer planet
7th planet from the sun
Fuzzy and blue
No living things
At least 15 moons
Rings that are hard to see
Neptune
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Farthest away from the sun
Very cold
2 rings
6 or more moons
Large planet
Pluto
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Very small planet
May have been a moon of Neptune’s
1 moon named Charon
Sometimes farthest planet from the sun