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Introduction to the
Solar System
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Planets
Stars
Sun
Moon
The Solar System
 All
objects in the solar system
stay together by the force of
gravity.
Our journey begins at the
center of our solar system-THE SUN
Let’s
blast off ...and
explore
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 ,2, 1,
LIFTOFF!!
 Formed
5 billion
years ago
 Makes up 99.8% of
our solar system
 Made of helium
and hydrogen
Rocky Inner Planets
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
a
small, rocky
planet
 closest to the sun
 covered with
hundreds of
thousands of
craters
small, rocky planet
 covered with thick,
yellow clouds made of
sulfuric acid
 Venus has no water
 Venus has no moons

small, rocky planet
 the Earth has one
moon
 the Earth has oceans
 the Earth is unique
from other planets
because it supports
life

 the
red planet
 it is cold and
lifeless
 very strong
winds and vast
dust storms
Gaseous Outer Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
 the
largest planet
 the “gas giant”
 the “great red
spot”
 you could fit
1,000 Earths
inside it!
Giant gas
planet
 beautiful rings
made of water,
ice and rocky
particles
 Saturn has 18
moons (the
most)

 giant
gas planet
made up of mostly
rock and ices.
 tilted on its side
 Uranus has 15
moons
giant gas planet made
up of ices and rock
 Neptune’s orbit
crosses Pluto’s orbit
 Neptune has what’s
known as “the great
dark spot”

What About…
One of many
Dwarf Planets
(such as Eris &
Ceres)
 Orbits outside our
Solar System

The Solar System
Remembering the order of
the planets is easy...
Mercury
 Venus
 Earth
 Mars
 Jupiter
 Saturn
 Uranus
 Neptune
 Pluto

My
 Very
 Eager
 Mother
 Just
 Served
 Us
 Nice
 Pudding

Prepare for landing!