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The Solar System Let’s Explore!! Eight Amazing Planets! Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Mercury Mercury o o o o o Closest to the Sun Rocky crust with craters Cold on half of the planet Hot on half facing the sun Gray in color Venus o o o o o Second planet from the sun Nicknamed “the evening star” Poisonous fog The HOTTEST planet Orange in Color Earth o o o o o Third planet from the sun Only planet with large amounts of liquid water Only planet with living things Has white clouds We live here!! Mars o o o o o o The RED Planet Has two Moons Volcanoes and Canyons Rocks and Sand Thin and Poisonous Atmosphere Pink-Gold in color Jupiter o o o o o Largest Planet Giant ball of swirling gas Has sixteen Moons Has two very thin rings Has a large red spot, which is a giant storm Saturn o o o o Has Rings that are made up of frozen gas, ice, and rock Second Largest Planet Eighteen Moons Yellow in Color Uranus o o o o o Third Largest Planet Looks like it is on its side Has around 21 Moons Has Some rings Blue-green in color Neptune o o o o o Fourth Largest Planet Seven thin rings 8 moons Two dark spots Blue in color Pluto Considered a dwarf planet Gray in color Size Matters! Here is a diagram to show how the plants compare to each other, relative to their size! What about the SUN? o o o o o o Is a star Brings light Brings warmth Center of Solar System Giant ball of gas Makes lots of energy Back to Earth! o o o o o o 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?