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Our Solar System
By Allison Lewis
 The Solar System has four
inner planets. The four
inner planets are
Mercury, Venus, Earth,
and Mars.
 The Solar System also has
four outer planets. They
are Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune.
Our Sun
 The Sun is the largest object
in the Solar System.
 The Sun is an “ordinary”
star.
 The sun is personified in
many mythologies.
 The sun can change
different colors to how hot
or cold it is.
Mercury
 Mercury is the closest
planet to the sun.
 It circles faster than all
the other planets.
 Mercury is smaller in
diameter than the moons
Ganymede and Titan.
Venus
 Venus is the second
planet closest to the sun
and is the sixth largest.
 Venus’ orbits is the most
circular of that of any
planet.
 Venus is named after
female fingers.
Earth
 Earth is the planet we live
on.
 Earth is surrounded by
water and land.
 Earth is the third planet
from the sun and the fifth
largest.
 The Earth is smoother
than a bowling ball.
Mars
 Mars is the fourth planet
from the sun.
 The color of Mars is a rust
color.
 Mars is the last inner
planet.
The Asteroid Belt
 Asteroids are small bodies
of the Solar System.
 The Asteroids also orbit
around the sun.
 The Asteroid Belt orbits
between Mars and
Jupiter while going
around the Sun.
Jupiter
 Jupiter is the fifth planet
from the sun.
 Also it is by farthest the
largest planet.
 Jupiter is more than twice
as massive as all the other
planets combined.
Saturn
 Saturn is the sixth planet
from the sun.
 It is the second largest.
 Saturn is the god of
agriculture.
Uranus
 Uranus is the seventh
planet from the sun.
 It is the third largest
planet.
 Uranus is larger in
diameter but smaller in
mass than Neptune.
Neptune
 Neptune is the eighth
planet from the sun and
the fourth largest.
 It is smaller in diameter
but larger in mass.
 In Roman mythology,
Neptune was the god of
the sea.
The Dwarf Planet Pluto
 Pluto is much smaller
than the official planets.
 It is smaller than seven
other Solar System’s
moons.
 The Dwarf Planet Pluto’s
diameter is 2,306
Kilimeters.
Galaxy
 Galaxies are sprawling
space systems composed
of dust, gas, and
countless stars.
 The number of galaxies
can’t be counted.
Comet
 Comet is a icy body.
 Comets include dust, ice,
and carbon dioxide.
 Comets orbit the sun.
Universe
 The Universe is being
constantly created and
being destroyed.
 The Universe spans
diameter of over 150
billion.
Other Dwarf Planets
 There are 5 Dwarf Planets
in our Solar System.
 The names of the 5 Dwarf
Planets are Ceres, Pluto,
Haumea, Makemake, and
Eris.
Telescope
 A telescope is used to see
objects far away.
 There are a wide range of
telescopes that work in
different ways.
 They were first being
used at the start of the
17th century.
Constellations
 A constellation is a group
of stars that form a
pattern.
 There are different
constellations like Lepus
the hare.
Other Stars
 Stars are giant spheres of
plasma.
 There is many kinds of
different stars. There is
big stars and little stars,
pink stars and blue stars.