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By: Grace Leslie
Our Solar System!
• There are 8 planets in our solar system.
• They are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn
,Uranus , and Neptune.
Inner Planets
• Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are the planets In
the inner solar system.
• The planets located in the inner solar system are
located before a asteroid belt that separates Mars
ad Jupiter.
• They have a hotter climate than the outer planets
because they are farther away from the sun.
Inner Planets cont.
• Mercury-Has a rough surface, it is the color grey,
and has no clouds. Mercury is very hot since it is
the closest planet to the sun.
• Venus- has a smooth surface in some places, is
shrouded by thick clouds.
• Earth-has 1 moon, no rings, has light, and is the
only planet in our solar system that can support
life.
• Mars- Known as the Red planet since it is the color
red. Has no rings but has 2 moons.
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Outer Planets in our Solar System
• The planets in the outer soar system are Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
• They are located after the asteroid belt that
separates Mars and Jupiter.
• The climate is usually colder in the outer planets
since they farther away from the sun than the inner
planets.
Outer planets cont.
• Jupiter- It is the biggest planet in our solar system.
Has 3 small rings and has 63 known moons.
• Saturn- has a huge ring, 50 identified moons, and is
a gas giant.
• Uranus- is a greenish blue color and has a ring. Also
has 27 moons.
• Neptune- Is a blue color. It is the farthest planet
from the sun.
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus
Neptune
Earth Surface
• Earth is the only planet in our solar system that
currently supports life!!
• 70% of Earth’s surface is covered in water. The
other 30% is land.
• There are 5 oceans on Earth. They are:
• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Southern Ocean
• Artic Ocean
Earth’s Surface
• The largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
• The smallest ocean is the Artic Ocean.
• Earth is home to many diverse landscapes .It is
home to deep canyons (The Grand Canyon), huge
mountains (Mt. Everest), deep lakes, and long
winding rivers.
• How are Canyons formed?
Canyons are formed by rivers.
• Earth has very diverse temperatures, too varying
from snow, sun, rain, or sleet.
Mar’s Surface
• Mars has many volcanoes, craters, and crustal
movement.
• Mars largest volcanoes is the Olympus Mons and
has a big canyon system called the Valles Marineris.
• The first spacecraft to visit Mars was the Mariner
4.
• Mars lacks plate tectonics.
Mar’s Surface
Did You Know?!!?
• Scientists think Mars experienced huge floods 3.5
billion years ago.
• Mars got it’s name after the Roman god of war
called Ares since the planet is the color red.
• Mars does not currently have any oceans.
Curiosity
• Curiosity is a robot that weighs 2,000 pounds.
• It has many different mechanical parts like wheels,
arms, lenses, and even a laser that can drill into
rocks!
• It’s purpose is to find if there was ever any life on
Mars and to find information about Mars
atmosphere, surface, etc.
• Curiosity has found strange patterns in rock that
suggest there was a river there.
Difference Between Earth & Mars
• Mars does not have any magnetic poles .
• Earth has a very diverse population of different
creatures.
• Earth has a different atmosphere than Mars.
• Earth is bigger than Mars.
• Earth has more gravity than Mars.
How Earth & Mars are the Same
• Mars and Earth are both located in the inner solar
system.
• They do not have rings.
• Mars and Earth both have moons.
• Each planet has roughly the same amount of
surface area.
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