Download Solar system - Science 504

Akeem Mucker
Marcel Green
10-24-12
Solar system
Solar system
The sun and
the eight
planets that
orbit around
the sun .
sun
The sun is the
center of the
solar system .
The sun is a
ball of gas .
The sun
contains
nearly all of
the matter in
the solar
system.
Mercury
Mercury is the
closest planet
to the sun . It
takes 88 days
for it to orbit
the sun .
Even though
it is the
closest it is
not the
hottest.
Venus
Venus is the
hottest
planet . It is
a gas planet
. It is always
hot on
Venus.
Earth
Earth is 97
percent
water . It is
the only
planet with
life . It is the
only planet
with an
atmosphere .
Mars
Mars is
called the
red planet .
Mars surface
is mostly
rust . Mars
has two
moons .
Asteroid Belt
It is made of
rock . It is
between
Jupiter and
Mars . It is
hard to see
because it is
made of
small things.
Jupiter
It is the
biggest
planet . It is
the first
outer planet.
It is a gas
giant .
Saturn
Saturn has
rings . It is a
light planet .
Named after
a roman god
.
Uranus
Uranus is
sideways . It
has 21
moons . It is
the 7th
planet from
the sun .
Neptune
It has rings .
Neptune is a
nick name for
the god of the
sea in Greek .
It is the
fourth largest
planet by
diameter .
Moon
It reflects
the suns
light . It
orbits the
earth . It
looks
different on
different
nights .
Axis and
Orbits
Earths
importance
in orbit
helps us get
sunlight .
On its axis
it gives the
seasons .
Its orbit
makes a
year .
Solar and
lunar eclipse
A solar eclipse is
shorter than a
lunar eclipse . A
lunar eclipse is
when the earth
is in the middle .
A solar eclipse is
when the moon
is in the middle .
They are both
start with the
sun .
Solar system
and galaxy
Lots of planets
in the galaxy .
Only 8 planets
in our solar
system . Both
have planets .
Galaxy is much
bigger than the
solar system .
The galaxy has
more stars .
Universe
The universe
is the largest
out of the
solar system
and galaxy .
Has more
stars and
planets . The
universe is
every thing
that exist .
What we
learned
We learned
that the
universe is
everything
that exist .
The solar and
lunar eclipse
has similar
qualities .
This is what
we learned .