All About Planets

by: Caroline Forrester

The Eight Planets

• Mercury• Venus • Earth• Uranus• Jupiter• Saturn• Mars• Neptune

What are the Temperatures in Space?

• On the moon it can get up to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

• On the moon it can also get down to 250 degrees Celsius.

• The temperature of the surface of the sun in 6000 degrees Celsius .

• The temperature of the sun’s core is 15 million degrees Celsius.

How many moons does each planet have?

• Mercury has 1 moon

• Venus has 1 moon

• Pluto has 1 moon

• Saturn has 18 known moons

• Jupiter has 63 moons

• They have not discovered anymore moons yet, but I am sure there are more!

Is There Life on Other Planets?

• Some people say yes and some people say no. It is a mystery that still remains.

About Solar Eclipses

• Solar eclipses happen for seven minutes.

• Solar eclipses are when the moon gets in the way of the sun.

• Two to five solar eclipses occur each year.

• No more than two can be total eclipses.

Phases Of The Moon

• The first phase is called the New moon.

• The second phase is the Waxing crescent moon.• The third phase is First quarter moon.• The fourth phase is the Waxing gibbous moon.• The fifth phase is the Full moon.• The sixth phase is the Waning gibbous moon.• The seventh phase is the Last quarter moon.• The next to last phase is the Waning Crescent moon.• The last phase of the moon is the Dark moon.

Galileo Galilei

• Galileo played a big roll in scientific revolution.

• He was born in Pisa ,Italy on the 15 of February 1564

• He died January 8th and was 77 years old.

• His parent is Vincezo and his mistress was

Maria Gamba.

Telescopes

• A telescope is an instrument designed to aid the observation of remote objects by collecting some form of electromagnetic radiation.

• The first known practical telescopes were invented in the 17th century.

• The idea that theoblective, or light-gathering element, could be a mirror instead of a lens was being investigated soon after the invention of the refracting telescope .

Some Of The Names Of Constellations

• Vega

• Sirius

• Procvon

• Castor

• Arcturus

• Regulus

• Polaris

What Are The Nicknames of The Planets?

• Mercury=Hot planet

• Venus=bright planet

• Earth=Mother planet

• Mars=red planet

• Jupiter=giant planet or red spot planet

• Saturn=beautiful planet

• Uranus and Neptune=twin planets

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