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Our solar system is
located in the Milky
Way Galaxy.
All of the eight
planets orbit ,or
revolve around the
Sun.
By Alivia
Bentley
SOLAR SYSTEM
The sun’s core is
27,000,000 degrees
Fahrenheit.
“Sol" means sun.
The sun is larger
than all eight
planets combined.
Sun
Mercury is one of the
inner planets.
This planet is the
closest to the Sun.
MERCURY
The atmosphere is
made out of carbon
dioxide.
Venus is almost the
same size as Earth.
VENUS
Earth is the third planet
from the Sun.
Earth is the only planet
with organisms, or living
things.
EARTH
People use rovers to
see what Mars is like.
Mars has huge
volcanoes and is home
to Olympus Mons.
Mars is nicknamed
“The Red Planet.”
MARS
The asteroid belt is
between Mars and
Jupiter.
Asteroids orbit the
Sun.
ASTEROID BELT
Ganymede , Jupiter’s
Moon, is bigger than
Mercury and Pluto.
A day on Jupiter is 9
hours and 55 minutes in
Earth Ti me.
Jupiter
Saturn has rings.
Saturn was named
after a Roman god.
Saturn
Uranus is a gas planet like
Saturn and Jupiter.
Uranus is nicknamed the
“Ice Giant.”
Uranus
Neptune is four times
the size of Earth.
Hurricanes move ten
times faster on Neptune
than on Earth.
Neptune has the most
violent weather.
Neptune
Pluto is a Dwarf Planet.
One year on Pluto is
90,465 days.
Pluto has two moons
which are Charon and
Nix.
Pluto
Halley’s Comet, the
most well known
comet, may return
again in 2061.
Comets come from
the Oort Cloud and
Kuniper Belt.
COMETS
Black Holes are
similar to vacuum
cleaners.
A black hole has 3
main parts.
BLACK HOLE
The universe is
made out of dust,
gas, clouds,
galaxies , and life.
The universe is
very BIG!
THE UNIVERSE
The Big Dipper
is a constellation.
It belongs to a
group called the
Ursa Major.
THE BIG DIPPER
Young stars are
called protostars.
Our universe has
at least a billion
stars.
STARS
Earth ‘s axis is slanted.
Uranus’s Axis is all the
to the side.
Axis
AXIS
EARTH’S SEASONS
Earth has seasons because of the tilt of its axis.
If it’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s winter
in the Southern Hemisphere.
Spring
Winter
Summer Fall
Ursa Major is Latin
for “Large Bear.”
The Ursa Major is
seen from some
continents.
URSA MAJOR
The Milky Way
We live on this Galaxy.
The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral
galaxy.
MORE SOLAR SYSTEM FACTS
Our solar system was formed 4.6 billon years
ago.
There are 5 dwarf planets. Pluto, Ceres, Eris,
Makemake, and Haumea.
Remember the order of the solar system by
remembering the saying My Very Eager Mother
Just Sent Us Nine Pizzas.
Our planets are separated by the asteroid belt.
Mercury , Venus ,Earth , and Mars are all made
out of rock. They are also the inner planets.
Thanks For Watching!!!
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