Our Home Planet Earth Our Home Planet Earth

Earth is the third planet of the sun. It is Earth is the third planet of the sun. It is the fifth largest planet of the nine the fifth largest planet of the nine planets of the sun including Pluto which planets of the sun including Pluto which now is not a planet. Our planet is also now is not a planet. Our planet is also referred as the World, the blue planet or referred as the World, the blue planet or in Latin Terra. Earth is only planet in in Latin Terra. Earth is only planet in the Universe that there is life in it. Also the Universe that there is life in it. Also Earth is found in the Milky Way.Earth is found in the Milky Way.

The SunThe Sun

The sun is a star, which is in the The sun is a star, which is in the middle of the Solar System. The sun middle of the Solar System. The sun is what makes the Solar System is what makes the Solar System warm. The sun has eight different warm. The sun has eight different planets which are Mercury, Venus, planets which are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. And there are Dwarf and Neptune. And there are Dwarf planets like Pluto, Ceres and Eris.planets like Pluto, Ceres and Eris.

The Moon The Moon

The moon is the Earth’s only The moon is the Earth’s only natural satellite. The moon gives us natural satellite. The moon gives us enough light at the night time but enough light at the night time but the sun is more hot and gives us the sun is more hot and gives us more light. The moon is much more light. The moon is much smaller than our home planet Earth smaller than our home planet Earth and the first man that landed on and the first man that landed on the moon was Neil Armstrong.the moon was Neil Armstrong.

The Solar EclipseThe Solar Eclipse

During a Solar During a Solar Eclipse the moon Eclipse the moon covers the sun. On covers the sun. On Earth you can see Earth you can see an Eclipse. The an Eclipse. The picture of the picture of the Eclipse was in the Eclipse was in the year 1999.year 1999.

PlanetsPlanets

The planets are named after the The planets are named after the Greek Gods. Planets are like our Greek Gods. Planets are like our home planet Earth but there is no home planet Earth but there is no life on either of them except life on either of them except Earth.Earth.

JupiterJupiter

MarsMars

EarthEarth

UranusUranus

VenusVenus

SaturnSaturn

NeptuneNeptune

PlutoPluto

ErisEris

CeresCeres

Maria MifsudMaria Mifsud

Class 6AClass 6A