planets of our solar system
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Planets of Our Solar System. Mrs. McLaughlin’s And Mrs. Lane’s Third grade. M E R C U R Y. ** Named after the speedy messenger of the Roman gods. ** First planet from the sun ** Moves the fastest around the sun. V E N U S. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Planets of Our
Solar System
Mrs. McLaughlin’s
And
Mrs. Lane’s
Third grade
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M E R C U R Y
** Named after the speedy messenger of the Roman gods.
** First planet from the sun
** Moves the fastest around the sun
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V E N U S
Second planet from the sun
Often called the evening star
Not a star Has no moons Yellow and white
in color
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E A R T H
3rd planet from the sun
Is a planet in the Milky Way 70% water
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Butterscotch in color Average temperature is 81 degree F Some of the largest volcanoes can be found on Mars No life can exist on Mars A day on Mars is 24 hours Mars is the 4th planet from the sun Has 2 moons Several exploratory missions conducted
MARS
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SATURNMade of gases
Sixth planet from sun
Second largest planet
Distance from Earth is about746 million miles or 1.2 billion km
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Eighth planet from the sun
Sometimes its orbit takes it farther away from the sun
Has 8 moons and 4 rings
Changes quickly
NEPTUNE
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J U P I T E RFifth planet from the sun
11 times as big as earth
A day on JUPITER is about 10 hours
Made of gases
Takes almost 12 years to go around the sun
Rings and erupting volcanoes have been identified
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U R A N U S
Seventh planet from the sun
About four times bigger than earth
Reveals 10 Uranian moons
Titania largest moon of Uranus
Uranus is an odd planet
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P L U T OClyde Tombaugh discovered PLUTO
Ninth planet from Earth
A day on Pluto is a day on Earth
Walt Disney was so thrilled that he named a dog after PLUTO
Scientists know little about PLUTO
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Work cited:Compass Learning OdysseySoundzabounds.com