the solar system
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The Solar System. By: Chloe White Real Science Chapter 4 GLE 0507.6.1. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter. Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto. The Planets. Mercury. Closest planet to the Earth Smaller than Earth Wrinkled surface No moons. Venus. Almost the same size as Earth - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Solar SystemThe Solar System
By: Chloe WhiteReal Science Chapter 4
GLE 0507.6.1
By: Chloe WhiteReal Science Chapter 4
GLE 0507.6.1
The PlanetsThe Planets
• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter
• Mercury• Venus• Earth• Mars• Jupiter
• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune• Pluto
• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune• Pluto
MercuryMercury
• Closest planet to the Earth• Smaller than Earth• Wrinkled surface• No moons
• Closest planet to the Earth• Smaller than Earth• Wrinkled surface• No moons
VenusVenus
• Almost the same size as Earth• Very thick cloud cover• Cloud cover traps in the sun’s heat• Hottest average temperature of
any of the planets• No moons
• Almost the same size as Earth• Very thick cloud cover• Cloud cover traps in the sun’s heat• Hottest average temperature of
any of the planets• No moons
EarthEarth
• The temperature, weather, and atmosphere are perfect to keep us alive!
• One moon-name Luna• Has a wide variety of landforms
including mountains, rivers, lakes
• The temperature, weather, and atmosphere are perfect to keep us alive!
• One moon-name Luna• Has a wide variety of landforms
including mountains, rivers, lakes
MarsMars
• Very similar to Earth• Scientists think it once had rivers,
streams, lakes, and oceans• Today - water is only found:
– In frozen polar caps– Underground
• Very similar to Earth• Scientists think it once had rivers,
streams, lakes, and oceans• Today - water is only found:
– In frozen polar caps– Underground
JupiterJupiter
• Has a great red spot which is a giant storm– Raging for 300 years
• No solid surface– Hydrogen and Water
• At least 63 moons
• Has a great red spot which is a giant storm– Raging for 300 years
• No solid surface– Hydrogen and Water
• At least 63 moons
SaturnSaturn
• Has rings 169,800 miles wide– As thick as a football field
• Smaller than Jupiter• Clouds of Methane and Helium• 34 moons
• Has rings 169,800 miles wide– As thick as a football field
• Smaller than Jupiter• Clouds of Methane and Helium• 34 moons
UranusUranus
• Very odd planet! - spins on its side• Large rocky core (may contain
diamonds)• Possible ocean of water• Almost identical to Neptune
• Very odd planet! - spins on its side• Large rocky core (may contain
diamonds)• Possible ocean of water• Almost identical to Neptune
NeptuneNeptune
• “The Great Dark Spot” - Giant storm
• Discovered in 1846– Needed modern technology
• 6 thin rings• 13 moons
• “The Great Dark Spot” - Giant storm
• Discovered in 1846– Needed modern technology
• 6 thin rings• 13 moons