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The PlanetsBy
Ashlee Benway
Objectives• You will learn and identify all eight planets
in order• You will learn facts about the eight planets
in the Solar System
The Planets My Very Eager Mother Just Served Us Nachos
MercuryVenusEarthMarsJupiterSaturnUranusNeptune
Mercury• Mercury is the
closest planet to the sun
• Its is also the smallest planet– 1/3 size of Earth
• Has no moons
Venus• Second Planet from the sun• Brightest Planet in the sky• Called Earths sister planet
• Has no moons
Earth• Third Planet from
the sun• Our home planet• Only planet that
has life on it• Has one moon
Mars• Fourth Planet from the sun
• Sometime called the “Red Planet”• Has two moons
• Half the size of Earth
Jupiter• Fifth Planet from
the sun• Largest Planet• Has at least 63
moons• Has a Great Red
Spot
Saturn
• Sixth Planet from the sun• Second largest planet• 60 moons• Has many rings around it
Uranus• Seventh Planet from the sun• Has 22 known moons• Blue/green in color• Very cold planet
Neptune• Eighth and furthest planet from the sun
• Twin of Uranus• Blue appearance• 13 known moons
• Very strong winds, Great Dark Spot• Could hold up to 60 Earths
Summary• There are eight planets in the solar system• In order closest to the sun, they are Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
• Although each planet maybe similar, they are all different in their own way.
Acknowledgement
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Planets• http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/
astronomy/planets/