Planets

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Planets

• By Tanya Konwinski
• EDT 347

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Names of PlanetsIn order from the sun

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto

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Mercury

• The closest planet to the sun
• Can be seen as a star near where the sun sets and
  rises
• Mercurys year 88 days

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/mercury.htm
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Venus

• 2nd planet from the sun
• Venus year 224.7 days
• Brightest object in the sky, other than the sun
  and the moon

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/venus.htm
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Earth

• 3rd planet from the sun
• Earths year 365 days
• Only planet with life

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Mars

• 4th planet from the sun
• Often called the red planet
• Mars year About 2 Earth years

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/mars.htm
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Jupiter

• 5th planet from the sun
• Largest planet in the solar system
• One revolution around the sun takes about 12
  earth years

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/jupiter.htm
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Saturn

• 6th planet from the sun
• Has rings around it
• 2nd largest planet

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/saturn.htm
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Uranus

• 7th planet from the sun
• One revolution around the sun takes about 84
  Earth years
• Has a set of faint rings

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/uranus.htm
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Neptune

• 8th planet from the sun
• One orbit takes 164 Earth years to complete
• Has a great storm spot called the great dark
  spot

Picture from www.solstation.com/stars/neptune.htm
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Pluto

• Farthest planet from the sun
• Smallest planet
• There are debates on whether or not it should be
  a planet

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Which Planet is Closest to the Sun?

• A) Mars
• B) Mercury
• C) Pluto
• D) Earth

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Bio Page

• My name is Tanya Konwinski
• I am in my 3rd year at Western Michigan
  University
• I am originally from Grand Rapids, MI
• I hope to teach near GR to stay close to my family