The Solar System

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The Solar System
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The Solar System

• The Solar System is a collection of planets,
  moons and the stars they orbit.
• Our Solar System has nine planets that orbit the
  sun.

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The Solar System

• The Sun is the center of the Solar System.
• The Sun is a star.

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The Solar System

• Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
• It is small.
• It is very hot.
• It has no moons.

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• Venus is the second closest planet from the Sun.
• Venus is the hottest planet.
• It has no moon.

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• We live on the Earth.
• It is the third planet from the Sun.
• The Earth has one moon.

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• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.
• Mars is red.
• It has two tiny moons.

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• Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.
• It is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
• It has many moons.

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The Solar System

• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.
• It has beautiful rings made of ice and rocks.
• It has many moons.

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• Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun.
• It is a light-blue gas.
• It has many moons.

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• Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
• Is is alight-blue gas.
• It has many moons.

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The Solar System

• Pluto is a rocky planet.
• It has one moon.
• It is the smallest planet in our Solar System.

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The Solar System

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The Solar System

• Planet names
• Mercury Roman god of war.
• Venus Greek god of the Sun.
• Mars Chief of the Roman gods.
• Jupiter Greek god of the underworld.
• Saturn Messenger of the Roman gods.
• Uranus Roman goddess of love.
• Neptune Stern Roman god.
• Pluto Greek god of the sea.

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• Planet diameters and distances from the Sun.

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• The nine planets orbit the sun.

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The Solar System

• The time taken to orbit the sun depends on the
  distance from the sun.

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The Solar System

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