This is a powerpoint that helps students learn about the solar system and planets in order.

1. Solar System By: Bryant Hall March 2, 2010

2. Sun The sun is actually a star, but it is located in the center of the solar system and is actually white but from earth it appears yellow because of atmospheric scattering.

3. Mercury Mercury is the inner most planet next to the sun. It is also the smallest planet in the solar system.

4. Venus Next after mercury to the sun is Venus. Named after the roman goddess of love and beauty.

5. Earth Earth is the third planet from the sun. Also earth is the only place in the universe that is known to have life.

6. Mars Fourth planet from the sun, and is named after the roman god of war. This planet is also called the “red planet” because of the reddish appearance it gives off.

7. Jupiter Fifth planet from the sun, and also is the largest. It is just a gas giant.

8. Saturn Second largest planet after Jupiter. Another gas giant, made up of mostly hydrogen. It also has 61 known moons.

9. Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun, and was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope.

10. Neptune Neptune is named after the roman god of the sea. It is also 17 times the mass of Earth.

11. Pluto Pluto is the tenth largest body orbiting the sun. Although it is one of the only planets that is questioned as a planet because of its small mass.

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