1. Our Solar System
Neptune
Uranus Mercury
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Jupiter Mars

2. Mercury
 Closest to the sun
 Smallest planet
 Rotates once every 59 earth days.
 One day on Mercury lasts 176 Earth days.
 Very dry, hot, and almost airless
Image courtesy of http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/ap011124.html

3. Venus
Second closest planet to the sun
 Brightest celestial body besides the moon and sun.
 Cannot be seen in the middle of the night
 Can be observed in the east at sunrise
and the west at sunset
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4. Earth
3rd from the sun
 5th largest planet in the solar system
 More than 4.5 billion years old
Has one natural satellite we call the moon.
 Oceans cover 70% of Earth’s surface
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5. Mars
Fourth from the sun
Only planet whose surface can
be seen in detail from the Earth
Reddish in color, the atmosphere of
Mars is made of carbon dioxide
Image courtesy of http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/mars.htm

6. Jupiter
The Fifth planet from the sun
Largest planet in the solar system
Has at least 39 months
Image courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/jupiter.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=B&alt=0&tz=CET

7. Saturn
Sixth planet from the sun
Has at least 31 moons
The surface on Saturn consists
of liquid and gas
Image courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/saturn.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET

8. Uranus
Seventh planet from the sun
1st planet discovered with a telescope
Atmosphere is a mixture of Hydrogen,
Helium, and methane
Does not have a solid surface
Image courtesy of http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/~rdj/planets/uranus.html

9. Neptune
8th and farthest planet from the sun
The atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium
Has 8 known moons
Image courtesy of http://worldalmanacforkids.com

10. Moon
Bigger than Pluto
Only object in the Solar System visited by
humans.
A lunar month is 29.35 days,
1 new moon to the next.
The moon’s gravitational pull
on Earth is the main cause of
the ocean’s tide.

11. Sun
Located 93,000,000 miles from Earth
Closest star to Earth
At least 4.5 billion years old
Has a surface temperature of 10,000 degrees and
a center temperature of 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit.

12. Asteroids
The Asteroid Belt is the space between Mars and Jupiter
It contains irregularly shaped chunks of debris called
asteroids
Asteroids made of rock and metal. Mostly nickel and iron

13. Our Solar System
The Solar System is the sun together with the eight planets
and all other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.
Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun in a
counter-clockwise direction.
The Solar System is estimated to have formed between 4.53 and 4.58 billion
years ago.
The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System
Remembering the order of the planets in our Solar System:
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E E A A U A R E
R N R R P T A P
C U T S I U N T
U S H T R U U
R E N S N
Y R E

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This planet is 4th from the sun, reddish in color, with a carbon
Dioxide atmosphere .
Mercury
Jupiter
Mars
Bigger than Pluto, the only object in the Solar System visited by
humans.
Mars
Moon
Mercury
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Though this planet is 7th from the sun, it was the 1st planet discovered
with a telescope. Not having a solid surface, it’s atmosphere is a
mixture of Hydrogen, Helium, and Methane.
Neptune
Pluto
Uranus
This planet has 8 moons and is furthest away from the sun. It’s atmosphere
is mostly Hydrogen and Helium.
Neptune
Uranus
Pluto
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This planet is 6th from the sun with at least 31 moons. The surface of
this planet consists of liquid and gas.
Neptune
Saturn
Venus
The 5th largest planet in our solar system is 3rd from the sun. It’s more
than 4.5 billion years old. It has one natural satellite and oceans cover
70% of it’s surface .
Venus
Mars
Earth
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Select the answer that shows the order of the planets, beginning with the
Planet closest to the sun and ending with the planet farthest from the sun.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
This planet is the second closest planet to the sun. From Earth, it is the
brightest celestial body besides the moon and sun. It cannot be seen in
the middle of the night; however, it can be observed in the east at sunrise
and the west at sunset
Mercury
Venus
Mars
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The Fifth planet from the sun. This planet, which is the largest in the
solar system, has at least 39 months.
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
The smallest planet in the solar system is also the closest to the sun.
The planet rotates once every 59 earth days. This planet is very dry,
hot, and almost airless.
Venus
Mercury
Mars
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20. Mercury
 Closest to the sun
 Smallest planet
 Rotates once every 59 earth days.
 One day on Mercury lasts 176 Earth days.
 Very dry, hot, and almost airless
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/ap011124.html

21. Venus
Second closest planet to the sun
 Brightest celestial body besides the moon and sun.
 Cannot be seen in the middle of the night
 Can be observed in the east at sunrise
and the west at sunset
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of www. zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk

22. Earth
3rd from the sun
 5th largest planet in the solar system
 More than 4.5 billion years old
Has one natural satellite we call the moon.
 Oceans cover 70% of Earth’s surface
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of www.filer.case.edu

23. Mars
Fourth from the sun
Only planet whose surface can
be seen in detail from the Earth
Reddish in color, the atmosphere of
Mars is made of carbon dioxide
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/mars.htm

24. Jupiter
The Fifth planet from the sun
Largest planet in the solar system
Has at least 39 months
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/jupiter.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=B&alt=0&tz=CET

25. Saturn
Sixth planet from the sun
Has at least 31 moons
The surface on Saturn consists
of liquid and gas
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/saturn.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET

26. Uranus
Seventh planet from the sun
1st planet discovered with a telescope
Atmosphere is a mixture of Hydrogen,
Helium, and methane
Does not have a solid surface
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/~rdj/planets/uranus.html

27. Neptune
8th and farthest planet from the sun
The atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium
Has 8 known moons
Go back where I came from!
Image courtesy of http://worldalmanacforkids.com

28. Moon
Bigger than Pluto
Only object in the Solar System visited by
humans.
A lunar month is 29.35 days,
1 new moon to the next.
The moon’s gravitational pull
on Earth is the main cause of
the ocean’s tide.
Go back where I came from!