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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

By: Claire 4B

The Moon

It is the satellite of earthThe moon has the diameter of about 3,476It looks similar to mercury

What causes Day and night?

The earth rotates on its axis , making one full turn every 24 hoursHalf of the planet is being exposed to the sun while the other half is deprived of light

What causes the seasons?

In the northern hemisphere which is the part of earth that is north of equatorWhen the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is probably winter

Phases of the Moon

It takes about a month for the moon to change its phases.

Earths Trip around the sun

It takes 365 days to go around the sunEarth goes around the sun on an orbitEarths orbit is shaped like an eclipse

The Plants in Order

mercuryVenus Earth Mars

JupiterSaturnUranus

NeptunePluto

The Inner Planets

Made mostly of rockSmall

Jupiter

Jupiter means Zeus Jupiter has a big red dotIt is the biggest planet in the solar system

Saturn

famous for its ringsIf you weighed 70 pounds on earth you would weigh 82 pounds on SaturnSaturn has 53 moons