by: claire 4b. the moon it is the satellite of earth the moon has the diameter of about 3,476 it...
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What causes Day and night? The earth rotates on its axis, making one full turn every 24 hours Half of the planet is being exposed to the sun while the other half is deprived of lightTRANSCRIPT
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