SOLAR

SYSTEM

By: Melody Taylor

About the Planets Mercury- Zero moons, appearance looks grey Venus-Zero moons, appearance looks yellowish-

white Earth-1 moon, appearance looks light blue Mars- 2 moons, appearance looks red & orangeSeparation Between Inner and Outer Planets Jupiter-63 moons, largest planet, appearance looks

orange Saturn- 61 moons, appearance looks pale yellow Uranus- 32 moons, appearance looks light blue Neptune-18 moons, appearance looks light blue

Tour of The Solar System

All the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Outer Planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

LARGEST Planet: Jupiter Smallest Planet: Mercury Pluto and Eris are some dwarf

planets

Tour of the Earth’s surface

70% of Earth’s surface is WATER 30% of Earth’s surface is LAND Another name for Earth is Terra

What is the difference between an ocean and a sea?

Seas are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and

ocean meet. Seas are partially enclosed by land.

Oceans

Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Indian Ocean Southern Ocean Artic Ocean Largest- Pacific Smallest-Artic

Continents There are 7 continents. Did you know that

whatever letter the continent starts with that’s what letter it ends with!

North America South America Asia Africa Europe Antarctica Australia

Mars’ surface

Its appearance looks red. It is called the Red Planet. It is called the Red Planet because of iron oxide dust- AKA rust.

The name of the highest mountain on Mars is called Olympus Mons – which is 16 miles high.

which is about 3 times higher that Mt. Everest.

Mars’ surface

There are no oceans or seas on Mars

The Grand Canyon on Mars is called Valles Marineris.

Mars’ ice caps are made of water ice.

Curiosity

Has been on Mars since August 2012 It landed in the equator of Mars It found water ice on Mars Found No living things on Mars The rover is as big as a car

How Earth and Mars Alike

They are both inner planets They are in our solar system They have at least 1 moon They both are rocky planets They both contain Metal They both have atmospheres

How they are different

Mars has 2 moons and Earth has 1 Mars is a reddish appearance and Earth

has a blue and greenish There is no life on Mars Earth is 92,960,000 miles from the sun Mars is 141,600,000 miles from the sun There are 365 days in an Earth year There are 687 days in a Mars year.

Conclusion

I have learned a lot about the planets from my research. I have learned about

Curiosity the rover. This has been a fun project for me and I have expanded my

knowledge of the Solar System.

THE END!!