1. Our Solar System Neptune UranusMercuryVenus Saturn EarthJupiter 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 airlessImage 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 sunsetImage courtesy of www. zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk 4. Earth3rd from the sun 5th largest planet in the solar system More than 4.5 billion years oldHas one natural satellite we call the moon. Oceans cover 70% of Earths surface Image courtesy of www.filer.case.edu 5. Mars Fourth from the sun Only planet whose surface canbe seen in detail from the Earth Reddish in color, the atmosphere ofMars is made of carbon dioxideImage courtesy of http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/mars.htm 6. JupiterThe Fifth planet from the sunLargest planet in the solar systemHas at least 39 monthsImage 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 consistsof liquid and gasImage 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 moons gravitational pull on Earth is the main cause of the oceans 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 anda 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 calledasteroids Asteroids made of rock and metal. Mostly nickel and iron 13. Our Solar System The Solar System is the sun together with the eight planetsand all other celestial bodies that orbit the sun.Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun in acounter-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 SystemRemembering the order of the planets in our Solar System:My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos EE A A U A RE RN R R P T AP CU T S I U NT US H T R UU RE N SN YRE 14. CHECK YOUR LEARNING!See how many questions you can answer independently. Click the answer you think is correct. If youre stumped, use the buttons on the right to revisit the pages.This planet is 4th from the sun, reddish in color, with a carbonDioxide atmosphere .Mercury Jupiter Mars Bigger than Pluto, the only object in the Solar System visited by humans.MarsMoon Mercury Ask me some more!!! 15. CHECK YOUR LEARNING!See how many questions you can answer independently. Click the answer you think is correct. If youre stumped, use the buttons on the right to revisit the pages.Though this planet is 7th from the sun, it was the 1st planet discoveredwith a telescope. Not having a solid surface, its atmosphere is amixture of Hydrogen, Helium, and Methane.Neptune Pluto Uranus This planet has 8 moons and is furthest away from the sun. Its atmosphereis mostly Hydrogen and Helium.Neptune Uranus Pluto Ask me some more!!! 16. CHECK YOUR LEARNING!See how many questions you can answer independently. Click the answer you think is correct. If youre stumped, use the buttons on the right to revisit the pages. This planet is 6th from the sun with at least 31 moons. The surface of this planet consists of liquid and gas.Neptune SaturnVenus The 5th largest planet in our solar system is 3rd from the sun. Its morethan 4.5 billion years old. It has one natural satellite and oceans cover70% of its surface . Venus Mars Earth Ask me some more!!! 17. CHECK YOUR LEARNING!See how many questions you can answer independently. Click the answer you think is correct. If youre stumped, use the buttons on the right to revisit the pages. 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, NeptuneMercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, NeptuneMercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, NeptuneThis 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 sunsetMercury Venus Mars Ask me some more!!! 18. CHECK YOUR LEARNING!See how many questions you can answer independently. Click the answer you think is correct. If youre stumped, use the buttons on the right to revisit the pages. 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 Ask me some more!!! 19. Congratulations!Use the below links to take your learning further. (Clicking on the links will open a new browser window.) GamesPlay the Solar System Switch-a-rooCreate your own Solar SystemSolar System Memory GameActivities and Projects EXIT Make a Star - FinderBuild a Moon HabitatBuild a Bubble-Powered Rocket 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 sunsetGo back where I came from!Image courtesy of www. zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk 22. Earth3rd from the sun 5th largest planet in the solar system More than 4.5 billion years oldHas one natural satellite we call the moon. Oceans cover 70% of Earths surface Go back where I came from! Image courtesy of www.filer.case.edu 23. Mars Fourth from the sun Only planet whose surface canbe seen in detail from the Earth Reddish in color, the atmosphere ofMars is made of carbon dioxide Go back where I came from! Image courtesy of http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/mars.htm 24. JupiterThe Fifth planet from the sunLargest planet in the solar systemHas 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 consistsof 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 moons gravitational pull on Earth is the main cause of the oceans tide. Go back where I came from!