the solar system
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The Solar System
By Charlie Cope
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The Solar System
• Our solar system is made up of a star – the sun – 8 planets, 146 moons, comets, asteroids and space rocks, ice and several dwarf planets such as Pluto
• The 8 planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
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The Sun
• Our sun is a ball of hot, glowing gases
• It’s one of the hottest things in the universe!
• Without the sun there would be no life on earth (heat and light)
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Mercury
• It’s the closest planet to the sun
• The temperature on Mercury can change more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit between night and day
• It is covered with deep craters
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Venus
• It is Earth’s closest neighbour and the second brightest object in our night sky. Only the moon is brighter
• To get to the surface of Venus, you would have to pass through the clouds of sulphuric acid, hurricane–force winds and lightning
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Earth• It is the fifth largest planet in our solar
system
• Earth has hundreds of names in many languages
• The air is made of nitrogen, oxygen and a little carbon dioxide – just right for us to breathe
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Earth’s moon• Our moon is a natural satellite
• The moon is smaller than four other moons in our solar system yet is larger than dwarf planet Pluto
• When the sun is shining, the moon sizzles at 265 degrees Fahrenheit
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Mars
• It is sometimes called the “Red Planet” because of its red soil
• The soil on Mars is red because it contains iron oxide (rust)
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Jupiter
• It is named for the king of ancient roman gods
• More than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it
• On Jupiter, the pressure is so strong it squishes gas into liquid
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Saturn
• It is called the “jewel of the solar system” because of its beautiful rings
• Saturn is named for the Roman god of agriculture
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Uranus
• Uranus is named for a Roman god who was the farther of the titans
• Down near the core of Uranus, it heats up to 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit (4,982 degrees Celsius)
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Neptune
• The fourth largest planet in the solar system
• Very windy
• Blue colour comes from a layer of methane gas above the clouds