3. Mercury
o Closest to the Sun
o Rocky crust with craters
o Cold on half of the planet
o Hot on half facing the sun
o Gray in color
4. Venus
o Second planet from the sun
o Nicknamed “the evening star”
o Poisonous fog
o The HOTTEST planet
o Orange in Color
5. Earth
o Third planet from the sun
o Only planet with large amounts
of liquid water
o Only planet with living things
o Has white clouds
o We live here!!
6. Mars
o The RED Planet
o Has 2 Moons
o Volcanoes and Canyons
o Rocks and Sand
o Thin and Poisonous Atm0sphere
o Pink-Gold in color
7. Jupiter
o Largest Planet
o Giant ball of swirling gas
o Has 16 Moons
o Has two very thin rings
o Has a large red spot, which is a
giant storm
8. Saturn
o Has Rings that are made up of
frozen gas, ice, and rock
o Second Largest Planet
o 18 Moons
o Yellow in Color
9. Uranus
o Third Largest Planet
o Looks like it is on its side
o Has around 21 Moons
o Has Some rings
o Blue-green in color
11. Pluto
Used to be considered a planet
One of Neptune’s moons
Gray in color
12. Size Matters!
Here is a diagram to show how the plants compare to each
other, relative to their size!
13. What about the SUN?
o Is a star
o Brings light
o Brings warmth
o Center of Solar
System
o Giant ball of gas
o Makes lots of energy
14. Back to Earth!
o What did you learn about the planets?
o Tell me about the Sun.
o Which planet is the Red Planet?
o Which planet is the largest?
o Which planet is the smallest?
o Which planet is the hottest?
