Our solar system consists of the Sun and eight planets that orbit around it, plus asteroids, comets and other objects. [1] The inner terrestrial planets closest to the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. [2] The outer gas giant planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. [3] Pluto, originally the ninth planet, is now classified as a dwarf planet.

1. Our Solar System
By: Tobia Schoedel
http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/images/solar-system.jpg

2. WHAT IS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM?
• Sun • Jupiter
• Moon • Saturn
• Mercury • Neptune
• Venus • Pluton
• Earth • Uranus
• Mars

3.  Center
 Ball of gas
 Holds it all
together by gravity
(1)
 Biggest
 Effect weather
http://space.about.com/od/solarsystem/tp/s
un10things.htm

4. Mercury
• Closest to the sun
• 88 days to revolve (1)
• Very hot
http://images.wikia.com/liberapedia/images/c/c5/Mercury.jpg

5.  2nd planet
 Very cloudy (Levy)
 Not water or oxygen
 225 days revolution
(Eugene)
 http://www.space.com/1
6022-2012-venus-
transit-photos-
skywatchers.html

6. Earth
• 3 planet
• We live here
• 365 day to revolve
• Water and land
• One moon
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-e-
6RU2sD4Rc/Tdty1TAXHuI/AAAAAAAABM0/nn8ajg7mXQ8/s1600/earth.jpg

7.  Revolves around
earth, 27.3 days (1)
 Always the same
side (2)
 No mater
 First person Neil
Armstrong 1969 (2)
http://www.cristinanehring.com/journey_of_the_soul.html

8.  4th planet
 687 day around sun (1)
 It rotate 24 hours 37mins
(1)
 Use to have water
http://www.cristinanehring.com/journey_of_the_soul.html

9. JUPITER
Largest planet
5th
11.9 year to go
around sun (1)
39 moons (1)
http://www.arcadiastreet.com/cgvist
as/jupiter_0000.htm

10. Saturn
• 6th
• 2nd largest planet
• 29 years (2)
• Ring 40 feet wide and
that is small for the
planet (1)
• 18 moons (2)
http://alacazem.com/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2009/03/saturn_ball5.jpg

11. URANUS
7th
84 years (1)
27 moons
Ring around Uranus point at
Earth (2)
http://www.outerspaceuniverse.or
g/10-random-facts-about-
uranus.html

12. Neptune
• 8th
• 165 years(2)
• 8moons(1)
• Voyage 2(2)
• http://astrolosophy.net/universe/wp-
content/uploads/2010/09/The_Planet_Neptune.jpg

13.  9th  http://www.planetsfork
 248 years (2) ids.org/upload/-Pluto-
 Discovered 1930 (2) a.jpg
 1 moon (1)
 Controversial whether
it is a planet or not

14. http://faculty.mdc.edu/acieresz/psc1121/solar-
system.gif
My very educated mother just showed us nine planets
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto

15.  Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
 Small
 Rock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Terrestrial planets

◦ Like earth
File:4_Terrestrial_Planets_Siz
 Thin atmosphere, but each very different (2) e_Comp_True_Color.png

16. Outer planets
 Uranus, Neptune,
Jupiter, Saturn
 Large
 Gas
 Jovian planets

17. Sources
1. Eugene, Toni, and Ellis D. Miner. Discover
Stars & Planets. Lincolnwood, IL:
Publications International, 1991. Print.
2. Levy, David H. Stars & Planets. San
Francisco: Sheena Coupe, 1996. Print.

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