The document is a science project that summarizes information about the Sun and inner planets Mercury, Venus, and Mars. It includes sections on each planet that provide key details about their orbit times, rotation times, presence of moons, surface temperatures, atmospheric compositions, and other distinguishing features. For example, Mercury is summarized as the smallest planet closest to the Sun, with no water or significant atmosphere, and a surface that resembles the Moon.

1. Júlia Anglada, Estel Francisco, Pascal Grimaldi i Maria Valldeoriola
Escola Farigola 6è
Science Project 1

2. INDEX
1.The Sun
2.Mercury
3.Venus
4.Mars
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4. The Sun is in the centre of the solar system. The Sun gives life
to the Earth.
The Sun is only one of milions and milions of stars in the Galaxy
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5. It is 150 million km away
from Earth.
The Sun was form 4.500
billions years ago.
The Sun forms with
clouds of gas and dust.
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6. Mercury is the smallest and nearest planet to the sun.
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7. You can see Mercury from the Earth.
Mercury is similar to the Moon.
Mercury has got craters like the Moon.
MOON
MERCURY
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8. Venus is the second planet nearest the Sun.
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9. Venus is the brightest natural object in the night sky without the
Moon.
Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System, even hotter than
Mercury, which is closer to the Sun.
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11. Mars is the fourth planet in the solar system. Is red, orange or
black (depends of the day).
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Mars is covered by craters from objects like asteroids and
meteorites hitting the planet. Today, 43,000 craters have been
found.

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13. The Sun is
made up of
superheated
hydrogen and
helium gas.
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14. explanation MERCURY VENUS MARS
Time of one
orbit
88 days 225 days 687 days
Time of one
rotation
59 days 243 days 25 hours
Moons 0 0 2
Special
Information
- Closest the Sun
- No water
- Little air
- Moon-like
Surface
- Surface
temperature
- -170·C to 430·C
- Rocky with iron
core
- Atmosphere of
carbon dioxide
with thick clouds
of toxic sulphuric
acid.
- No Water
-Rocky with iron
core
- It has got a lot
of volcanoes
- Has the highest
volcano in the solar
system (about 25 km
high)
- Has valleys and
canyons
-Thin atmosphere
mostly made up of
carbon dioxide
- Called the red
planet because its
surface is coverd in
red iron oxide

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