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The Solar System

The Solar System. By: Chloe White Real Science Chapter 4 GLE 0507.6.1. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter. Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto. The Planets. Mercury. Closest planet to the Earth Smaller than Earth Wrinkled surface No moons. Venus. Almost the same size as Earth

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The Solar System

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  1. The Solar System By: Chloe White Real Science Chapter 4 GLE 0507.6.1

  2. Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto The Planets

  3. Mercury • Closest planet to the Earth • Smaller than Earth • Wrinkled surface • No moons

  4. Venus • Almost the same size as Earth • Very thick cloud cover • Cloud cover traps in the sun’s heat • Hottest average temperature of any of the planets • No moons

  5. Earth • The temperature, weather, and atmosphere are perfect to keep us alive! • One moon-name Luna • Has a wide variety of landforms including mountains, rivers, lakes

  6. Mars • Very similar to Earth • Scientists think it once had rivers, streams, lakes, and oceans • Today - water is only found: • In frozen polar caps • Underground

  7. Jupiter • Has a great red spot which is a giant storm • Raging for 300 years • No solid surface • Hydrogen and Water • At least 63 moons

  8. Saturn • Has rings 169,800 miles wide • As thick as a football field • Smaller than Jupiter • Clouds of Methane and Helium • 34 moons

  9. Uranus • Very odd planet! - spins on its side • Large rocky core (may contain diamonds) • Possible ocean of water • Almost identical to Neptune

  10. Neptune • “The Great Dark Spot” - Giant storm • Discovered in 1846 • Needed modern technology • 6 thin rings • 13 moons

  11. Pluto • A dwarf planet • Recently added back • 3 moons • Largest moon is Charon • Considered double system • Pluto and Charon almost same size

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