1. Solar System Molly Finnegan

2. Click on each planet to learn more!

3. Credits • http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/space/solar1.htm • http://www.siec.k12.in.us/west/proj/space/solar2.htm • http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour.cgi?link=/our_solar_system/planets.html&sn=0&art=ok&cdp=/windows3.html&cd=false&frp=/windows3.html&fr=f&sw=false&tour=&edu=elem • http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm • http://www.apples4theteacher.com/starwarp2.html -- • http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/webquests/solarsystem/solarsystem_webquest4.htm#mercury -- • http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm --

4. Mercury • Closest planet to the Sun • It is a small dry planet • 2nd smallest planet in the solar system • Has no rings or moons

5. Venus • It is the 2nd planet from the sun which is 67 million miles away • It is the closest to earth • Has no rings or moons • It is also called Earth’s “sister planet” because it is so similar to Earth

6. Earth • The 3rd planet from the Sun. • Only known planet to have living plants and animals • Has 1 moon • From space it looks blue because there is so much water

7. Mars • The 4th planet from the sun • It is also known as the “Red Planet” • In the night sky Mars looks like a Red Star

8. Jupiter • The 5th planet from the sun • It is the largest planet in the Solar System • 484 million miles from the sun • It has 16 moons

9. Saturn • The 6th planet from the sun • Has a great set of rings • Saturn also has 59 moons

10. Uranus • 7th planet from the sun • It has very thin rings made of pieces of ice • It has 27 known moons. • The first planet discovered by a telescope

11. Neptune • It is the 8th planet from the sun • It is a very cold place • It has 13 moons and a very faint ring system

12. Sun • The Sun is the most well-known feature in our solar system • The sun is a star at the center of the Solar System • It is a medium sized star

13. Pluto • Pluto is a frigid ball of ice and rock that orbits farthest from the Sun • Pluto is now officially classified as a dwarf planet