1. The Planets And What They Are/Mean

2. Mercury • Mercury is the Roman messenger God(Hermes is Greek.) • The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky. • Mercury is seen as a star on Earth without an telescope.

3. Venus is the Roman God of love(Aphrodite in Greek.) • Venus reaches best brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it has been known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star. • Venus is sometimes called Earth’s ‘sister’

4. Earth • Earth is also called Terra the Roman Mother Earth(Gaia in Greek.) • Earth is Home to the only forms of living things known (as of 16 May 2012.) • Earth is tilted at 23.4° because earlier a massive asteroid hit earth.

5. Mars • Mars is named after the Roman God of war(Ares in Greek.) • it is often described as the "Red Planet" as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance. • Iron oxide is composed of iron and oxygen.

6. Asteroid belt • The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. • The asteroid belt is home to asteroids as small as your little finger and as big as Pluto. • The biggest is the dwarf planet Ceres.

7. Jupiter • Jupiter is the Roman king of Gods, God of the skies and master of lightning (Zeus in Greek.) • Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System (that is probably why its called Jupiter.) • The Great Red Spotis a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the 17th century when it was first seen by telescope.

8. Saturn • Saturn is the Roman Titan lord of time (Kronos in Greek.) • Saturn has a ring system that has nine continuous main rings composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. • Titan, Saturn's largest and the Solar System's second largest moon, is larger than the planet Mercury

9. Uranus • Uranus is the Greek father sky • In mythology Uranus’s son Saturn cut up Uranus with his sickle. • It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224 °C).

10. Neptune • Neptune is the Roman God of the sea (Poseidon in Greek) • It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224 °C). • Astronomers sometimes categorize Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants“.

11. Dwarf Planets • A dwarf planet is a small planet that smaller then the moon. • There are five dwarf planets in the Solar System: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

12. PROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE

13. How small is a dwarf planet? • Small. • Smaller then Saturn • Smaller then the moon • Smaller then the SUN

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16. Venus is the god of… • Beauty and love • Blood and gory • Hate and ugliness • Hippies

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19. What is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System • Mercury • Mt Everest • Me in ice • Neptune

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22. Test your scores……. 0-1- need to work on your memory 2-well you will know next time 3-either you have a great memory or you’re a genius

23. Bibliography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune