OUR SOLAR SYSTEM By Joey Quattrini Our solar system includes 8 different planets. The solar system is very, very big. You could say massive also. The solar system has cold planets and warm planets.
Dec 23, 2015
OUR SOLAR SYSTEMBy Joey QuattriniOur solar system
includes 8 different planets.
The solar system is very, very big. You could say massive also.
The solar system has cold planets and warm planets.
The SunThe sun is the star
that keeps our planet warm and bright.
All the other planets orbit around the sun.
The sun will burn out in about 100 billion years.
Mercury
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun.
No human can live on Mercury because it is hot enough to melt lead.
Mercury is about the size of Earth’s moon.
Venus
Venus is about as big as Earth.
It is one of the brightest planets in the solar system.
Venus has volcanoes, mountains, and craters.
EarthEarth is the planet
we live on.Earth is the only
planet with life on it in our solar system.
It has more water than land.
Mars
Mars looks fiery red down on Earth.
Mars diameter is only half of Earth’s.
Mars may have had water on it’s surface.
Asteroid BeltThe asteroid belt
separates the inner planets from the outer planets.
It is made of lots of asteroids.
The asteroid belt is very big.
Jupiter Jupiter is the
largest planet in our solar system.
It has a diameter that is 11 times the diameter of Earth.
Jupiter has a giant storm on it.
SaturnSaturn has rings
that are visible from Earth with a telescope.
Saturn has 31 moons.
It has no solid surface.
Uranus Uranus is a gas
giant.It rotates on its side
as it orbits the sun.Uranus has at least
27 moons.
NeptuneNeptune has at
least 13 moons.It is one of the
windiest places in our solar system.
It’s atmosphere is mainly hydrogen and helium.
The Dwarf Planet PlutoPluto is farthest
from the sun.It is very, very cold
on Pluto.Pluto is called a
dwarf planet because it is too small to be a planet.
TelescopeTelescopes are used
to look at stars and planets.
You can’t see the surface of a planet though.
Telescopes can see very far in the sky.
UniverseThe universe is
everything that exists in space.
There are millions of galaxies in the universe.
There are also millions of stars.
Constellations Constellations are
pictures in the stars.
One constellation you might know is the big dipper.
Another one is the little dipper.
GalaxyGalaxies are
systems of stars, gas, and dust.
There are many galaxies in the universe.
Galaxies are huge.
OrbitEarth orbits around
the sun.All the other
planets orbit around the sun too.
It takes Earth 1 year to orbit around the sun.
RotateIt takes Earth 1 day
to rotate on it’s axis.
Rotate means to spin around.
Earth rotates to get night and day.
AxisEarth tilts on it’s
axis.That is why
seasons change.An axis is an
imaginary line that goes through both poles of the Earth.
Moon The moon is a small
planet like body that orbits the Earth.
The moon has many craters.
Some of the other planets have moons too.
StarA star is a huge ball
of superheated gases.
There are many stars in the solar system.
Stars make up constellations.
AsteroidAsteroids make up
the asteroid belt.Some asteroids hit
Earth.Some don’t hit
Earth.
Moon PhasesThe moon phases
are the shapes the moon seems to have.
One phase is the full moon.
Another phase is the new moon.
CometThere are many
comets.Comets are like
asteroids and meteors.
It looks like comets have a trail of light.
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