T he S olar S ystem

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The Solar SystemThe solar system has 8 planets.There is also 1 dwarf planet.

SUN

The sun is a star.The sun is very hot.The sun provides energy, heat, and light to Earth.MERCURYMercury is about the size of Earths moon.It is a small, rocky planet.Mercury is covered with craters.

VENUSBecause Venus is so close to the Earth, it appears as the brightest planet in the night sky.

EARTHThe Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many other factors are just right to keep us alive.

MARSMARS is a fiery red color from Earth .Mars is called the red planet.Mars comes before the planet Jupiter.

THE ASTEROID BELTThe asteroid belt is between Mars and Jupiter. There are about 7,000 asteroids in the asteroid belt.The asteroid belt is long.

JUPITER Jupiter is red.The giant red spot is really a stormJupiter looks like it has stripes.

SATURNSaturn has a ring around it.Saturn is before Uranus.Saturn is after Jupiter.

UranusUranus is blue.Uranus is has a ring around it.Some times there's storms on it.

NEPTUNENeptune is blue ,and purple.Neptune is big.Neptune is an outerPlanet.

PlutoPluto is small.Pluto is brown and white.Pluto is a dwarf planet.

The Dwarf Planet PlutoPluto is the smallest planet.There are a lot of planets.Pluto is not one of the 9 planets.

GalaxyOur galaxy is BIG.

Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. Galaxies are filled with millions of stars.

StarsStars are all over the sky.Stars are all different sizes.Stars are in all different places

CometComets are in all different sizes. Comet are different shapes.Comets are called dirty snow balls and have a tail.

Milky WayThe Milky Way is our galaxy.The Milky Way is a swirl.