1. Devin Gibson

2. The SunThe PlanetsMoons

3.  Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.  Mercury orbits at 29 miles per second.  Temperatures range from 700 degrees to –300 degrees Fahrenheit.

4.  Venus is the second planet from the Sun.  Temperature is about 900 degrees Fahrenheit.  Venus spins backwards on its axis.

5.  Earth is the third planet from the Sun.  Earth has oceans of water, and an oxygen-rich atmosphere.  Earth has intelligent life.  The distance from the surface to the center of the Earth is about 2,000 miles. Our home planet

6.  Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun.  Mars is smaller and colder than Earth.  Temperatures range from 30 degrees to –220 degrees Fahrenheit. Our nearest neighbor.

7.  Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.  Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system.  Jupiter’s fast rotation causes the clouds to form bands.  Big red spot in southern hemisphere is a hurricane- like storm. Starts with a J.

9.  Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun.  Saturn is known as the “ringed” planet.  Rings are made of ice and rock.  Winds at the equator reach speeds of 1,100 miles per hour. Starts with S.

10.  Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun.  Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.  Named after the father of Saturn in Roman mythology.  Summers and winters on Uranus last 42 years.

11.  Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun.  Neptune is the fourth-largest planet in the solar system.  Neptune is sometimes further from the Sun than Pluto.

12.  Pluto is the ninth planet from the Sun.  Pluto is smaller than the Earth’s moon.  Pluto is the smallest planet.  Pluto has an elliptical orbit.

14. Astronomy Class Lecture

15.  Is a ball of hot gases.  Is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.  The Sun's temperature is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface and 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the center.

16.  The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,000,000 miles. It takes light eight and a half minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth.  The diameter of the Sun is 870,000 miles, 109 times larger than the Earth's. Its volume is big enough to hold over 1 million Earths.

17.  DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN, EVEN WITH DARK OR SMOKED GLASSES.  DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH BINOCULARS OR SMALL TELESCOPES.  YOU CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES! NEVER LOOKED AT THE SUN DIRECTLY

18.  Scientists study the sun with instruments on the Ulysses spacecraft.  Ulysses is a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency.  Ulysses was launched in October 1990.  It is the first spacecraft to orbit the Sun's North and South poles.

19. Astronomy Class Lecture

20.  Is a ball of hot gases.  Is 70% hydrogen, 28% helium, 1.5% carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, and 0.5% all other elements.  The Sun's temperature is 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the surface and 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit at the center.

21.  The average distance from the Earth to the Sun is 93,000,000 miles. It takes light eight and a half minutes to travel from the Sun to the Earth.  The diameter of the Sun is 870,000 miles, 109 times larger than the Earth's. Its volume is big enough to hold over 1 million Earths.

22.  DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN, EVEN WITH DARK OR SMOKED GLASSES.  DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WITH BINOCULARS OR SMALL TELESCOPES.  YOU CAN DAMAGE YOUR EYES! NEVER LOOKED AT THE SUN DIRECTLY

23.  Scientists study the sun with instruments on the Ulysses spacecraft.  Ulysses is a joint effort of NASA and the European Space Agency.  Ulysses was launched in October 1990.  It is the first spacecraft to orbit the Sun's North and South poles.