The Super Solar System The Super Solar System By: Laura Bart

California State Standard: Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets. Students know the solar system includes the planet Earth, the Moon, the Sun, eight other planets and their satellites, and smaller objects, such as asteroids and comets.

What is in the Solar System? The Solar system is the objects that orbit the sun. The Solar system is the objects that orbit the sun. PlanetsPlanets MoonsMoons CometsComets AsteroidsAsteroids

Let’s talk about planets!! A planet is a large and round body that orbits a star and shines with reflected light from a star. A planet is a large and round body that orbits a star and shines with reflected light from a star. There are 9 planets in our solar system: There are 9 planets in our solar system: –My mother very educated mother just sold us nine pizzas. –Mercury –Venus –Earth –Mars –Jupiter –Saturn –Uranus –Neptune –Pluto

Mercury Planet closest the sun Planet closest the sun Second smallest plane Second smallest plane Covered with craters Covered with craters No moons or rings No moons or rings It is about the size of Earth’s moon It is about the size of Earth’s moon Goes around the sun about 4 times, while the earth only goes around the sun once. Goes around the sun about 4 times, while the earth only goes around the sun once.

Venus Earths nieghboor Earths nieghboor No moons or rings No moons or rings Very hot and thick atmosphere Very hot and thick atmosphere Brightest object in sky besides sun and moon (looks like bright star) Brightest object in sky besides sun and moon (looks like bright star) Covered with craters, volcanoes, and mountains Covered with craters, volcanoes, and mountains It is the sixth largest planet. It is the sixth largest planet.

Earth It’s our planet!!!!!! It’s our planet!!!!!! Only planet with known life and with water. Only planet with known life and with water. About 4 1/2 billion years About 4 1/2 billion years Third planet from sun Third planet from sun Atmosphere composed of composed of Nitrogen, Oxygen and other gases (1%). Atmosphere composed of composed of Nitrogen, Oxygen and other gases (1%).

Mars Fourth planet from sun Fourth planet from sun In night-time mars appears to be a reddish color. In night-time mars appears to be a reddish color. On the surface of mars there are volcanoes and huge dust storms On the surface of mars there are volcanoes and huge dust storms

Jupiter It is the largest planet in the solar system It is the largest planet in the solar system Jupiter is about 11 times the size of Earth Jupiter is about 11 times the size of Earth Has a giant red spot seen on the surface of Jupiter Has a giant red spot seen on the surface of Jupiter Second brightest planet next to Venus Second brightest planet next to Venus

Saturn One of the largest planets One of the largest planets Known for the giant rings around the planet Known for the giant rings around the planet Saturn has 31 moons surrounding it Saturn has 31 moons surrounding it Saturn has been explored Saturn has been explored It is visible at night from Earth It is visible at night from Earth

Uranus Covered with clouds Covered with clouds Has 27 moons Has 27 moons Faint rings surround Uranus Faint rings surround Uranus 7 th planet from the sun 7 th planet from the sun

Neptune Arcs surround the planet Arcs surround the planet 7 moons surround Neptune 7 moons surround Neptune Very similar to hole in the ozone layer, Neptune is known to be “Dark Spot” Very similar to hole in the ozone layer, Neptune is known to be “Dark Spot”

Pluto Sometimes it is not thought of as a planet Sometimes it is not thought of as a planet It is the farthest planet away from the sun It is the farthest planet away from the sun Pluto is so far away that it has not been visited by anyone on earth or anywhere!!! Pluto is so far away that it has not been visited by anyone on earth or anywhere!!!

Comets and Asteroids Comets Comets small icy bodies small icy bodies Comets give off gases and dust as they pass by Comets give off gases and dust as they pass by travel pass the sun travel pass the sun Asteroids Asteroids About 100,000 asteroids are between Mars and Jupiter About 100,000 asteroids are between Mars and Jupiter Asteroids are believed to be billions of years old Asteroids are believed to be billions of years old