 What is the sun?

 The inner planets are the first four planets in the solar system:  Mercury  Venus  Earth  Mars They are also called terrestrial planets. (terrestrial means earth like) **Question 1,2, &3**

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars Distance to the sunClose Size and massSmall DensityHigh CompositionRock/Iron RevolutionFast ( this is when the planet is rotating around the sun) RotationSlow (this is when the planets are spinning on their axis) Moons Rings Few (each planet has 3 or less) None

 The inner planets are far more dense then any of the Jovian (or outer planets)  The Jovian planets have far more moons then any of the Terrestrial  Question 4

 The closest planet to the sun  The smallest terrestrial planet  Mercury has long hot days and equally long cold days  Mercury also has no moons  Question 5

 The second planet from the sun  The clouds on Venus do not produce rain droplets instead they produce acid droplets  Venus rotates in the opposite direction of all of the other planets  Venus has no moons

 Is the third planet from the sun  It is the only one that is known to sustain life.  Earth is one of two terrestrial planets that have a moon  Question 6

 The fourth planet from the sun  Known as the red planet  Space probes have actually landed on mars and explored it  Mars is a very very cold planet  Question 7

PlanetsMassSurface Gravity Mercury Venus Earth11 Mars So what do you think it is?? Question 8

 Universe  Galaxy  Solar System  Asteroids  Comets  Stars