1. Solar System The Eight Planets and Other Objects

2. Mercury  The smallest planet  Largest temperature fluctuations  Planet closest to the sun  Heavily cratered  The smallest planet  Largest temperature fluctuations  Planet closest to the sun  Heavily cratered

3. Venus  The Second planet from the Sun  Named after the Roman Goddess of Love!  Very hot temperatures  The Second planet from the Sun  Named after the Roman Goddess of Love!  Very hot temperatures

4. Earth  AKA Home!  Third planet from the sun.  Only planet known to sustain various forms of life.  AKA Home!  Third planet from the sun.  Only planet known to sustain various forms of life.

5. Mars  Fourth planet from the sun  The only other planet we have landed on and looked around (rover)  No other life forms have been found  Fourth planet from the sun  The only other planet we have landed on and looked around (rover)  No other life forms have been found

6. Jupiter  The largest planet in the solar system  The fifth planet from the sun  It has more moons than any other planet.  The largest planet in the solar system  The fifth planet from the sun  It has more moons than any other planet.

7. Saturn  Famous for its beautiful gaseous rings!  The 6th planet from the sun.  Famous for its beautiful gaseous rings!  The 6th planet from the sun.

8. Uranus  The 7th planet from the sun  Doomed to endure relentless punning and other forms of negative remarks because of its unfortunate name.  The 7th planet from the sun  Doomed to endure relentless punning and other forms of negative remarks because of its unfortunate name.

9. Neptune  The 8th and final planet  This planet shines blue in all of its picture  This planet is freaking cold and takes hundreds of years to revolve around the sun.  This is my favorite planet.  The 8th and final planet  This planet shines blue in all of its picture  This planet is freaking cold and takes hundreds of years to revolve around the sun.  This is my favorite planet.

10. Other Objects  Moons: these little guys orbit around the planets.  Asteroids: aka shooting stars  Meteors: good because they stay in space  Meteorites: bad because they land on earth.  Moons: these little guys orbit around the planets.  Asteroids: aka shooting stars  Meteors: good because they stay in space  Meteorites: bad because they land on earth.