1. Solar System

2. Mercury Mercury is the first planet in the solar system
It takes 88 days to orbit the Sun 1 time
Range from the Sun can be 29-million to 43-million miles away
Mercury’s temperature range is 800 degrees to degrees F.
Its temperatures are so sever that there can not be any life on this planet
It’s known as The Swift Planet

3. Venus Venus is the 2nd planet in the solar system
Similar to the size of Earth
Its atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide, and clouds with sulfuric acid droplets
It takes 225 days to orbit the Sun 1 time
117 Earth days = 1 Venus day
Venus’ temperature on its surface can reach 880 degrees F.
It’s known as Earth’s Sister Planet

4. Earth Earth is the 3rd planet in the solar system
It takes days to orbit the Sun 1 time
It’s mainly a planet covered with water
Earth is the only planet sustaining life
Earth’s atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and 1% of other things.
The Earth has a moon that orbits every 28 days
The Earth is known as The Big Blue Marble

5. Mars Mars is the 4th planet in the solar system
Its surface has been changed over time by several sources
3.5 billion years ago, Mars experienced the solar system’s largest flood ever.
Mars is known as The Red Planet

6. Jupiter Jupiter is the 5th planet in the solar system
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system
It has about 49 moons that orbit it
It’s known for The Great Red Spot, which is a giant spinning storm cloud
Jupiter is known as The Giant

7. Saturn Saturn is the 6th planet in the solar system
Saturn is the second largest planet in our system
Saturn rings are considered to be the most extensive and complex in the solar system
Saturn has several moons that orbit it
Saturn is known as The Ringed Planet

8. Uranus Uranus is the 7th planet in the solar system
It has extremely bright clouds which is why the planet looks bright blue from outer space
Uranus has no solid surfaces because it is one of the gas planets
Uranus is known as The Blue Planet

9. Neptune Neptune is the 8th planet in the solar system
Neptune is bright blue because of the methane in it’s atmosphere
It has hurricane like storms like Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Neptune is known as The Outermost Planet

10. Pluto Pluto was the last “planet” in the solar system
It was the smallest planet in the whole solar system
It was declassified as a planet in the year of 2006
It is now known as a dwarf planet