2. By Jordan Hamberg

3. Mercury  One day on Mercury is 59 Earth – days long.  Mercury doesn’t have an atmosphere.  Mercury is a planet of extreme temperatures.

4. Venus  Venus is surrounded by thick clouds that reflect the light from the sun.  The Chinese name for Venus mean ‘’beautiful white one.’’  Temperatures can climb to 900F

5. Earth  The Earth is a ball of rock almost covered by oceans.  It is the only planet with plants and animals.  A year on Earth is 365 days long.

6. Mars  Mars is called the red planet.  It is a desert except for ice caps at the north and south pole.  Strong wind blow up big storms of the red dust.

7. Jupiter  Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System.  Jupiter is a giant ball of gas with a small rocky center.  One day is about 10 Earth –hours long.

8. Saturn  Saturn is a giant ball of gas with a rocky center.  Saturn has many rings.  The rings are made of bits of ice and rock.

9. Uranus  Uranus is so far from the sun that it is very, very cold.  A thick haze covers the planet.  Uranus rotates on it side.

10. Neptune  Neptune is a large blue-green ball of gas with a center of rock and iron.  Neptune has high winds and many storms.  Sometimes these storms show up as dark spots. Neptune is 4,497,070 km from the sun.

11. Pluto  Pluto is known as a dwarf planet.  Pluto is the farthest from the Sun.  Pluto is the coldest planet.

12. The End thank you for watching the show!