Our Solar System

By

Miss Isbell

The sunThe sun

► The sun is the The sun is the most important most important ball of gas in our ball of gas in our solar system. Too solar system. Too close and you close and you would burn would burn instantly and to far instantly and to far away you would away you would freeze to death.freeze to death.

► New Mercies Every New Mercies Every morningmorning

MercuryMercury

Mercury is the closest Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It’s planet to the Sun. It’s extremely hot during extremely hot during the day and extremely the day and extremely cold at night. This cold at night. This planet is most like our planet is most like our moon.moon.

VenusVenus

Venus is between Venus is between Mercury and Earth. It Mercury and Earth. It is hotter than Mercury is hotter than Mercury but doesn’t get as but doesn’t get as cold. It’s clouds are cold. It’s clouds are yellow due to sulfuric yellow due to sulfuric acid.acid.

EarthEarth

• Our planet Earth is the only planet that has the ability to sustain life. We are close enough to the Sun for warmth but far enough away not to burn up.

MarsMars

Mars is known as Mars is known as the Red planet the Red planet because of the because of the gases it emits that gases it emits that look like rust. It look like rust. It had 2 moons that had 2 moons that aren’t perfectly aren’t perfectly round.round.

Jupiter

This is the biggest planet in our solar system. It has several moons orbiting around it. It also has a red spot that is a constant storm.

SaturnSaturnSaturn has more Saturn has more than just one ring than just one ring as first thought of. as first thought of. It actually has It actually has several rings that several rings that have several layers have several layers and are made up of and are made up of ice and other ice and other things.things.

UranusUranus

This is one planet that This is one planet that hasn’t had a lot of hasn’t had a lot of exploration. It is exploration. It is different because it different because it looks like it rotates looks like it rotates sideways with its rings sideways with its rings up and down.up and down.

Neptune This planet is

named after the Greek god of the water. It is one of the larger planets and has a wide variety of temperatures

Pluto

This is the planet they think is the smallest and the furthest out planet in our solar system. It is so far away from the sun it is also the coldest planet.