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The Solar System
AKA ~ The Milky Way
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The Sun
Center of Our Solar System
Medium Sized Star
Giant Ball of Gases
Makes Life on Earth Possible
Provides Solar and Heat Energy
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Inner Planets“Rocky Planets”
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
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Outer Planets“Gassy Planets”
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
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Mnemonic Device
My Very Excited Mother
Just Served Us Nachos
Can You Create Your Own?
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Mercury
Planet closest to the Sun
Has little atomosphere
Very Hot Days, Very Cold Nights
One Day on Mercury is 176 Earth Days
Second Hottest Planet
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Venus
2nd Brightest object in our Night Sky
Similar Size to Earth
Clouds Made of Sulfuric Acid
Rotates Counter Clockwise
Known as Morning Star & Evening Star
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Earth
Our Favorite Planet
Only Known Planet to Support Life
Magnetic Field protects Earth from Solar Wind
Only Planet not Named after a god
Greatest Density
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Mars
“Red Planet”
Tallest Mountain in Solar System
Large Dust Storms
Color of Planet due to Iron
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Jupiter
Largest planet in the Sun
Turns on its axis about every 10 hours
Gas Giant
Great Red Spot could fit 3 Earths in it
Moon Ganymede is largest mood in Solar System
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Saturn
Flattest Planet
Made of Mostly Hydrogen
Has Rings made of ice and dust
Can be seen through small telescope
Oval storms like Jupiter
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Uranus
Tilted on its side 98 degrees
Rotates in a retrograde direction
Methane Ice Crystals give its blue color
Coldest Planet
Very thin sets of rings
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Neptune
Farthest Planet from the Sun
14 moons – Triton well known
Had a storm “ Great Dark Spot” lasted 5 years
Similar Atmosphere to Uranus
Smaller than Uranus but has Greater Mass