Our Solar System
by
Katie Moreno
 Our
Solar System
has 12 planets.
 We only live on
one.
 All the planets are
made of gas and
rock.
Our Sun
 The
sun is really a
star.
 The sun is made up
of fire and gas.
 The sun is the
closest star to
Earth.
Mercury
 Mercury
is
brightest in the
morning.
 Mercury doesn’t
have any moons.
 Mercury looks like
our moon.
Venus
 Venus
has many
volcanos.
 Venus also has no
moons.
 It is very hot on
Venus.
Earth
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Earth is the planet
we live on.
Earth is the only
planet with living
things like plants and
animals.
The blue is the water,
green is the land,
and white is the
clouds.
Mars
 Mars
is called “The
Red Planet”.
 Mars is red
because of a
chemical called
Iron Oxide.
 It’s the fourth
planet from the
sun.
The Asteroid Belt
 Scientists
have only
found 26 asteroids.
 If you took all of
them, you would
get one small
planet.
 Asteroids are just
like really small
planets.
Jupiter
 Jupiter
is the
largest planet
besides the sun.
 It has a red spot
which is made of a
storm.
 It is one of the gas
giants.
Saturn
 Saturn
has a ring.
 The ring is also
made of a storm.
 The rings are ice
cold.
Uranus
 Uranus
has 27
moons.
 It has a moon
called Arial.
 It’s the only planet
that’s sideways.
Neptune
 Neptune
is the
smallest gas giant.
 Neptune has 13
moons.
 Neptune is very
cold.
The Dwarf Planet Pluto
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Pluto is called a
dwarf planet
because it is so small.
Some people think
Pluto is not a planet.
Pluto was once
considered the
smallest planet in the
solar system until was
made a dwarf
planet.
Constellations
 Constellations
are
shapes in the sky
made of stars.
 There are many
shapes.
 One example is the
Big Dipper.
Our Galaxy
 Our
galaxy is the
Milky Way Galaxy.
 Galaxies have solar
systems inside.
 The galaxy has a
lot of things inside.
Reference Page
 http://www.planets
forkids.org/
 http://www.kidsastr
onomy.com/solar_s
ystem.htm
 http://www.scienc
ekids.co.nz/scienc
efacts/planets/mer
cury.html
 http://kids.nineplan
ets.org/portfoli.htm
 http://science.nati
onalgeographic.co
m/science/space/s
olarsystem/earth/http:/
/spacefacts.com/mars/
Thanks for watching.