Our Amazing Solar System
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6th - 8th Grade
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Grant Dunbar
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Our Amazing Solar System
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The Sun
The center of our solar system. All of the planets revolve around the Sun's gravity
The Sun is so large, one million Earth's could fit inside of the sun.
It is a nearly perfect sphere (ball) of hot plasma.
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Multiple Choice
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Mercury - 1st Planet
Closest planet to the Sun
It takes about 88 Earth days for Mercury to revolve around the Sun
Mercury has a rocky surface and has a dense iron core
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Multiple Choice
How long does it take for Mercury to revolve around the Sun?
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Venus - 2nd Planet
The hottest planet in our solar system
About the same size as Earth
Don't breathe that! Venus has a dense atmosphere mostly made of carbon dioxide.
Sometimes called Earth's twin
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Earth - 3rd Planet
Our home!
Has only one Moon
The only planet that we know of that contains life!
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The Moon
Earth only has one moon. It is a natural satellite that revolves around Earth.
The Moon has almost no atmosphere
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Eclipse
When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, the Moon casts a shadow on Earth. This is called a Solar Eclipse.
When the Earth is between the Sun and the Moon, Earth casts a shadow on the Moon. This is called a Lunar Eclipse.
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Multiple Choice
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Mars - 4th Planet
Closest planet to Earth
Often called The Red Planet because of its color
Has two moons, Phobos and Deimos
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Jupiter - 5th Planet
Gas giant about 315 times the size of Earth. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system.
The Great Red Spot is a storm on Jupiter that has been raging for at least 300 years
Jupiter has at least 100 moons that we know of
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Saturn - 6th Planet
Gas giant with its famous rings made up of rock and ice
Has 82 known moons, including Titan
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Uranus - 7th Planet
Spins in the opposite direction of Earth. Like Saturn, Uranus has a ring system. It is also the coldest planet in our solar system.
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