Solar System (The Planets)

A group of stars held together by gravity

A collection of planets and other objects orbiting a star

A single planet with its moon

A cloud of gas and dust in space

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Venus, Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

They are made of rock and metal

They have thick atmospheres

They have few to no moons

They are the four closest planets to the Sun

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

It is the third planet from the Sun.

It has one moon.

It is called the blue planet.

It takes 225 days to orbit the Sun.

1%

3%

97%

23.5%

Because of its volcanic mountains

Because its surface is covered in red dust

Because it is the fourth planet from the Sun

Because it has a thin atmosphere

Mars has surface water in liquid form.

Mars has two moons.

Mars takes 687 days to orbit the Sun.

Mars has the smallest dust storms in the solar system.