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    There are 8 planets in our solar system, with the order being Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Jupiter is the largest planet and a gas giant without a solid surface, as are Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Earth is the third planet from the sun and can support life. Venus and Mars are also terrestrial or rocky planets. The moon revolves around Earth and has phases based on its position to Earth and the sun.

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    There are 8 planets in our solar system, with the order being Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Jupiter is the largest planet and a gas giant without a solid surface, as are Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Earth is the third planet from the sun and can support life. Venus and Mars are also terrestrial or rocky planets. The moon revolves around Earth and has phases based on its position to Earth and the sun.

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    There are 8 planets in our solar system, with the order being Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. Jupiter is the largest planet and a gas giant without a solid surface, as are Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Earth is the third planet from the sun and can support life. Venus and Mars are also terrestrial or rocky planets. The moon revolves around Earth and has phases based on its position to Earth and the sun.

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    Our Solar System There are 8 planets in

    the solar system.


    Pluto is no longer
    considered a planet.

    From the sun the


    order of the planets is:
    Mercury, Venus,
    Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
    Saturn, Uranus,
    Neptune
    Jupiter Jupiter is the largest
    planet.

    It is 5th from the sun.

    It is considered a gas
    giant. It has no solid
    surface.

    Saturn Saturn is 6th from the


    sun.

    It is considered a gas
    giant. It has no solid
    surface.

    It has rings around it.


    Uranus the 7th planet
    Uranus from the sun.

    It is considered a gas
    giant. It has no solid
    surface.

    It has rings around it.

    Neptune is the 8th


    planet from the sun.
    Neptune
    It appears blue from
    telescopes and is a gas
    giant. It has no solid
    surface.

    It has rings around it.

    Earth is the 3rd planet


    from the sun.

    Earth It is a terrestrial planet


    (rocky)

    It can support life


    because it has an
    atmosphere, liquid
    water and is close
    enough to the sun for
    light and warmth.
    Venus is second from
    the sun. It is similar to
    Venus the size of earth.

    It is a very hot planet.

    It is a terrestrial planet
    (rocky)

    Mars is 4th from the


    sun.
    Mars
    It is a terrestrial planet
    (rocky)

    The atmosphere is thin


    and it has canyons and
    riverbeds.

    Mercury is the closet


    to the sun and is the
    smallest.
    Mercury
    It is a terrestrial planet
    (rocky)

    It has lots of craters


    and looks like our
    moon.
    Planets sorted in order
    Planets According to Size
    of size from largest to
    smallest are:
    1- Jupiter
    2- Saturn
    3-Uranus
    4-Neptune
    5-Earth
    6-Venus
    7-Mars
    8-Mercury
    Rotation
    The Earth rotates on
    its axis every 24 hours.

    Revolution
    The Earth completes
    one revolution around
    the sun every 365
    days.
    Seasons Due to the tilt on its
    axis, the Earth
    experiences seasons
    during its revolution
    around the sun.
    When the tilt is closer
    to the sun it is spring
    and summer. Farther
    we experience fall and
    winter.

    Sun-Earth-Moon relationship

    The Sun is a stationary


    star. Earth rotates on
    its axis and revolves
    around the sun. The
    moon rotates on its
    axis and revolves
    around Earth.

    Sun
    An average sized star.

    It is 4.6 billion years


    old.

    It is about 110 times


    bigger than the Earth.
    The Moon The moon is a small rocky
    satellite. It rotates on its
    axis and revolves around
    the Earth about once
    every 30 days.

    It is ¼ the size of Earth.

    It has no atmosphere or
    life, has very little water,
    and extreme
    temperatures.
    Phases of the Moon There are 8 phases of the
    moon and are based on
    the moons position to
    Earth and the sun.

    1. New moon
    2. Waxing crescent
    3. First quarter (half)
    4. Waxing gibbous
    5. Full
    6. Waning gibbous
    7. Last quarter (half)
    8. Waning crescent
    Aristotle Proposed that there
    were planets and the
    earth was at its center

    Central region
    composed of four
    elements-earth, air, fire,
    and water

    Greek Philosopher and Scientist


    Ptolemy Proposed that the Earth
    was the center of the
    universe

    Used math as a basis to


    defend his theory

    Believed that the earth


    did not move; rather
    other objects moved
    around the earth in a
    Greek Astronomer and Mathematician perfectly circular motion
    Viewed the solar system
    was centered around the
    Copernicus sun;
    Believed that the earth
    rotates on an axis and
    revolves around the sun
    Most people could not
    comprehend a “moving”
    earth and rejected his
    theory

    Polish Astronomer Disagreed with Ptolemy’s


    theory

    Galileo
    Argued Aristotle’s
    view

    Believed in
    Copernicus’ idea of
    a “sun-centered”
    universe.
    Italian Physicist and Astronomer
    Apollo Missions
    1968 – 1971 NASA
    made several
    missions to the
    moon and gathered
    Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collin were information. We
    members of the Apollo 11 Mission. Armstrong and Aldrin walked
    on the moon. Collin maintained control of the mother ship.
    learned a lot about
    the moon from their
    missions and
    studies and the
    samples they
    collected.

    Gas Giants
    the 4 largest
    planets, made
    mostly of gas:
    Saturn, Jupiter,
    Uranus, Neptune
    Terrestrial Planets

    rocky inner planets:


    Mercury, Earth,
    Venus, Neptune

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