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The Sun• The Sun is a huge ball of burning fire.• The sun’s surface is about 10,832 degrees
Fahrenheit.• The sun causes seasons,climate,ocean
currents, air circulation, and weather.• The sun has been around for 4.6 billion years.
MercuryMercury is the closest Planet to the sun.It is the 2nd smallest Planet in our Solar
System.It takes only 88 earth days for this Planet to
orbit the sun.A day on Mercury is 59 times longer than an
Earth Day.
VenusThe temperature on Venus is about 900
degrees.Venus is covered by layers of cloudsAs well as trapping in heat the clouds of
Venus reflect sunlight.The air pressure on Venus is 90 times greater
then on earth.
EarthIt completes one orbit of the sun about once
every 365 days.Earths atmosphere is very thin.Earth has one natural satellite, the moon.It also helps to protect us from meteors by
causing them to burn up before reaching earths surface.
The MoonThe moon is about 1 4th the size of the earth.The moon reflects light from the sun.Earths ocean tides are caused by the
gravitational pull of the moon.Many scientists believe the moon was
originally part of the earth.
MarsMars often has wind that blows up to 200
kilometers per hour.is the 4th planet from the sun.It is known as the red planet.There are ice caps on both poles of mars.
JupiterJupiter has 4 large moons.Jupiter is the biggest planet in our Solar
System.It is like a star in many ways.In some ways Jupiter is like a tiny Solar
System.
SaturnSaturn is the 6th planet in our Solar System.4 moons of Saturn pass in front of the planet.Saturn weighs little compared to how large it
is.Saturn is 9 times larger than earth.
UranusUranus spins up and down.Uranus is the 7th planet in our Solar System.It takes 81 earth years for Uranus to go
around the sun.Uranus seems to roll around the sun.
NeptuneIt takes Neptune about 165 earth years to go
around the sun.Neptune's dark spots are storms the size of
earth.Neptune has dark and light cloud bands that
remind people of Jupiter's stripes.The high clouds probably occur where warm
air is risig through colder surroundings.