And What They Are/Mean
The Planets
Mercury
• Mercury is the Roman messenger God(Hermes is Greek.)
• The planet probably received this name because it moves so quickly across the sky.
• Mercury is seen as a star on Earth without an telescope.
• Venus is the Roman God of love(Aphrodite in Greek.)
• Venus reaches best brightness shortly before sunrise or shortly after sunset, for which reason it has been known as the Morning Star or the Evening Star.
• Venus is sometimes called Earth’s ‘sister’
Earth
• Earth is also called Terra the Roman Mother Earth(Gaia in Greek.)
• Earth is Home to the only forms of living things known (as of 16 May 2012.)
• Earth is tilted at 23.4° because earlier a massive asteroid hit earth.
• Mars is named after the Roman God of war(Ares in Greek.)
• it is often described as the "Red Planet" as the iron oxide prevalent on its surface gives it a reddish appearance.
• Iron oxide is composed of iron and oxygen.
Mars
Asteroid belt
• The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.
• The asteroid belt is home to asteroids as small as your little finger and as big as Pluto.
• The biggest is the dwarf planet Ceres.
Jupiter
• Jupiter is the Roman king of Gods, God of the skies and master of lightning (Zeus in Greek.)
• Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System (that is probably why its called Jupiter.)
• The Great Red Spot is a giant storm that is known to have existed since at least the 17th century when it was first seen by telescope.
• Saturn is the Roman Titan lord of time (Kronos in Greek.)
• Saturn has a ring system that has nine continuous main rings composed mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust.
• Titan, Saturn's largest and the Solar System's second largest moon, is larger than the planet Mercury
Saturn
Uranus
• Uranus is the Greek father sky• In mythology Uranus’s son Saturn cut up
Uranus with his sickle.• It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the
Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224 °C).
Neptune
• Neptune is the Roman God of the sea (Poseidon in Greek)
• It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224 °C).
• Astronomers sometimes categorize Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants“.
Dwarf Planets
• A dwarf planet is a small planet that smaller then the moon.
• There are five dwarf planets in the Solar System: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.
PROVE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
How small is a dwarf planet?
• Small.• Smaller then Saturn• Smaller then the moon• Smaller then the SUN
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Venus is the god of…
• Beauty and love• Blood and gory• Hate and ugliness• Hippies
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What is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System
• Mercury• Mt Everest• Me in ice• Neptune
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Test your scores…….
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Bibliography
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_belthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiterhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturnhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranushttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neptune