Transcript What Planets Are In The Solar System? By : Amanda Bermo

WHAT PLANETS ARE IN THE
SOLAR SYSTEM?
By : Amanda Bermo
MERCURY
Mercury was named
for the swift Roman
messenger god who
wore winged sandals.
 Mercury is a planet of
extreme
temperatures.
 Craters on Mercury
were caused when
comets and asteroids
struck the surface
billions of years ago.
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VENUS
Venus was named for
the Roman goddess of
love and beauty.
 The Chinese name for
Venus means
“Beautiful White
One”.
 Sometimes people
refer to Venus as
Earth ’s SISTER
because it is the
closets planet to
Earth.
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EARTH
Earth is the only
planet able to support
life.
 Earth is able to
support life because of
the food, water, and
the atmosphere.
 75% [3/4] of Earth is
covered with water.
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MARS
Mars was named for
the Roman God of
war.
 It is often called the
“Red Planet ” because
of its reddish
appearance when seen
from space.
 It is usually very cold
on Mars.
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JUPITER
Jupiter is twice as
large as the other
eight planets put
together.
 Jupiter has 17 known
moons.
 A thin ring of rocks
orbits Jupiter.
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SATURN
Because of Saturn’s
extreme cold ,the
gases have frozen and
formed crystals,
making them visible.
 From space, it looks
like a shining golden
globe.
 The series of rings
that surround Saturn
give the planet its
unusual appearance.
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URANUS
Uranus ’s light green
appearance is caused
by the presence of
methane gas clouds.
 Uranus rotates in the
opposite direction of
the other four outer
planets .
 Uranus has 5 large
moons and 10 small
moons .
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NEPTUNE
Neptune has 4 more
rings which are very
narrow and difficult to
see.
 The rings are made of
tiny dust particles
revolving around the
planet.
 From a distance,
Neptune appears blue
and seems to have a
red rim around it.
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PLUTO
The surface of Pluto is
probably made up of
frozen nitrogen.
 Pluto has one moon,
Choran, which is
nearly as large as the
planet itself.
 Pluto is sometimes
called a double planet
system.
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HOPE YOU LEARNED A LOT !