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The Sun
Makes up 99.8% of the mass within our Solar System
All the planets revolve around the sun since it is the center of the System
The center of the sun is about 27 million degrees Fahrenheit.
The sun is the reason the Earth is still around because of how powerful the
What is a Planet?
In order to be a planet there must be enough mass to be able to form the
an object that meets planetary criteria except that it has not cleared debris from its orbital neighborhood
Video:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/videos?videoGuid=75ef52f5-757e-4ac8-9719-8fd09711b35e
Reference
Howell, E. (204, May 22). What Is a Planet? Space.com. Retrieved May 31, 2015, from
http://www.space.com/25986-planet-definition.html
Mercury
The smallest planet
A bit larger the our moon
Rocky Planet
Has solid, cratered surface.
day on Mercury
Takes 88 earth days to orbit around
the Sun.
Venus
A little smaller than Earth
Second closest Planet to the
Sun
67 million miles
Rocky Planet
Cratered and volcanic landscape
on Venus
Makes an orbit around the
Sun in 225 Earth days
Earth
Third Planet from the sun
Rocky Planet
Solid and dynamic surface of
oceans
Mars
Fourth Planet from the Sun
Rocky Plant
Volcanoes, Impacts, Crustal
Jupiter
Fifth Planet from the sun
Gas Giant Planet
No Solid Surface
Predicted that there is a solid
Atmosphere made up of
Hydrogen and Helium
Saturn
Sixth Planet from the Sun
Gas Giant Planet
No solid surface
of:
Hydrogen and helium
Uranus
Seventh Planet from the Sun
Ice Planet
80% or more is made up of
icy material
Water
Methane
Ammonia
Neptune
Eighth Planet from the
Sun
Sister Ice Planet with
Uranus
Thick and hot
combination of:
Water
Ammonia
Methane
Refererence
Solar System Exploration. (n.d.). Retrieved June 1, 2015, from
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm
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