1. The Solar System By Allison Conrad

2. Sun

3. Sun A star in the middle of our Solar system Also known as Sol Trillions of other stars in the universe like it Made of dust and gas draw together by a common Gravity Started to provide its own light, heat, and energy Around 1 million Degrees

4. Mercury

5. Mercury Named after the Roman Version of Hermes, the Messenger God Less gravity because it’s smaller than Earth Made mostly of leftover iron from when the Sun formed Cold because it have no molten core Too small to have an atmosphere No moons

6. Venus

7. Venus Named after the Roman version of Aphrodite, goddess of love Does have an atmosphere Very hot surface Liquid molten core No moons Same size as Earth 1 orbit of the Sun: 224.701 days 1 rotation: 243.16 days

8. Earth

9. Earth Roman name for the Greek go Gaea, or mother Earth, Who was married to Uranus Biggest terrestrial (dense, solid) planet Only planet with life (known for fact) One moon named Luna Orbit of the sun – 365.3 days 1 rotation – 23 hours, 56 minutes

10. Mars

11. Mars The Roman name for Ares, god of war Two moons Closest temperature to Earth out of all the other planets You would weigh a lot less on Mars compared to Earth 1 orbit of the Sun: 686.98 days 1 rotation: 24 hours 37 mintues

12. Jupiter

13. Jupiter The roman name for Zeus, king of the gods You would weigh more on Jupiter than on Earth Has many storms including the biggest one, the big red spot Has no solid surface At least 63 moons Made of hydrogen and water 1 orbit of the Sun: 4332.59 days

14. Saturn

15. Saturn Roman name for Kronos, who overthrew Uranus to become king of the gods, and then was defeat by his son, Jupiter The rings are 169,800 miles wide 34 moons Made of methane and helium 1 orbit of the sun: 10,759.2 days 1 rotation: 10 hours 13 minutes

16. Uranus

17. Uranus King of the gods until overthrown, also married to Earth Spins on it’s side Large, rocky core Almost identical to Neptune 27 moons 1 orbit of the Sun: 30, 684 days 1 rotation: 17.2 hours

18. Neptune

19. Neptune The roman name for Poseidon, god of the sea Has a giant storm known as the Great Dark Spot 6 rings 13 moons 1 orbit of the Sun: 60, 190 days 1 rotation: 16 hours 17 minutes

20. Pluto

21. Pluto The roman name for Hades, god of the underworld Also known as the Dwarf planet Was officially disnamed as a planet in 2006 3 moons 1 orbit of the Sun: 90, 465 days 1 rotation: 6 days, 9 hours

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