The Solar System

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The Solar System
The sun is a star.
It is the center of our Solar System.
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Pluto
Uranus
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Earth
Mercury
The solar system is the sun and the objects that
orbit around it.
Sun
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
Mercurys surface is hot enough to melt steel.
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Venus is the second planet to the Sun.
It rotates backward compared to most of the
other planets.
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Earth is the third planet to the Sun.
Earth is the only planet known to Support life.
This is where we live.
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Mars is the fourth planet to the Sun.
Mars is very hot because it has the largest
volcano.
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Jupiter is the fifth planet to the Sun.
Jupiter has a big red spot. It is the largest
planet in the Solar System.
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Saturn is the sixth planet to the Sun.
Saturn is the second largest planet after
Jupiter. It has the largest rings in The Solar
System.
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Uranus is the seventh planet to the Sun.
Uranus has 5 large moons and at least 10 small
ones. It rotates on its sides and has rings.
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Neptune is the eighth planet to the Sun.
It is the farthest to the sun for 20-years period
when Pluto crosses its orbit.
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Pluto is the ninth planet to the Sun.
It is usually the most distant. It is made of
ice and it has a moon almost as large as it is.
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Created by Ms. Kohlmeiers Third Grade
Class 2005-2006 McDougle Elementary Klein
ISD Houston, Texas