The Sun, Planets & Moon

What are three things you know about the sun?

1. The sun is the closest star to Earth. 2. The temperature on the surface of the sun is very hot, about 5,500 C. 3. The sun produces energy in its center.

Planet

A large body of matter that moves around a star such as the sun.

Crater

A large hole in the ground that is shaped like a bowl.

Star

A very large mass of hot, glowing gases.

Axis

An imaginary straight line through the center of Earth around which Earth rotates.

Rotation

Day and night is caused by the Earth's rotation.

Earth

From space, Earth looks like a white and blue ball. Our planet is the third planet from the sun. It has the air and water needed to support life. Earth has one moon.

One year

Is the time the Earth takes to go around the sun is?

Which four planets in our solar system are made of gas?

Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune.

Jupiter

Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is the biggest planet in our solar system. Jupiter is a large ball of gas. It had at least 16 moons and is surrounded by one thin ring.

Sun

Life on Earth depends upon light from the?

what are the names of the planets in our solar system, from closest to the sun to farthestaway?

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto.

Revolution

Movement of an object in an orbit around another object.

Pluto

Pluto is usually the ninth and farthest planet from the sun. It is the smallest planet in our solar system. Pluto is a hard, frozen planet. ipIt has one moon.

Saturn

Saturn, like Jupiter, is a giant ball of colored gas. It has at least 18 moons and man rings. Saturn is the sixth panet from the sun.

Neptune

The eighth planet, Neptune, is a large, cold planet made of gases. It has rings that are very hard to see. Neptune has eight moons.

Mars

The fourth planet from the sun, Mars, is often called the red planet because its surface is a reddish color. Mars is a rocky desert with volcanoes, valleys, and large dust storms. It has two moons.

Orbît

The path an object follows as it moves around another object.

Mercury

The planet closest to the sun is called Mercury. Mercury is hot, dry, and covered with craters.

Solar System

The sun, the planets and their moons, and other objects that move around the sun.

Rotate

To spin on an axis.

Uranus

Uranus is also a ball of gas. It is the seventh planet from the sun. From space, Uranus looks blue-green in color. It has a group of rings that are very close together. Uranus is different from the other planets because it lies on its side. It has at least 15moons.

Venus

Venus is the second planet from the sun, is surrounded by a thick layer of clouds. It is a hot, rocky planet covered with mountains, valleys, and craters. Venus has no moons.

Cooler

Where sunlight hits the Earth at an angle, it is?