Solar System

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Saturn

is the sixth planet from the sun. It is a gas planet. It has many rings made of ice, rocks, and dust .

Comet

large ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun

The moon goes through different stages called ____________.

phases

The moon is made of __________ and __________.

rock , dust

Saturn is ____________ than the Sun.

smaller

Everything in our solar system orbits around the ______.

sun

Mars

the fourth planet from the sun. It is called the "Red Planet". It has mountains, valleys, and canyons.

Milky Way

the galaxy our solar system is in

Solar System

the sun, eight planets, moons, asteroids, meteoroids, and meteors. Everything in the solar system orbits, or goes around the sun.

How many planets are in our Solar System?

8 planets are in our Solar System

Astronaut

A person who travels to space

__________ is the only planet with life.

Earth

_______________ is known as the red planet.

Mars

The Earth is the _______planet from the sun.

Third (3rd)

____________ is the hottest and brightest PLANET in the solar system.

Venus

Planet

a large body of rock or gas that orbit the sun

Sun

a star, everything in the solar system orbits, or goes around it. It is a big burning ball of gas. All of our heat and light comes from it.

Axis

an imagnary line that goes through the North Pole and the South Pole

Asteroid

chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun

The _________moon is when you can see the whole moon.

full

Neptune

is the eight planet from the sun. It is a gas planet. It is very cold and stormy.

Jupiter

is the fifth planet from the sun. It is a gas planet. It is the largest planet. It has big storms, one is called the "Great Red Spot".

Mercury

is the planet closest to the sun. It is a rocky planet. it is very hot during the day and very cold at night. There is no water or weather on Mercury.

Venus

is the second planet from the sun. It is the hottest and brightest planet in the solar system.

Uranus

is the seventh planet from the sun. it is a gas planet. it is the coldest planet in the solar system.

Earth

the third planet from the sun. Seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. It is the only planet that has life on it.

Orbit

to revolve, or go around, an object

70% of the earth is covered by ____________.

water


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