1. Our Solar SystemNeptuneUranusMercury VenusSaturn Earth JupiterMars

2. Mercury Closest to the sun Smallest planet Rotates once every 59 earth days. One day on Mercury lasts 176 Earth days. Very dry, hot, and almost airlessImage courtesy of http://zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk/~idh/apod/ap011124.html 3. Venus Second closest planet to the sun Brightest celestial body besides the moon and sun. Cannot be seen in the middle of the night Can be observed in the east at sunrise and the west at sunsetImage courtesy of www. zuserver2.star.ucl.ac.uk 4. Earth 3rd from the sun 5th largest planet in the solar system More than 4.5 billion years old Has one natural satellite we call the moon. Oceans cover 70% of Earths surfaceImage courtesy of www.filer.case.edu 5. Mars Fourth from the sun Only planet whose surface can be seen in detail from the Earth Reddish in color, the atmosphere of Mars is made of carbon dioxideImage courtesy of http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/astro/mars.htm 6. Jupiter The Fifth planet from the sun Largest planet in the solar system Has at least 39 monthsImage courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/jupiter.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=B&alt=0&tz=CET 7. Saturn Sixth planet from the sun Has at least 31 moons The surface on Saturn consists of liquid and gasImage courtesy of http://www.heavens-above.com/saturn.asp?lat=0&lng=0&loc=Unspecified&alt=0&tz=CET 8. Uranus Seventh planet from the sun 1st planet discovered with a telescope Atmosphere is a mixture of Hydrogen, Helium, and methane Does not have a solid surfaceImage courtesy of http://www.astro.keele.ac.uk/~rdj/planets/uranus.html 9. Neptune 8th and farthest planet from the sun The atmosphere is mostly hydrogen and helium Has 8 known moonsImage courtesy of http://worldalmanacforkids.com 10. Moon Bigger than Pluto Only object in the Solar System visited by humans. A lunar month is 29.35 days, 1 new moon to the next. The moons gravitational pull on Earth is the main cause of the oceans tide. 11. Sun Located 93,000,000 miles from Earth Closest star to Earth At least 4.5 billion years old Has a surface temperature of 10,000 degrees and a center temperature of 27,000,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 12. Asteroids The Asteroid Belt is the space between Mars and Jupiter It contains irregularly shaped chunks of debris called asteroids Asteroids made of rock and metal. Mostly nickel and iron 13. Credits: Web biography: http://www.slideshare.net/ AnnieFourman/solarsystem-ppt