THE SUN, MERCURY, VENUS AND MARS

Júlia Anglada, Estel Francisco, Pascal Grimaldi i Maria ValldeoriolaEscola Farigola 6è

Science Project 1

INDEX

1.The Sun2.Mercury3.Venus4.Mars

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TO BE

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1.THE SUNThe Sun is in the centre of the solar system. The Sun gives life to the Earth.The Sun is only one of milions and milions of stars in the Galaxy

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1.THE SUNIt is 150 million km away from Earth.

The Sun was form 4.500 billions years ago.

The Sun forms with clouds of gas and dust.

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2.MERCURY

Mercury is the smallest and nearest planet to the sun. 6

2.MERCURYYou can see Mercury from the Earth.

Mercury is similar to the Moon.

Mercury has got craters like the Moon.

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3.VENUS

Venus is the second planet nearest the Sun.8

3.VENUSVenus is the brightest natural object in the night sky without the Moon.Venus is the hottest planet in the Solar System, even hotter than Mercury, which is closer to the Sun.

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4. MARS

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4. MARSMars is the fourth planet in the solar system. Is red, orange or black (depends of the day).

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Mars is covered by craters from objects like asteroids and meteorites hitting the planet. Today, 43,000 craters have been found.

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THE SUN (HAS GOT)

The Sun is made up of superheated

hydrogen and helium gas.

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explanation

MERCURY VENUS MARS

Time of one orbit

88 days 225 days 687 days

Time of one rotation

59 days 243 days 25 hours

Moons 0 0 2

Special Information

- Closest the Sun- No water - Little air- Moon-like Surface- Surface temperature- -170·C to 430·C- Rocky with iron core

- Atmosphere of carbon dioxide with thick clouds of toxic sulphuric acid.- No Water-Rocky with iron core- It has got a lot of volcanoes

- Has the highest volcano in the solar system (about 25 km high)- Has valleys and canyons -Thin atmosphere mostly made up of carbon dioxide- Called the red planet because its surface is coverd in red iron oxide

THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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