By: Ashley Turner3rd Grade

Spring 2011

Our Solar System

•Made up of nine planets•All planets circle around the Sun•Circular paths are called orbits

•Made up of two parts•Inner and Outer Solar System

Our Solar System

Inner Solar System Outer Solar System

Click on the Picture of the solar system you would like to explore.

Inner Solar System•Contains Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

•Closest to the Sun

Home

Earth

Venus

Mars

Mercury

Click on a planet to explore!

Mercury

•Closest to the sun•Eighth largest of the planets

•Has no moons•Temperature ranges 90 K to 700 K

Venus

•Second planet from the sun•Sixth largest of the planets

•Small rocky planet•Covered in yellowish clouds made of

poison •Has no moons.

Earth

•Third planet from the sun•Fifth largest of the planets•Small rocky planet

•Supports a variety of life

Mars

•Fourth planet from the sun•Seventh largest of the planets •Mars has two tiny moons

Outer Solar System•Contains Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,

Neptune, and Pluto

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Pluto

HomeClick on a planet to explore!

Jupiter

•Fifth planet from the sun•Largest of all nine planets

•Giant gas planet•Twice as massive as all the other planets

combined•Has 16 known moons

Saturn

•Sixth planet from the sun •Second largest of the planets

•Giant gas planet•Famous for its thousands of beautiful

rings •Has 18 known moons

Uranus

•Seventh planet from the sun•Third largest of the planets

•Giant gas planet •Has 15 known moons

Neptune

•Eighth planet from the sun•Fourth largest of the planets

•Giant gas planet •Has 8 known moons

Pluto

•Farthest planet from the sun•The smallest of the planets •Officially not a planet at all•Now called a "dwarf planet"

•.Pluto has one moon

Credits

Creditshttp://planet-facts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Jupiter-200-150x150.jpg

http://sites.google.com/site/mirandasswebquest/webquest-resources

http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

http://www.ri.net/schools/Narragansett/NES/Classrooms/Prest/spacepostcard/postcard.html

http://www.mapsharing.org/MS-maps/map-pages-space-map/4-solar-system-map-3.html