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Solar System

Solar System. By: Melody Taylor. About the Planets. Mercury - Zero moons , appearance looks grey Venus - Zero moons , appearance looks yellowish -white E ar th- 1 moon , appearance looks light blue Mars- 2 moons , appearance looks re d & ora nge

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Solar System

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  1. Solar System By: Melody Taylor

  2. About the Planets • Mercury- Zero moons, appearance looks grey • Venus-Zero moons, appearance looks yellowish-white • Earth-1 moon, appearance looks light blue • Mars-2 moons, appearance looks red & orange Separation Between Inner and Outer Planets • Jupiter-63 moons, largest planet, appearance looks orange • Saturn-61 moons, appearance looks pale yellow • Uranus-32 moons, appearance looks light blue • Neptune-18 moons, appearance looks light blue

  3. Tour of The Solar System • All the planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • Inner Planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Outer Planets:Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • LARGEST Planet: Jupiter • Smallest Planet: Mercury • Pluto and Eris are some dwarf planets

  4. Tour of the Earth’s surface • 70% of Earth’s surface is WATER • 30% of Earth’s surface is LAND • Another name for Earth is Terra What is the difference between an ocean and a sea? Seas are smaller than oceans and are usually located where the land and ocean meet. Seas are partially enclosed by land.

  5. Oceans • Pacific Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Indian Ocean • Southern Ocean • Artic Ocean Largest- Pacific Smallest-Artic

  6. Continents • There are 7 continents. Did you know that whatever letter the continent starts with that’s what letter it ends with! North America South America Asia Africa Europe Antarctica Australia

  7. Mars’ surface • Its appearance looks red. It is called the RedPlanet. It is called the Red Planet because of iron oxide dust- AKA rust. • The name of the highest mountain on Mars is called Olympus Mons – which is 16 miles high. which is about 3 times higher that Mt. Everest.

  8. Mars’ surface There are no oceans or seas on Mars The Grand Canyon on Mars is called Valles Marineris. Mars’ice caps are made of water ice.

  9. Curiosity • Has been on Mars since August 2012 • It landed in the equator of Mars • It found water ice on Mars • Found No living things on Mars • The rover is as big as a car

  10. How Earth and Mars Alike • They are both inner planets • They are in our solar system • They have at least 1 moon • They both are rocky planets • They both contain Metal • They both have atmospheres

  11. How they are different • Mars has 2 moons and Earth has 1 • Mars is a reddish appearance and Earth has a blue and greenish • There is no life on Mars • Earth is 92,960,000 miles from the sun • Mars is 141,600,000 miles from the sun • There are 365 days in an Earth year • There are 687 days in a Mars year.

  12. Conclusion I have learned a lot about the planets from my research. I have learned about Curiosity the rover. This has been a fun project for me and I have expanded my knowledge of the Solar System.

  13. THE END!!

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