We live on the third planet from the sun. If you were an astronaut looking

1. We live on the third planet from the sun. If you were an astronaut looking at earth from outer space you think that it is a big blue marble with some green spots. m i gh t

2. c o l o r The blue represents water on earth. The green represents land. If you had 10 pennies, 3 pennies or 30% would be land and 7 pennies or 70% would be water. c o l o r

3. The sun is a burning star. We get and heat from the sun. Plants sun to make food. That’s called photosynthesis. l i gh t u s e l i gh t

4. The sun is larger than earth. It s earth from millions of miles away. l i gh t l

5. The sun is 92,955,807 miles away from earth! What number is in the tens place? 8 0 7

6. The spin earth causes day and n ing n When the earth faces away from the sun it is i gh t. n i gh t. http://www.usno.navy.mil/USNO/astronomical-applications/data-services/earthview http://www.edumedia-sciences.com/en/a240-day-and-night

7. Earth spins at a tilt. Earth’s tilt helps make seasons. Days are long and warm in summer when the earth tilts toward the sun. Days are short and cold in winter.

8. Every day of the year the equator receives about 12 hours of sun . l i gh t

9. How many hours of sun does the North Pole get in the middle of winter? l i gh t

10. 24 12 0

11. Earth has one moon. It is not a star so it does not make . It acts like a mirror and reflects the from the sun. l i gh t l i gh t

12. Sometime we see all of the moon. That is called a full moon. Sometimes we see only part of the moon. Sometimes the moon looks The moon that is the pink is the big moon in 18 years. The moon that is was taken from a spaceship. o l wh i t e. c o r g est wh i t e

13. The sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system is the Saturn. The surface of Saturn consists of rock and ice. Saturn has 62 moons.

14. Jupiter is the 5th planet from the sun. It is the 4thbrt thing or object in the sky. Our sun, moon and, the planet Venus are br t Jupiter has 63 moons. i gh est i gh er.

15. Jupiter is 318 times larg than earth. What number is in the tens place? e er 3 1 8