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By: Claire 4B. The Solar System. The Moon. It is the satellite of earth The moon has the diameter of about 3,476 It looks similar to mercury. What causes Day and night?. The earth rotates on its axis , making one full turn every 24 hours
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By: Claire 4B The Solar System
The Moon • It is the satellite of earth • The moon has the diameter of about 3,476 • It looks similar to mercury
What causes Day and night? • The earth rotates on its axis , making one full turn every 24 hours • Half of the planet is being exposed to the sun while the other half is deprived of light
What causes the seasons? • In the northern hemisphere which is the part of earth that is north of equator • When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun it is probably winter
Phases of the Moon It takes about a month for the moon to change its phases.
Earths Trip around the sun • It takes 365 days to go around the sun • Earth goes around the sun on an orbit • Earths orbit is shaped like an eclipse
The Plants in Order • mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • Pluto
The Inner Planets • Made mostly of rock • Small
Jupiter • Jupiter means Zeus • Jupiter has a big red dot • It is the biggest planet in the solar system
Saturn • famous for its rings • If you weighed 70 pounds on earth you would weigh 82 pounds on Saturn • Saturn has 53 moons