Our Solar System By Allison Lewis

1. Our Solar SystemBy Allison Lewis • The Solar System has four inner planets. The four inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • The Solar System also has four outer planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

2. Our Sun • The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. • The Sun is an “ordinary” star. • The sun is personified in many mythologies. • The sun can change different colors to how hot or cold it is.

3. Mercury • Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. • It circles faster than all the other planets. • Mercury is smaller in diameter than the moons Ganymede and Titan.

4. Venus • Venus is the second planet closest to the sun and is the sixth largest. • Venus’ orbits is the most circular of that of any planet. • Venus is named after female fingers.

5. Earth • Earth is the planet we live on. • Earth is surrounded by water and land. • Earth is the third planet from the sun and the fifth largest. • The Earth is smoother than a bowling ball.

6. Mars • Mars is the fourth planet from the sun. • The color of Mars is a rust color. • Mars is the last inner planet.

7. The Asteroid Belt • Asteroids are small bodies of the Solar System. • The Asteroids also orbit around the sun. • The Asteroid Belt orbits between Mars and Jupiter while going around the Sun.

8. Jupiter • Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. • Also it is by farthest the largest planet. • Jupiter is more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined.

9. Saturn • Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. • It is the second largest. • Saturn is the god of agriculture.

10. Uranus • Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. • It is the third largest planet. • Uranus is larger in diameter but smaller in mass than Neptune.

11. Neptune • Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun and the fourth largest. • It is smaller in diameter but larger in mass. • In Roman mythology, Neptune was the god of the sea.

12. The Dwarf Planet Pluto • Pluto is much smaller than the official planets. • It is smaller than seven other Solar System’s moons. • The Dwarf Planet Pluto’s diameter is 2,306 Kilimeters.

13. Galaxy • Galaxies are sprawling space systems composed of dust, gas, and countless stars. • The number of galaxies can’t be counted.

14. Comet • Comet is a icy body. • Comets include dust, ice, and carbon dioxide. • Comets orbit the sun.

15. Universe • The Universe is being constantly created and being destroyed. • The Universe spans diameter of over 150 billion.

16. Other Dwarf Planets • There are5 Dwarf Planets in our Solar System. • The names of the 5 Dwarf Planets are Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.

17. Telescope • A telescope is used to see objects far away. • There are a wide range of telescopes that work in different ways. • They were first being used at the start of the 17th century.

18. Constellations • A constellation is a group of stars that form a pattern. • There are different constellations like Lepus the hare.

19. Other Stars • Stars are giant spheres of plasma. • There is many kinds of different stars. There is big stars and little stars, pink stars and blue stars.