THE SOLAR SYSTEM

SPIN
MOON
DUST ICE FIRE

IRON HOT COLD

CLOSE

FAR
THE STARS
 GALAXY

A galaxy is made of billions of stars, planets, gas

clouds, dust,…
There are billions of galaxies in the Universe.
 THE MILKY WAY

Our galaxy is called the Milky Way, because it looks

like a way of milky white light across the sky.
 SUN
It’s a burning ball of fire. It’s a star.
It is very big and life on Earth depends on it.
It provides light and heat.
 THE PLANETS

There are 8 planets…

 MERCURY
It’s the closest planet to the sun.
It’s a ball of iron and it has no moon.
Its spin around the sun lasts 88 days (3 months).
 It’s the brightest planet in the
Solar System.
It’s called “The Morning Star
and the Evening Star” since you
can see it during day and night.

VENUS
It’s the same size as the Earth
but it spins in the other way.
It has no water or moon.
Its spin around the sun lasts 225 days
(7 months and a half)
 EARTH
It’s the place where we all live.
There is land and lots of seas (water), so it looks blue
It’s called the blue planet. It has got 1 moon.
Its spin around the sun lasts 365 days (1 year).
 MARS
It’s a rocky red planet. It’s called the red planet.
It has got mountains, deserts, volcanos,…
Its mountains are the highest in the solar system.
It has got two moons. Its spin around the sun lasts
687 days (almost 2 years).
 JUPITER Stable
STORM
It’s a gas giant. It’s the biggest planet and it spins
the fastest. It has got 63 moons. It’s got the
biggest moon. It has got thin rings.
Its spin around the sun lasts almost 12 years.
 SATURN
It’s a gas giant.
It has got 5 rings made of ice.
It has got 62 moons. Titan is its biggest moon.
Its spin around the sun lasts almost 30 years.
 URANUS
It’s an icy gas giant.
It’s the coldest planet in the solar system.
It has rings made of dust. It has got 27 moons.
Its spin around the sun lasts 84 years.
 NEPTUNE
It’s an icy gas giant.
It’s the farthest planet from the sun.
It has got 13 moons and many storms. It has got
thin rings. Its spin around the sun lasts 165 years.
 PLUTO
It has got 2 moons.
It is considered a dwarf planet (very small).
There are 5 dwarf planets, including Pluto, or maybe
more…