- Earth: The planet we live on.
- Third planet from the Sun.
- Has one moon.
- Takes 24 hours to spin one full time.
- 365 days to travel around the Sun one full time.
- Jupiter: Fifth planet from the Sun.
- Has about 50 moons, and more are being discovered today.
- "Gas Giant", has no solid surface.
- Atmosphere is mostly made of hydrogen and helium.
- Has a huge, red "dot" bigger than the size of Earth. This storm has been raging for hundreds of years.
- Saturn: Sixth planet from the Sun.
- Takes about 29 Earth years for Saturn to orbit the Sun one, complete time.
- A "Gas Giant", which means it has no solid surface.
- Has seven rings around it.
- It's atmosphere is made of mostly hydrogen and helium.
- Has 53 known moons.
- Uranus: Seventh planet from the Sun.
- Takes about 84 Earth years for Uranus to orbit the Sun one, complete time.
- A "Ice Giant", which means it has "80 percent or more of the planet's mass is made of hot, dense fluid made of icy materials. They are water, methane, and ammonia." (NASA Solar System Exploration: Uranus)
- Has a small, rocky core.
- 27 moons
- Like the Venus, Uranus has a "retrograde" rotation. (East to West, instead of West to East like all of the other planets)
- Neptune: Eight planet from the Sun.
- Takes 16 hours to rotate one full time.
- Has 13 moons.
- Has six rings.
- Neptune is also a "Ice Giant" like Uranus.
- It's atmosphere is mostly made of hydrogen, helium, and methane.
- Pluto: Although many people and scientists believe Pluto is not a Planet, Pluto is actually a Dwarf Planet.
- Takes about 153 hours for Pluto to rotate one complete time.
- No known rings around it.
- Has five moons.
- Was considered a planet from 1930 (when it was first discovered) until 2006.
Quiz
1.What is the closest planet to the Sun?
2. What planet is considered a "Gas Giant"?
3.What planet has the nickname "Red Planet" because of it's soil and dusty atmosphere?
4.Which planets have no moons?
5.What is the third planet from the Sun?