GET TO KNOW THE

PLANETS!!
By: Mr. DeVries
Did You Know?
 Our Solar System consists of all the planets that
orbit our Sun.
 Our Solar System also has many moons,
comets, asteroids, and dwarf planets(like Pluto).
 Scientists do not know how many Solar Systems
there are in the universe. There could be
billions!
 To learn more about our Solar System click here.
Get to Know the Planets
The planets are divided into two groups
called the Inner Planets and the Outer
Planets.
The Inner planets are rocky planets and
are inside an asteroid belt.
The Outer Planets are gas planets and are
also known as The Giant Planets.
Click here to find the Inner Planets.
Click here to find the Outer Planets. Pluto
is no longer a planet remember!
Mercury
 Mercury is the closest planet
to the Sun.
 It takes Mercury 88 days to
orbit the Sun so one year in
Mercury is 88 days!
 Mercury has no moons.
 To find out how long it takes
Mercury to rotate click here.
 To look at a real picture of
Mercury click here.
Venus
 Venus is the second planet from
the Sun.
 Venus is the brightest planet and
about the same size as Earth.
 Venus orbits the Sun in 225 days.

 Venus can have a temperature of

396 degrees because of its
heavy layer of clouds!
 Venus has no moons.
 Click here to find out if Venus has
any rings.
 Venus has an atmosphere that
could crush a submarine!
 Click here to look at a real picture
of Venus.
Earth
• Earth is the third planet from the
Sun.
• Earth is the only planet in the
Solar System that holds life.
• 70% of Earth is covered up with
water.
• Earth orbits the sun in 365 days.
• It takes Earth 24 hours to rotate.
• Earth has one moon.
• Earth is a beautiful planet that
has diverse life that calls it
home. It is up to every human
to take care of the planet to
keep it beautiful and allow life to
live on it for many years.
 Mars
 Mars is the fourth planet from the
Sun and the closest to Earth.
 Mars rotates ever 24 ½ hours.
 Mars orbits the sun every 687
days.
 Mars has two moons. Click here
to find their names.
 Mars is really cold and can reach
-200 degrees Fahrenheit!
 Click here to find out how much
you would weigh on Mars.
 Click here to see a real picture of
Mars.
Jupiter
 Jupiter is the fifth planet from the
Sun.
 Jupiter is a gas planet.
 Jupiter is the biggest planet in our
Solar System.
 Jupiter has 63 known moons!
 It takes Jupiter 12 Earth years to
orbit the Sun!
 Jupiter rotates nearly every 10
hours.
 Click here to find Jupiter’s
temperature.
 Click here to find a real picture of
Jupiter.
Saturn
 Saturn is the sixth planet from the
Sun.
 Saturn is known for having rings.
 Click here to find out how many
rings it has.
 Saturn has 31 known moons!
Saturn’s largest moon is named
Titan and is bigger than Mercury.
 Saturn orbits the sun every 29.5
Earth years.
 Saturn rotates every 10 and a half
hours.
 Saturn is also very cold and can be
 -288 degrees Fahrenheit!
 Click here to look at a real picture of
Saturn.
Uranus
 Uranus is the seventh planet
from the Sun.
 Uranus is a gas planet and has
rings and appears to blue-
green in color due to its
gasses.
 It takes Uranus 84 Earth years
to orbit the Sun.
 It takes Uranus 17 hours to
rotate.
 Uranus has at least 15 moons
and probably more!
 Click here to find more
information about Uranus.
 Click here to look at a real
picture of Uranus.
 Neptune
 Neptune is now the farthest
planet from the Sun since Pluto is
no longer a planet.
 Since Neptune is so far from the
sun it takes 165 Earth years to
orbit the Sun!
 If humans lived on Neptune no
person would ever live to be one
years old!
 Neptune rotates every 16 hours.
 Do you think Neptune would be
cold? Click here to find out
Neptune’s temperature.
 Neptune has 4 rings and at least 8
moons.
 Click here to find a real picture of
Neptune.
 Pluto
 Until recently Pluto was
considered the ninth planet.
It is now a dwarf planet.
 A dwarf planet is something
that does not clear other
things out of its orbit.
 There are three known
dwarf planets in our solar
system. They are Pluto,
Ceres, and Eris. Ceres is in
the asteroid belt while Eris
was found beyond Pluto.
 Click here to find out if Pluto
has a moon.
Congratulations!!
 You have finished this project.
Remember if you want to learn more
about space or our planets check out
some wonderful books from the
library!