Transcript A Family of Planets - Smyrna Middle School

A Family of Planets
Carin Miranda
Smyrna Middle School
Winter 2014
Planets in order from
the Sun
Mercury
 Venus
 Earth
 Mars
 Jupiter
 Saturn
 Uranus
 Neptune
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Inner Solar System
Terrestrial Planets- group of planets
whose surfaces are hard and rocky.
 Contains the 4 planets located closest
to the sun.
 Called terrestrial because they
resemble Earth. (Rocky and Hard).
 The inner planets are spaced closely
together.
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Outer Solar System
Outer Solar System-Contains the 4
planets farthest from the sun.
 Gas Giants-group of very large planets
that are composed mainly of gases.
 All have rings and all have moons
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Mercury
Closest to the Sun
 No natural satellites (moons)
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Venus
Has the hottest surface temperature
because it is surrounded by
greenhouses gases.
 No natural satellites (moons).
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Earth
Only planet known to contain life as we
know it.
 Liquid water on its surface makes life
on Earth possible.
 Uh we live here.
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Mars
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Once had liquid water on it we know
that because it has features that
resemble dry riverbeds.
Jupiter
Largest planet in our solar system.
 Has a huge storm on it called the
Great Red Spot.
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Saturn
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Well known bright ring system.
Uranus
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Tipped on its side
Neptune
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Has a storm system called the Great
Dark Spot.
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Small Bodies in the
Solar System
Comets-dirty snowballs made of ice, rock,
and dust.
Asteroids-small rocky body that orbits the
sun.
Asteroid belt-between Mars and Jupiter
Meteoroids-small rocky body that travels
through space. (smaller than asteroids)
Meteor-bright streak of light caused by small
bodies burning up in the atmosphere
Meteorite-rocky body that strikes the Earth’s
surface.