The Solar System

•A star

•Largest thing in our solar system

•Made of hydrogen & helium

•0 moons

•Temperature during the day is 870° F and at night –300°F

•1 day = 59 Earth days

•1 year = 88 Earth days

•Hottest planet in the solar system– average temperature is 850°F

•1 day = 243 Earth days

•1 year = 225 Earth days

•1 moon

•93 million miles from the sun

•1 day = 24 hours

•1 year = 365 days

• 2 moons

• Temperature ranges from 98°F to –190°F

• 1 day = 24 Earth hours

• 1 year = 687 Earth days

•28 moons

•Largest planet

•“Great Red Spot” is a storm like a hurricane

•1 day = 10 Earth hours

•1 year = 4333 Earth days

•30 moons – more than any other planet

•Known for its rings

•1 day = 10 Earth hours

•1 year = 10,759 Earth days

•21 moons

•Spins on its side

•1 day = 17 Earth hours

•1 year = 30,684 Earth days

•8 moons

•Has a “Great Dark Spot” which is a storm

•1 day = 16 Earth hours

•1 year = 60,190 Earth days

•1 moon

•Smaller than 7 moons in the solar system

•1 day = 6 Earth days

•1 year = 90,465 Earth days

Resources•http://www.nineplanets.org/

•http://www.solarviews.com/

•http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2005/29jul_planetx.htm

•http://www.kidsastronomy.com/

•Video - http://www.unitedstreaming.com/

•Music - http://www.elite.net/~gurpal/movie1.htm •Frank, Marjorie, Slavick, Jones, Robert M. Etc. Science. Harcourt School Publishers, 2000, pgs. D54 – D87.