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What do you know about the Solar System?
Identify characteristics of the nine planets of the Solar System
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| Sun | Our star, center of the solar system |
| Mercury | Closest to the sun, the smallest planet |
| Venus | 2nd planet from the sun, the brightest object viewed from Earth next to the sun and moon. |
| Earth | 3rd rock from the sun, 1/4 land and 3/4 water, surrounded by an atmosphere of gases |
| Mars | 4th planet in distance from the sun, shines with a reddish glow from the color of the surface and has polar caps |
| Jupiter | Largest planet in the solar system, 5th from the sun, 1st of the outer gas giants |
| Saturn | 2nd largest planet, 6th from the sun, has many rings |
| Uranus | 3rd largest planet, atmosphere is methane gas which gives it a greenish appearance, rotates on its side |
| Neptune | 8th planet, about the same size as Uranus, |
| Pluto | Planet farthest from the sun, has an irregular orbit |
| Asteroids | Minor Planets, orbit between Mars and Jupiter |
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