science 1st

• Planets

  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
• Terrestrial Planets


  • Rocky planets
• Jovian Planets


  • Gas giants
• Mercury


  Nearest to the sun<|>Smallest planet<|>Can be hot and cold<|>Doesn't have a moon<|>Has craters on the surface, similar to Earth<|>Second densest planet after Earth<|>Has a huge metallic core
• Venus


  Second planet from the sun<|>No moons<|>Has a thick atmosphere<|>Earth's twin in size and density, but not identical<|>Hottest planet at 900 degrees<|>Has the most volcanoes in the solar system
• Earth


  The blue planet<|>Third from the sun<|>Largest of the terrestrial planets<|>Has 1 moon<|>Around 1000 years old<|>Has water, food, and the sun (sustainable)<|>Germanic word meaning "the ground", not Greek or Roman<|>Has nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon dioxide
• Mars


  Fourth planet from the sun<|>Second smallest planet<|>Half the size of Earth<|>Has 2 moons<|>Red planet due to iron minerals<|>Has a very thin atmosphere<|>Dynamic planet with seasons
• Jupiter


  Fifth planet from the sun<|>Gas giant<|>Made of hydrogen and helium<|>Has 79 moons<|>Largest planet<|>13,000 Earths could fit inside<|>Twice as massive as all the other planets combined
• Saturn


  Sixth planet from the sun<|>Second largest planet<|>Has 52 moons<|>Made of chunks of ice and rock<|>Has rings
• Uranus


  Seventh planet from the sun<|>Gas giant<|>Made of a lot of ice<|>Coldest planet<|>Has 27 moons that can be seen from Earth<|>First planet discovered using a telescope (by William Herschel)<|>Big ball of gas
• Neptune


  Furthest planet<|>Ice giant<|>Has 14 moons<|>Blue in color<|>30 times more massive than Earth
• Pluto


  Dwarf planet<|>Smaller than Earth's moon<|>Stopped being considered a planet in 2006 due to imperfect revolution<|>Has a moon named Charon