Earth Science

• The solar system is a vast place that consists of the Sun, eight major planets, their moons, and numerous other smaller objects such as asteroids and comets.
• The sun is a gigantic ball of hot, glowing gas that provides light, heat, and energy to all the planets and other objects in the system.
• The Sun's gravity holds everything in the solar system together.
• Mercury, the nearest planet to the Sun in our solar system, holds the title of being the smallest.
• The size of Mercury is approximately one-third that of Earth, and its appearance resembles a small, grayish sphere.
• Venus, almost equal in size to Earth, holds the distinction of being the hottest planet despite its greater distance from the Sun compared to Mercury.
• Earth, our home, is situated as the third planet from the Sun in our solar system.
• Mars is often called "The Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance in the night sky.
• Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our solar system and is located between Earth and Jupiter.
• The majority of the asteroids in our Solar System can be found orbiting the Sun in the asteroid belt, which is a region of space located between Mars and Jupiter's orbits.
• Jupiter is the largest planet and a gas giant, mainly composed of hydrogen and helium.
• One of Jupiter's most famous features is the "Great Red Spot," a massive storm that has been active for centuries.
• Saturn is mostly composed of gases, primarily hydrogen and helium.
• It has hydrogen, helium, ammonia, and methane. What makes Uranus unique is its sideways spin, similar to rolling a ball along the ground but with its top and bottom facing the sides.
• Neptune, positioned as the eighth and most distant planet from the Sun in our solar system, is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
• Neptune is one of the coldest planets in our solar system.
• Comets are like icy, dirty snowballs that zoom through space.
• When Comets get close to the sun, they sprout long tails that can be as long as 100 million miles