PowerPoint Presentation - The Solar System

							                                        The Solar System

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                                          Mercury

•   Planet closest to the sun
•   Made up mainly of dense metal iron and nickel
•   Thin atmosphere
•   Has no moons




     More about Mercury
                                           Venus

• Known as the “evening star”
• Takes about 7.5 months to revolve around the sun
• Rotates on its axis from east to west, called
  retrograde rotation
• Has no moons
• Greenhouse effect




                  More about Venus
                                           Earth

•   Only planet to have life
•   71% on earth is water
•   Has 1 moon
•   Divided into several layers
•   Atmosphere is 71% nitrogen and 21% oxygen




             More about Earth
                                             Mars

•   Called “red planet”
•   Atmosphere mostly made up of carbon dioxide
•   Has seasons just like Earth
•   Has 2 moons




      More about Mars
                                            Jupiter

•   Biggest planet
•   Thick atmosphere
•   Mostly made up of hydrogen and helium
•   Great Red Spot
•   Has 17 moons




              More about Jupiter
                                                         Saturn

•   Second largest planet
•   Rings are made up of chunks of ice and rock
•   Largest moon is Titan
•   Has 19 total moons



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      More about Saturn
                                                                 Uranus

• Has the color blue because of traces of methane in
  the atmosphere
• Cold
• Axis is tilted 90 degrees from vertically
• Has 17 moons


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                                               Neptune

• Contains visible clouds
• Great Dark Spot
• Has 8 moons

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                                              Pluto

•   Has solid surfaces and masses much less than Earth
•   Made of ice and rock
•   Eccentric orbit
•   Largest satellite is Charon




      More about Pluto