Solar System and Inner and Outer Planets

Outer and Inner planet in the Solar System

1. The Planets of Solar System
By Matthew and Richard

2. What is a Solar System?
A solar system is
the sun and the
group of planets and
bodies that orbit it.
All the planets that
rotate around the
sun are in a Solar
System. Some
planets of the Solar
System are gas
planet and solid.

3. The Sun
The sun is a body of hot gases
that make its own heat. The
temperature is 27,000,000
F. It is a medium sized star.
More than 100 earths can go
around the sun.

4. Inner Planets
All the inner planets
are small, ball shaped,
rocky and solid. Inner
planets have craters.
They consist of the
first four planets in the
Solar System.

5. Mercury
Mercury is a very hot planet because it is
nearest to the sun, but it’s not the hottest
planet. One day is long as a year. It has no
atmosphere.

6. Venus
Venus is the hottest planet
because of a thick carbon
dioxide atmosphere.
Surrounded by layers of
clouds made of sulfuric acid.
Venus is hot and wind. Venus
has yellow clouds, which act
like a blanket holding in the
sun’s heat.

7. Earth
The only planet that has
liquid water oxygen to
support life. It has
protective blanket of air
called atmosphere.

8. Mars
Mars is covered in red rock made
of iron oxide. Mars has polar ice
caps. Mars has a thin atmosphere
and lots of craters. Mars might
have water underground.

9. Asteroid Belt
Some pieces
from the asteroid
belt are
dislodged and
enter Earth’s
atmosphere
where they burn
up and are called
meteorites.

10. Outer Planets
The fourth planet from
the sun is called an
outer planet. All outer
planets are gas
planets. All gas
planets have rings.

11. Jupiter
Jupiter is the biggest
planet in the solar
system. It’s a gas planet
and wind moves gases.
Jupiter has a big red
spot that been there for
300 years.

12. Saturn
The rings are made out ice,
dust, and rock. Saturn has
61 moons. Saturn is a gas
planet. Saturn is one of the
outer planets.

13. Uranus
Uranus is
rotates on it
side. The gas is
made out of
methane.
Uranus has 27
moons. Uranus
is the third
biggest planet.

14. Neptune
Neptune has a dark spot.
Neptune has clouds of white.
Neptune is a blue – green planet
with giant storms.

15. The end