The solar system

The Solar System

The Solar System consists of eight planets: the Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Mercury, Saturn, Venus, Mars and Neptune

Mercury

• Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It is very hot.
• Mercury doesn’t have its satellite.
• It is the fastest planet in the Solar System.

Venus

• Venus doesn’t have its satellite.
• It is the hottest planet in the solar system.

The Earth

• The Earth is a planet with living things.
• It has her satellite the Moon.
• Earth’s atmosphere has oxygen. So there is life on this planet.

Mars

• Mars is called the “Red Planet”.
• There is an idea that Mars is inhabited by intelligent thing s.

Jupiter

• Jupiter is the biggest planet in the Solar System.
• It has 79 satellites.

Saturn

• Saturn has 82 satellites.
• It has a lot of rings, which consist of ice and dust.

Uranus

• Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system .
• It is also the coldest planet in the solar system.
• Uranus is the first planet discovered with a telescope .

Neptune

• Neptune is the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
• Neptune has strong winds and gales.