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1. Mercury (closest to the sun)

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Each of the nine planets orbits around the Sun in a very special way and in a very special place. Your job is to decide which planet goes into what orbit on the solar system map below. Each orbit pattern is numbered 1 through 9. Click on the solar system map and put the number of the orbit pattern that belongs to each planet in the box under the planet's name. After you have matched the planets with their

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The Sun, the star r at the ce center r of our r solar lar sys ystem, em, give ves off f the he li light ht an and d he heat at that make li life possib sible le on Ea Eart rth. The Sun is a huge ball ll of ve very ry hot gas, an and d is much ch bigger ger tha han an any y of the he pla lanets. ets. Al All l the pla lanets ts in the sola lar r sys ystem em re revo volve lve in the same e di dire recti ction

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The Sun, the a.____ at the center of our solar system, which has a temperature of b.____*F at the visible surface. The Sun is made up of c.____, with d.____. The Sun is e.____ Earths wider in diameter and rotates once in every f.____.

a.star b.10,000 c.gas d.no solid surface e.100 f.25 days a.star b.27,000,000 c.oxygen d.solid surface e.200 f.25 days a.planet b.10,000 c.gas d.no solid surface e.100 f.25 years

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Mercury is the planet closest to the Sun. Named after the messenger of the gods. Mercury is the eighth largest planet of the solar system. Its greenish surface is covered with craters made by objects that hit the planet. Mercury has no atmosphere and no water, and the surface would be very unpleasant to be

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The side of the planet that faces the Sun gets very hot, and the side that faces away from the Sun gets very cold.

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Mercury is a ball of rock with an iron core. Distance from Sun: 36,000,000 miles Diameter: 3,032 miles or about 1/3 that of Earth Number of moons: 0 Length of year: 88 Earth days Length of one day: 59 Earth days Temperature: -279 F to 800 F

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Mercu cury ry is is t the clo lose set t pla lanet et to the a.____, , and the b.____ la large gest st pla lanet. et. Mercu cury ry has s c.____ and d.____. Mercu cury ry is is a b ball ll of f e.____ wi with a(n (n) ) f. f.____ core. . M Mercury ury ha has s g.____ moons, and it’s temperature is h. h.____ *F to i. i.____ *F.

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a.sun b.eighth c.no atmosphere d.no water e.rock f.iron g.zero

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i.800 a.Sun b.eighth c.atmosphere d.water e.rock f.iron g.zero h.-289 i.900 a.Earth b.first c.no atmosphere d.no water e.iron f.rock g.two h.289 i.800

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Venus is the second planet from the Sun, and is often called Earth’s sister planet. It is also named after the goddess of love and beauty. It has thick yellow clouds made of acid, and air made of carbon dioxide. The temperature at the surface is so hot that you would burn up in a few seconds, which makes it the hottest planet. Spacecraft that have reached the surface or can see through the clouds found lots of volcanoes, mountains, and big cracks at the surface. When viewed from the Earth, it is the brightest planet.

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Venus is mainly made of rock, with a metal core. Diameter: 7,519 miles--almost as big as Earth Number of moons: 0 Length of year: 225 Earth days Temperature: is about 890 F

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Venus s is is t the a.____ pla lanet et fr from the b.____. . This is pla lanet et is is o

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ften n call lled ed c.____si sister ster pla lanet et and is is n named d aft fter the godde dess ss of f d.____and and e.____. Venus s is is t the he f. f.____ pla lanet et and it its s temperatu perature re is is a about g.____*F. F. When vie iewe wed d fr from Earth it it is is the h.____ pla lanet. et.

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a.second b.Sun c.Earth’s d.love e.beauty f.hottest g.890 h.brightest a.third b.moon c.Earth’s d.beauty e.love f.coldest g.-890 h.brightest a.second b.Sun c.Earth’s d.beauty e.love f.hottest g.-890 h.brightest

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Earth, th, our beautifu iful planet, t, is the third planet from m the Sun. It t has water r on the surfa face, ce, air ir we can breathe, he, and comf mfort

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able le temperat eratures ures. . This may be why it's the only planet t that t curre rently ntly has life on it. When seen from m space, , Earth th looks like a bl blue ball with land that at is brown and green and clouds that t are white. . The Earth h is is main inly ly made of rock, k, wit ith a metall allic ic core. . Earth h is the only planet not named after er a mythol

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Distan tance ce from Su Sun: 93,000,0 0,000 00 miles s Diameter ter: : 7,926 miles Nu Number r of moons: : 1 Length gth of year: r: 365 Ea Earth days Te Tempe mpera ratur ture: e: -130 130 F to F to 13 136 F F

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Earth is the a.____ planet from the b.____. Earth is made mainly of c.____ with a d.____ core. The distance from the sun is e.____ miles. The temperature on Earth is f.____*F to g.____*F.

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a.third b.Sun c.rock d.metallic e.93,000,000 f.-130 g.136 a.third b.Sun c.metallic d.iron e.93,000,000 f.130 g.136 a.third b.Sun c.metallic d.rock e.93,000,000 f.130 g.136

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Mars is the fourt rth h planet from m the Sun, and is about half as big as Earth.

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er the god of wa war. Mars is mainly made of rock, k, wi with a metallic c core. . Mars is covered ed wi with red rocks, s, wh which is often n called the red planet, t, and has wh white ice caps at the poles. . There are huge volcanoes es and lots of craters ters on the surface.

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Dist istance nce fr from Sun: : 142,0 ,000,0 ,000 mile les s Dia iamet meter: er: 4,1 ,194 miles es or a r about t half f th the diamete eter r of E f Eart rth Number er of f moons: : 2 ( (Phobos s and Deimos)

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Length th of f year: r: 687 Eart rth days Tempe emperatu rature: re: -266 266 F t F to -62 62 F F

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Mars s is the a.____planet et from the Sun. Mars s is named d after er the god of b. b.____. Mars s is also calle led d the c.____planet.

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a.fourth b.war c.red d.volcanoes e.two f.-266 g.-62 a.fourth b.war c.red d.volcanoes e.one f.266 g.-62 a.fourth b.raw c.red d.volcanoes e.two f.-266 g.-62

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Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and is the largest planet in the solar system. Jupiter is named after the king of the gods. It is so big that it contains more material than all the other planets put together! Orange, red, yellow, brown, and white clouds swirl around the planet. The Great Red Spot is a huge spinning storm that has been seen for hundreds of years. Next

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Jupiter is mainly made of liquid and gas, with a small rocky core. Distance from Sun: 483,000,000 miles Diameter: 88,736 miles or about 11 Earths across Number of moons: 60 Length of year: 4,333 Earth days (about 12 Earth years) Temperature: -278 F Next

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Jupiter is the a._____ planet from the Sun, and is named after the king of the b.____. The Great Red Spot is a huge spinning c.____ that has been seen for years. Jupiter is made

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a.fifth b.gods c.storm d.liquid e.gas f.60 g.-278 a.fifth b.goods c.storm d.gas e.liquid f.60 g.-278 a.fifth b.gods c.tornado d.gas e.liquid f.-60 g.-278

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Saturn is t the s sixth p planet f from t the S Sun a and second l largest planet.

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Jupiter and and Saturn Saturn are are giant giant planets.

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Saturn is is named after t the Roman g god of agriculture. Saturn is m made u up m mainly o

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Distanc nce e from Sun: 887,000,0 ,000 00 miles Diamete ter: r: 74,978 miles or a about 9 a and a h half Earths s across Number r of m moons: 31 Length h of y year: 10,759 Earth days, about 29 E Earth years years Tem emper erat atur ure: e: -292 92 F

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Saturn is the a.____ planet from the Sun. Saturn is named after the b.____god of agriculture. Saturn is made up mainly

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rings are made up of tiny pieces of e.____, f.____, and g.____. Saturn has h.____ moons. Dir irectio tions: ns: Cli lick on th n the gro roup of word rds s tha hat fit it in in t the he para ragraph. graph.

a.sixth b.Roman c.gas d.rings e.ice f.dust g.rock h.31 a.sixth b.Romon c.gas d.rings e.ice f.dust g.rock h.30 a.sixth b.Ramon c.gas d.rings e.ice f.dust g.rock h.31

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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and is a giant ball of gas. The clouds that circle the planet are greenish-blue. Uranus is the only planet in the solar system that spins on its side as it orbits the Sun. Uranus also has 11 thin rings that surround the planet. Uranus is a ball of gas with a rocky core.

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Distance from Sun: 1,784,000,000 miles Diameter: 32,193 miles or about 4 Earths across Number of moons: 27 Length of a year: 30,685 Earth days (about 84 Earth years) Temperature: -346 F

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Ur Uranus us is the he a.____ __ pla lanet from the he Sun

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he clo loud uds s tha hat circle le the he pla lanet are b.____ __. Ur Uranus us als lso ha has c.____ __ thi hin rings s tha hat sur urround und the he pla lanet. Ur Uranus us is a ball ll of d.____ __ wi with h a e.____ __ core. Ur Uranus us ha has f.___ ___ moons. Its temperature ure is g.___ ___*F *F. .

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a.seventh b.greenish-blue c.eleven d.gas e.rocky f.twenty-seven g.-346 a.seventh b.greenish-blue c.eleven d.gas e.rock f.twenty-seven g.346 a.seventh b.greenish-blue c.twelve d.gas e.rocky f.twenty-seven g.-346

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Neptune, also a huge ball of gas, is usually the eighth planet from the Sun. However, for a few years (until February 1999), Pluto was actually closer to the Sun than Neptune. Neptune is named after the god of the sea. The planet is surrounded by hazy blue clouds and dark rings. Neptune has a large storm cloud called the Great Dark Spot and a smaller white cloud called "Scooter" that races around the planet. Neptune has the strongest winds at 1,200 kilometers an hour. Next

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Neptune is a ball of gas with a metal core. Distance from Sun: 2,796,000,000 miles Diameter: 30,775 miles or about 4 Earths across Number of moons: 11 Length of year: 60,190 Earth days (about 165 Earth years) Temperature: -353 F Next

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Neptu tune e is th the a.____ __ planet t from th the Sun. N Neptu tune ne is a hu huge bal all of b.____ ___. . I It t is is nam amed af afte ter th the god of th the c.____ ___. . I It t ha has a large e sto torm rm cloud d called ed th the Great t d.____ ___ and th the smalle ler r one is called ed e.___ __ th that t races es around th the planet. t. Neptu tune e ha has f.____ __ moons and its ts te temper erat ature re is g.____ ___*F. .

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a.eighth b.gas c.sea d.Dark Spot e.Scooter f.eleven g.-353 a.eighth b.gas c.sea d.Dark Spot e.Scot f.eleven g.353 a.eighth b.gas c.sea d.Dark Spot e.Scot f.eleven g.-353

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