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Week Twenty 02/03
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mercury | 1st planet from the Sun. Smallest planet with no moons. One revolution around the Sun takes 88 days. |
| Venus | 2nd planet from the Sun. Rotates in the opposite direction of the other planets. One revolution around the Sun takes 225 days. |
| Earth | 3rd planet from the Sun. Only planet NOT named after a Roman God. One revolution around the Sun takes 365 days. |
| Mars | 4th planet from the Sun. Has some of the largest dust storms in the Solar System. One revolution around the Sun takes 687 days. |
| Jupiter | 5th planet from the Sun. Is the fourth brightest object in the Solar System. One revolution around the Sun takes 11.8 years. |
| Saturn | 6th planet from the Sun. Has the most moons out of any planet. One revolution around the Sun takes 29. years. |
| Uranus | 7th planet from the Sun. Planet is "turned on its side" compared to other planets. One revolution around the Sun takes 84 years. |
| Neptune | 8th planet from the Sun. Rotates very fast on its axis, completing a day in only 16 hours. One revolution around the Sun takes 165 years. |