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The Eight Planets

Interesting facts about the 8 planets

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Closest planet to the Sun Mercury
Shortest year (88 Earth days) Mercury
Hottest planet Venus
Spins backward compared to most planets Venus
3rd planet Earth
Only planet known to support life Earth
Known as the Red Planet Mars
Home to the tallest volcano (Olympus Mons) Mars
Largest planet Jupiter
Fastest spinning planet Jupiter
Has the Great Red Spot storm Jupiter
Famous for its rings Saturn
Could float in water (least dense planet) Saturn
Rotates on its side Uranus
Has extreme seasons Uranus
Farthest planet from the Sun Neptune
Strongest winds in the solar system Neptune
No atmosphere to trap heat Mercury
A day is longer than a year Venus
Has liquid water on its surface Earth
rotates once every 24 hours Earth
Earth revolves around the Sun in about ___ 365 days
The imaginary line where Earth spins on Axis
the center of the solar system Sun
provides light and heat to Earth Sun
The Sun’s _______ holds the solar system together gravity
Orbits Earth Moon
The Moon takes about ____days to orbit Earth 28
Does not produce its own light Moon
Are caused by the Moon’s position around Earth phases of the moon
A spin on an axis is called _______ Rotation
A trip around the Sun is called ________ Revolution
Season when the earth is leaning towards the sun summer
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