☀️ Part 1: The Sun

The Sun:

• • The Sun is a star
• • It is very hot - about 5,500°C on the surface
• • It gives us light and heat
• • All planets orbit around the Sun
• • It is much bigger than Earth

🪐 Part 2: The Inner Planets

Mercury:

• • Closest planet to the Sun
• • Very hot during the day
• • Very cold at night
• • Smallest planet

Venus:

• • Hottest planet in our solar system
• • Covered in thick clouds
• • Sometimes called Earth's twin
• • Very bright in the sky

Earth:

• • Our home planet
• • Has water and air
• • Perfect temperature for life
• • Has one moon

Mars:

• • Called the Red Planet
• • Has red soil and rocks
• • Colder than Earth
• • Has two small moons

🌌 Part 3: The Outer Planets

Jupiter:

• • Biggest planet in our solar system
• • Made of gas, not rock
• • Has a big red spot (storm)
• • Has many moons

Saturn:

• • Has beautiful rings around it
• • Made of gas like Jupiter
• • Would float in water
• • Has many moons

Uranus:

• • Blue-green colour
• • Very cold and far from the Sun
• • Spins on its side
• • Has rings but they are hard to see

Neptune:

• • Furthest planet from the Sun
• • Dark blue colour
• • Very windy and stormy
• • Takes 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun