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SCIENCE-SOLAR SYSTEMS

Our SOLAR SYSTEM is a family of planets that revolve around a central star, the sun. This group contains the Earth, the only planet known to contain intelligent life. The inner four planets are made of rock. The next four are giant balls of gas. The outermost planet, Pluto is a frozen world made of iceand rock. There are two asteroid belts in our solar system. There are nine planets orbiting our sun. The planets in order are:

1. Mercury 2. Venus 3. Earth 4. Mars 5. Jupiter 6. Saturn

7. Uranus 8. Neptune 9. Pluto

Name the planets in order from the sun:

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Draw a picture of the sun, and the planets orbiting it. Circle your favorite planet and write on the lines above a sentence about why it is your favorite planet.