SOLAR SYSTEM

PLANETS

COMETS

SUN

STARS

SPACE

THE PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM

EARTH

+ blue+ one planet with life

presence+ first planet from the sun with a natural satellite, the

moon

MERCURY

+the closer to the sun the smallest

+has the most tenuous atmosphere +you do not have moons

VENUS+ its size is similar to earth

+ its atmosphere is extremely dense

rota inversely to other planets

+ your day is longer than its year

MARS

+ is the farthest planet from the sun inside

+ its rotation period is similar to earth

+ has the highest mountain in the solar system

practically no magnetic field

JUPITER+ Is the outer planet closest

to the sun+ Is the largest

+ Has the strongest gravity+ Produces more energy

than it receives from the Sun

SATURN

+Unique ring systems visible from Earth

+Is the second largest +Is the farthest visible to the naked eye from Earth

URANUS+ Has the lowest average

temperature+ Was the first planet discovered

with a telescope+ Rota in the opposite direction to

the rest of the planets , except Venus+ Is the planet with the axis of

rotation steeper

NEPTUNE

+ Is the farthest from the Sun+ Has the strongest winds in

the solar system+ Has the longest year

+ Is the outer planet moons less

ACTIVITYComplet the sentences with comparatives and superlatives.

• The earth is ________than mars.• Saturn is ________ than Venus.• The sun is ______ Star of solar system.• The Earth is the _______ of the universe.• Mercury is _______ than Uranus.• Jupiter is _______ than Venus.• The Moon is ________ than mercury

Bigger- drier- biggest- best- hoter- colder- Longer

ACTIVITYComplet the sentences with comparatives and superlatives.

• The earth is Bigger than mars.• Saturn is drier than Venus.• The sun is biggest Star of solar system.• The Earth is the best planet of the universe.• Mercury is hoter than Uranus.• Jupiter is colder than Venus.• The Moon is Longer than mercury