Earth and the Inner Planets

Earth and the Inner Planets book cover — SPACE TRAVEL GUIDES by Giles Sparrow EARTH AND THE INNER PLANETS

Earth and the Inner Planets — page 1 — 4 The objects that orbit the Sun fall into two regions the inner and outer solar systems The inner solar system is a warm area close to the Sun and it contains four small planets that are mostly made of rock Mercury Venus Earth and Mars There are various other smaller worlds Earth’s Moon and the tiny satellites moons of Mars plus the asteroids most of which lie in a belt beyond Mars The outer solar system in contrast is cold and dominated by gas and ice rather than rock It contains four giant planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus and Neptune They are spread over a much wider area and surrounded by a variety of smaller moons and comets The Sun right is a huge ball of exploding gas much larger than any planet Like all heavy objects it produces a pull called gravity This stops fast-moving objects from ﬂying off into space and instead traps them in circular or oval paths called orbits THE SOLAR SYSTEM BALL OF FIRE Get ready to blast off on the trip of a lifetime We’re off on a mission to explore the worlds of the inner solar system Mercury Venus and Mars as well as our own planet Earth and its Moon The solar system consists of our nearest star the Sun and everything that circles around it The Local Neighborhood

Earth and the Inner Planets

Earth and the Inner Planets

Presents an imaginary tour of Mercury, Venus, Earth and its Moon, and Mars and explains how they revolve around the sun.

About This Book

By: Giles Sparrow

Illustrated by:

Published by: Smart Apple Media by Black Rabbit Books

9-12Age Range

7.5+AR

30Pages

ScienceSubject

1120LLexile

15-30 minsReading Time

ZGuided Reading

ZFountas & Pinnell

80DRA

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