PLANETS 1Online version READING ABOUT PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM by Javier Lipuzcoa Lopez PUPIL A The Sun is at the centre of our solar system. Close to the Sun are these four planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. PUPIL B Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun, is a planet full of craters. It isn't much bigger than the Moon. PUPIL A It is incredibly hot and hasn't got any kind of life. It has almost no atmosphere. PUPIL B Venus is the next planet from the Sun and is about the same size as the Earth. The atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide. PUPIL A The surface temperature can be as high as 480 degrees Celsius. There is no life of any kind on the planet Venus. PUPIL B Earth is the only planet that has the conditions to support life. The surface is warm, and water can exist in three forms - as gas, liquid, and solid. PUPIL A These conditions allow plants and animals to live and reproduce. PUPIL A Mars, the first planet beyond Earth, is smaller than the Earth. The atmosphere is made up of carbon dioxide (C02). PUPIL A Water exists on this planet, but only in the form of ice. The whole planet is a red, lifeless desert. PUPIL B The other planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are called the gas giants. They are much bigger than the Earth. PUPIL A The last planet, Pluto, isn't classified as a planet. It is now called a dwarf Planet. It is so far away, it is a mystery.
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