Print Matching Game: Planets in the Solar System (liliana)

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Uranus

Mars

Neptune

This planet goes around the sun on its side like a ball rolling on the ground. This planet has rings that point up instead of sideways like Saturn.

This planet is not a solid. It is mostly made of gases. If you put it in a REALLY big bathtub, this planet would float on the water.

(E)(X) The smallest planet. One year on this planet is less than 3 months on Earth.

The largest (and heaviest) planet in the solar system. This planet is 318 times heavier than Earth.

This planet is mostly made of water. It is the only planet in the solar system known to have life. The only planet in the solar system not named after a god/goddess.

Pluto

The coldest planet in the solar system. This planet has the strongest winds in the solar system.

Earth

(E)(X) This planet is actually a dwarf planet. This means that it is too small to be considered a planet.

This planet rotates in the opposite direction to every other planet in the solar system. There are no seasons on this planet. The hottest planet in the solar system. The closest planet to Earth.

This planet is home to the tallest mountain in the solar system. This planet experiences the most dust storms. It circles around the sun in a long oval shape.

Venus

Jupiter

Saturn

Mercury