* Mercury is the closest planet to the sun and it doesn't have a moon.
Its atmosphere is so thin that during the day the temperature reaches 750 degrees,
but at night it gets down to -300 degrees.
* Jupiter is the largest planet. If Jupiter were hollow, you could fit 1000 earths
inside! It is made up of gas and is not solid. The most famous feature on Jupiter
is its Red Spot, which is actually an enormous hurricane that has been raging
on Jupiter for hundreds of years! Sixteen moons orbit Jupiter.
* Saturn is a very windy place! Winds can reach up to 1,100 miles per hour.
Saturn is also made of gas. If you could find an ocean large enough, it would float.
This planet is famous for its beautiful rings, and has at least 18 moons.
* Uranus is the third largest planet, and is also made of gas. It's tilted on its
side and spins north-south rather than east-west. Uranus has 15 moons.
* Neptune takes 165 Earth years to get around the sun. It appears blue because
it is made of methane gas. Neptune also has a big Spot like Jupiter. Winds on
Neptune get up to 1,200 mile per hour! Neptune has 8 moons.
* Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun... usually. It has such an unusual
orbit that it is occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Pluto is made of rock and ice.
* Just about everyone listens to the radio! 99% of homes in the United States
have a least one radio. Most families have several radios.
* Sound is sent from the radio station through the air to your radio by means
of electromagnetic waves. News, music, Bible teaching, baseball games, plays,
advertisements- these sounds are all converted into electromagnetic waves
(radio waves) before they reach your radio and your ears.
Its atmosphere is so thin that during the day the temperature reaches 750 degrees,
but at night it gets down to -300 degrees.
* Jupiter is the largest planet. If Jupiter were hollow, you could fit 1000 earths
inside! It is made up of gas and is not solid. The most famous feature on Jupiter
is its Red Spot, which is actually an enormous hurricane that has been raging
on Jupiter for hundreds of years! Sixteen moons orbit Jupiter.
* Saturn is a very windy place! Winds can reach up to 1,100 miles per hour.
Saturn is also made of gas. If you could find an ocean large enough, it would float.
This planet is famous for its beautiful rings, and has at least 18 moons.
* Uranus is the third largest planet, and is also made of gas. It's tilted on its
side and spins north-south rather than east-west. Uranus has 15 moons.
* Neptune takes 165 Earth years to get around the sun. It appears blue because
it is made of methane gas. Neptune also has a big Spot like Jupiter. Winds on
Neptune get up to 1,200 mile per hour! Neptune has 8 moons.
* Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun... usually. It has such an unusual
orbit that it is occasionally closer to the sun than Neptune. Pluto is made of rock and ice.
* Just about everyone listens to the radio! 99% of homes in the United States
have a least one radio. Most families have several radios.
* Sound is sent from the radio station through the air to your radio by means
of electromagnetic waves. News, music, Bible teaching, baseball games, plays,
advertisements- these sounds are all converted into electromagnetic waves
(radio waves) before they reach your radio and your ears.
