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Venus
2nd planet from the Sun.
Earth's twin in size.
Named after Roman goddess of love and beauty
Diameter: 12,104 km.
Orbit: 225 Earth days.
Day: 241 Earth days.
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Saturn
6th planet from the Sun.
Known mostly for its rings.
Named after the Roman god of agriculture.
Diameter: 120,500 km.
Orbit: 29.5 Earth years.
Day: 10.5 Earth hours.
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Mars
4th planet from the Sun.
Named after the Roman god of war.
Diameter: 6,787 km.
Orbit: 687 Earth days.
Day: 24 hours, 37 minutes.
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Mercury
Closest to the Sun.
Mercury is the smallest.
Named after the messenger of the Roman gods.
Diameter: 4,878 km.
Orbit: 88 Earth days.
Day: 58.6 Earth days.
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Jupiter
5th planet from the Sun.
A gas giant
Named after the ruler of the Roman gods.
Diameter: 139,822 km.
Orbit: 11.9 Earth years.
Day: 9.8 Earth hours.
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Earth
3rd planet from the Sun.
Name comes from "Die Erde," the German word for "the ground."
Diameter: 12,760 km.
Orbit: 365.24 days.
Day: 23 hours, 56 minutes.
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As you hover over each picture there is information for you to read and understand.
Look at the words in each of the blue labels.
In this activity you have drag and drop the pictures under the label which you think is correct.
You can change the order at any time.
Write down the first letter of each planet in your order.
Using these letters answer the 1 question quiz at the bottom of the screen.
To restart the activity just refresh the page.