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HOW DOES A PLANET’S DISTANCE FROM THE SUN AFFECT ITS TEMPERATURE.

THE PLANET: MERCURY. The smallest planet in our solar system – only slightly larger than Earth's Moon. . Mercury is the planet that orbits closest to the Sun. The fastest planet in our solar system – traveling through space at nearly 29 miles (47 kilometers) per second. The closer a planet is to the Sun, the faster it travels..

THE PLANET: MERCURY. Mercury's surface temperatures are both extremely hot and cold . Because the planet is so close to the Sun. During the day, temperatures on the surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit (430 degrees Celsius). Night time temperatures on the surface can drop to minus 290 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 180 degrees Celsius)..

THE PLANET: VENUS. The second closest planet to the Sun, orbiting at a distance of about 67 million miles (108 million kilometers) Rotates very slowly on its axis – one day on Venus lasts 243 Earth days. The planet orbits the Sun faster than Earth, however, so one year on Venus takes only about 225 Earth days, making a Venusian day longer than its year!.

THE PLANET: VENUS. Venus rotates backward on its axis compared to most planets in our solar system. This means the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east, opposite of what we see on Earth. Surface temperatures on Venus is about 900 degrees Fahrenheit (475 degrees Celsius).

THE PLANET : EARTH. Earth orbits our Sun, a star. Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km). A day on Earth is 24 hours. Earth makes a complete orbit around the sun (a year in Earth time) in about 365 days. Earth's atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and 1% other ingredients—the perfect balance to breathe and live..

THE PLANET : EARTH. When rays of sunlight hit the earth, the earth itself warms up . This, in turn warms the atmosphere. This is the actual temperature we feel and measure with a thermometer. The temperature of the earth's atmosphere is also determined by the angle at which the sunlight hits the earth. The planet's average surface temperature is 58.62 F (14.9 C) ..

THE PLANET : MARS. Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun at an average distance of about 228 million km (142 million miles) or 1.52 AU. One day on Mars takes a little over 24 hours. Mars makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Martian time) in 687 Earth days. Mars has a thin atmosphere made up mostly of carbon dioxide (CO2), argon (Ar), nitrogen (N2), and a small amount of oxygen and water vapour..

THE PLANET : MARS. Mars is known as the Red Planet because iron minerals in the Martian soil oxidize, or rust, causing the soil and atmosphere to look red. Temperatures on Mars average about -81 degrees F . However, temperature's range from around -220 degrees F. Wintertime at the poles, to +70 degrees F ..

THE PLANET : JUPITE R. Jupiter orbits about 484 million miles (778 million kilometers) or 5.2 Astronomical Units (AU) from our Sun (Earth is one AU from the Sun). Jupiter rotates once about every 10 hours (a Jovian day), but takes about 12 Earth years to complete one orbit of the Sun (a Jovian year). Jupiter's atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen (H2) and helium (He)..

THE PLANET : JUPITE R. Jupiter's temperature depends more on height above the surface. This is because heat is driven not by the sun but by the interior of the planet. An average temperature of minus 234 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 145 degrees Celsius).

THE PLANET : SATURN. Saturn is the sixth planet from our Sun (a star) and orbits at a distance of about 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers) from the Sun. Saturn takes about 10.7 hours (no one knows precisely) to rotate on its axis once—a Saturn “day”—and 29 Earth years to orbit the sun..

THE PLANET : SATURN. The temperature variation is due to the planet's internal processes, not the sun. Its core temperature is more than 8,300 C (14,972 F), which is hotter than the surface of the sun. An average temperature of minus 288 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 178 degrees Celsius), Saturn is a pretty cool planet ..

THE PLANET : URANUS. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun at a distance of about 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion kilometers). Uranus takes about 17 hours to rotate once (a Uranian day), and about 84 Earth years to complete an orbit of the Sun (a Uranian year). Uranus has an atmosphere made mostly of molecular hydrogen and atomic helium, with a small amount of methane..

THE PLANET : URANUS. Uranus has 13 known rings. The inner rings are narrow and dark and the outer rings are brightly colored. Like Venus, Uranus rotates east to west. But Uranus is unique in that it rotates on its side. Speeds on Uranus range from 90 to 360 mph and the planet's average temperature is a frigid -353 degrees F..

THE PLANET : NEPTUNE. Neptune orbits our Sun, a star, and is the eighth planet from the Sun at a distance of about 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers). Neptune takes about 16 hours to rotate once (a Neptunian day), and about 165 Earth years to orbit the sun (a Neptunian year). Neptune is an ice giant. Most of its mass is a hot, dense fluid of "icy" materials – water, methane and ammonia – above a small rocky core..

THE PLANET : NEPTUNE. Neptune's atmosphere is made up mostly of molecular hydrogen, atomic helium and methane. Neptune has 14 known moons which are named after sea gods and nymphs in Greek mythology. Neptune has at least five main rings and four more ring arcs, which are clumps of dust and debris likely formed by the gravity of a nearby moon. The average temperature on Neptune is a brutally cold -373 degrees F..

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