Earth
and
Mars
The 3rd and 4th Planets from
the Sun.
By Brad Thompson
Sight Words
Mars Earth
Moon Solar System
Orbit Meteor
Canyon Mountain
Volcanoes Poles
Earth
This is Earth.
We live on Earth.
Earth
Earth is the 3rd planet from the sun.
Earth is made of rock, water and metals.
Mercury, Venus and Mars are also made
of rock and metals.
Earth
The Earth takes 365 days
to orbit the sun.
365 days make one year
on Earth.
These are the 1st four planets
from the sun.
Can you find Earth?
Do you know the other planets?
Earth has water.
Earth has air.
Earth is warm.
It is a good home for living things.
Mars
This is Mars.
People call Mars the Red
Planet.
Mars
Mars is the 4th planet from
the sun.
Mars is also made of rock
and metals.
What other planets have
rock and metals?
Olympus
Mons
Mount
Everest
This picture shows Mars’ biggest
mountain, Olympus Mons, compared to
Earth’s biggest mountain, Mount Everest.
Mars has big volcanoes.
The volcanoes on Mars
had lava long ago,
but they do not have lava
now.
Mars also has canyons.
The canyons are very long
and deep.
Mars is cold.
It has ice at it’s north and
south poles.
Mars had water on it
before, but it has no liquid
water now.