“This planet is too small and rocky. Daytime is very hot, but the atmosphere is too thin to trap the heat, so nighttime is very cold on Mercury."

“This planet is too hot. The thick atmosphere traps lots of heat and there are more than ten thousand volcanoes on Venus.”

“This planet is juuuust right! Not too hot, not too cold, with plenty of water to drink and air to breath! Earth is the perfect place to live.”

“This planet is too dry- it is like a desert, covered in red rust. Some scientists think there might have been floods of water on Mars a long time ago.”

“This planet is too big. It is a big ball of swirling gases with no solid surface to stand on. Jupiter has 67 moons and a giant storm that looks like a big red spot!”

“This planet is too stormy. One giant storm is shaped like a hexagon! Saturn’s moons might be a good place to live because a few of them even have oceans!”

“This planet is too cold. Swirling, icy fluids cover the surface of Uranus. It is the only planet that spins sideways.”

“This planet is too windy. Supersonic winds blow on cold, dark Neptune. Methane gas gives Neptune its blue color.”