The Storm

The rain began early in the morning. It fell as hard drops,

one after another. The sky was full of dark purple clouds.

Thunder began as a soft rumble and became louder and louder. Lightning crashed every few minutes, making the

sky a brilliant white.

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Planets in the Solar System

There are eight planets in the Solar System,

and each one is very different. Some planets,

like Jupiter and Saturn are very large.

Others, like Mercury and Mars are smaller. Jupiter has

moons that are larger than Mercury. The planets

also have different atmospheres. Uranus, Jupiter

and Saturn have atmospheres of hydrogen and

helium. The atmosphere on Venus is made up

of carbon dioxide. Earth has a nitrogen and

oxygen atmosphere. Neptune’s atmosphere is

mostly hydrogen. The planets also have different

temperatures. Uranus is the coldest and Venus

is the hottest.

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