[p]RESIDENT ASSHOLE
Planet
Planets are solid bodies that are smaller than stars
and unlike stars, planets do not produce their own heat and light. Planets
can be seen because the light from the sun reflects off of them. There are
nine planets that orbit the star of the solar system we live in. Only six
planets are bright enough to be seen from Earth without a telescope: Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus. The temperature, atmosphere, surface,
length of days and nights differ on each planet. The planet we live on, Earth,
is the only planet known to support life yet the ability for the Earth to
support all living creatures is in jeopardy. Global warming, destruction of
the ozone layer, rising ocean levels, depleting supplies of fresh water, deforestation,
and soil erosion are adversely affecting life on Earth and contributing to
the largest-scale extinction since the time of the dinosaurs.
Read More about The Gaia Theory and
its Implications
