Planets of Our Solar System

I can describe the inner and outer planets of the solar system.

M- Complete 8 Planets Worksheet- due tomorrowT- Planet PresentationsW- Finish Planet PresentationsTh- Compare & Contrast Inner/Outer Planets- finish at home F- Read-a-Thon: Bring a Book!

Solar System Vocab Retake offered Friday- STUDY!! :)

Weekly Assignments 2/27-3/3

Science In the News...

NASA scientists announced a new discovery yesterday!! They found 7 Earth-Size Planets orbiting a Dwarf Star called Trappist-1. It is 235 trillion miles away.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/22/science/trappist-1-exoplanets-nasa.html?_r=0

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Solar SystemA star and all the planets and other objects that revolve around it.

We have:● 1 Star (Sun)● 8 Planets (MVEMJSUN)● Dwarf Planets (at least 5)● Moons● Asteroids● Comets● Other Space Junk (Ice, Dust, Gas, Energy, Old Satellites/Probes)

Sun

● Only star in solar system● Ball of burning hot gasses ● Medium-sized star● Appears large because it is the closest to us

Mercury

● Closest planet to the Sun● Smallest planet in solar system● Terrestrial- Rocky dense planet covered in dust

& craters● No atmosphere● 1 year = 88 Earth Days● Side facing the Sun VERY HOT! Away side

VERY COLD!

Venus

● About the same size as Earth● Thick atmosphere keeps heat in● Terrestrial- Made of Rock● Very Very Very HOT! (860*F)-Hottest Planet● 1 year = 225 Earth days● Brightest object we see in night sky besides

Moon

Earth

● Has atmosphere and water: supports life● Terrestrial- Made of Rock● 3rd planet from the Sun● 1 year = 365 Earth days

Mars● Called "Red Planet" because of Rocky Red Soil● Atmosphere is mostly made of carbon dioxide● Terrestrial● 1 year = 687 Earth Days● Has the largest Volcano in the Solar System and dust

storms that last for months● Valleys have evidence that there was once water on Mars

Jupiter

● Largest planet in the Solar System● Made of gas (mostly Hydrogen and Helium)● Has rings and 67 moons● 1 year = 11.9 Earth Years● Great Red Spot is a giant storm that has

lasted over 400 years!

Saturn

● Best known for 7 rings made of ice, gas, dust, and rocks

● Also has 62 moons, some may be able to support life

● 1 year = 29.4 Earth Years● Made of Gas

Uranus● Gas planet known as an Ice Giant, because of

the icy materials that make it up.● Rotates on its side the opposite direction as

Earth● Tinted Blue because of the methane it contains● Has faint rings and many moons● 1 year = 84 Earth Years

Neptune

● Has rings and 14 moons● Ice Giant like Uranus; Gas planet with frozen

materials● Has fastest winds in the solar system (1200 mi/hr)● Strong storms can be seen from passing probes● 1 year = 165 Earth Years

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Kuiper Belt

Planets of the Solar System- Review

Planets vs. Dwarf Planets

Planets- celestial bodies that orbit the sun, have enough mass and gravity to make a round shape, and have cleared its orbit of all smaller objects

Dwarf Planets- orbit the sun, have enough mass and gravity to make a round shape, but do not have clear orbits.

Dwarf Planets

There are 5 known dwarf planets in our solar system now.

-Pluto, Ceres, Makemake, Haumea, Eris

Please Pick up a worksheet from where you get the Warm-ups….put your name on it but then STOP!

You need a Chromebook later in class so get one if you don’t have it on your desk.

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Odd One Out: Select the Term that does not go with the others. In one sentence explain why that term does not fit.

1. Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Pluto

2. Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Venus

3. Solar System, Sun, Stars, Planets, Moons

4. Comets, Meteors, Asteroids

5. Revolution, Orbit, Rotate

Odd One Out: Select the Term that does not go with the others. In one sentence explain why that term does not fit.

1. Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Pluto

a. Pluto is not a planet but the others are.

2. Mercury, Jupiter, Earth, Venus

a. Jupiter is made of gas but the others are Rock.

3. Solar System, Sun, Stars, Planets, Moons

a. Our Solar System has the Sun and Moon, Planets, but not Stars.

4. Comets, Meteors, Asteroids

a. Comets are made of Ice and Meteors and Asteroids are rocky. Comets are farther

away.

5. Revolution, Orbit, Rotate

a. Rotate means to spin on an axis. Revolve and Orbit mean to go around another

object.

Entrance Slip 2/28: Complete on lined side of notecard.

1. What are the 4 Inner Planets?2. Which planet is nicknamed “The Red Planet”?3. Which Planet is the “twin” of Earth?4. Which planet is the smallest in the Solar

System?5. Which planet has a thick, poisonous

atmosphere that keeps it warm?6. Which planet has an atmosphere that supports

life?

Exit Slip 3/2: Complete on unlined side of notecard.

1. Which planets are known as Ice Giants?2. Which are the Outer Planets?3. Which planet has the fastest winds?4. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?5. Which planet could have a year = 88 Earth

Days? Why?6. Which planet is known for having 7 rings?7. Which planet rotates on its side?