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Planets & Distance
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Essential Questions:
• What are the major components of the universe? (SPI 0601.6.1)
• How does the distance of objects in space from Earth affect how they appear? (SPI 0607.6.2)
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Terrestrial Planets
• Mercury• Venus• Earth • Mars
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Terrestrial Planets
• The inner planets closest to the Sun.• “Earth-like” planets because they are small,
dense, and rocky.
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Mercury
• Closest planet to the Sun.• Has no moons.
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Venus
• Almost the same size, mass, and density as Earth.
• Earth’s “sister planet”• Hottest planet in the solar system due to the
greenhouse effect and a dense atmosphere.
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Earth
• Known as the oasis in space and has the right condition for plants and animals.
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Mars
• “Red-planet”• Cold • Site of the Olympus Mons-highest mountain in
the solar system.
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Gas Giants
• Jupiter• Saturn• Uranus• Neptune
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Gas Giants
• The outer planets.• Very large and do not have any known solid
surfaces.
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Gas Giants vs. Terrestrial Planets
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Jupiter
• The largest planet in the solar system.• Has a permanent storm on its surface-Great
Red Spot.• Has at least 61 moons.
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Saturn
• Planet with the largest rings.
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Uranus• Tipped on its side at a
90 degree angle.
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Neptune
• Known as the blue world.
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Pluto
• Now known as a dwarf planet. • Does not fit into characteristics of terrestrial
or gas.
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Distance
• The closer a planet or object to Earth the larger it looks.
• The father away a planet or object is to Earth the smaller it looks.
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Review:
• What planets are closest to the sun?a. Terrestrial b. gas giants
• What planets are the outer planets made of no known solid surfaces?
a. Terrestrial b. gas giants
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Review
• What planet is most like Earth?a. Mercury b. Venus c. Mars
• What planet has the most moons?a. Venus b. Neptune c. Jupiter
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Review
• What is the largest planet in our solar system?a. Mercury b. Venus c. Jupiter
What planet is tipped at a 90 degree angle?a. Uranus b. Venus c. Neptune