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• It is ___________ (small) planet and ___________ (close) to the _____.

• It has _________________ (great) difference between day (+427* C) and night (-183*C) temperatures.

• It has ____________ (thin) atmosphere and ___________ (weak) gravity than the Earth.

• Its ground is ____________ (hard) than that of all the other _________.

• It has ____________ (long) day of all other planets (176 earth days) after Venus.

• It has no ________ (satellites).

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It is the _________ (2) planet in our _________ system and __________ (close) to Earth than any other planet.

It is ________ (hot) at night as on days and has the same temperature on the Poles as on the equator.

It has ___________ (long) day (243 Earth days) and its “year” (orbit round the sun) is ___________ (short) than its “day” (_________ round itself)-225 Earth days.

It is ______________ (bright) object in the sky and ___________ (hot) place in our solar system (+460* C)

Its atmosphere is ___________ (thick) and __________ (cloudy) than the Earth’s and it’s ______________ with carbon dioxide. It’s the strongest “Greenhouse Effect”.

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• It is the _________ (3) planet from the sun and the __________ (5) planet in _______ in our solar system.

• It’s _____________________ (beautiful) and _________________ (friendly) to life planet.

• Its average year temperature is + 22 * C.

• It’s the only planet with oxygen, ________ and life.

Some facts :The ___________ (deep) ocean point is Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean (10.971 m)The ___________ (low) point below sea level is the __________ of Dead Sea in Israel (-423m)The ___________ (high) peak on Earth is the Everest mountain in Asia(8.848m)

It has one satellite, the Moon which is the fifth in size but the __________ (1) compared to its mother planet.

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• It is the _________ (4) planet from the sun and the ___________ (7) in size.

• It has two satellites, Phobos and Deimos.

• Its gravity is __________ (weak) than the Earth’s . This means we are __________ (light) on Mars than on _________.

• It’s a red, ________ silent planet-the ___________ (quiet) place in our solar system. You can see nothing but __________ and rocks.

• The ravine Valles Marineris is ___________ (long) one in our Solar system (4.500 km long).

• On Mars there is _____________ (large) crater formed from a crash of an object ____________ (big) as planet Pluto .

• Mount Olympus on Mars is _____________ (high) in our solar system. It’s an inactive volcano 3 times ___________ (high) than the Everest (about 27.000 m high).

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• It is the _________ (5) planet from the Sun and ____________ (big) of all planets. Jupiter belongs to the group of the last four planets called Gas Giants

• It is two and a half times _________ (big) in mass than all the other planets together.

• It’s _____________ (far) planet we can see with naked eye and the ___________ (4) ___________ (bright) object in the sky after Venus.

• Its atmosphere is not _____________ (dense) as the Earth’s but it’s _____________ (wide) in our solar system (15.000Km)

• It orbits round itself ______________ (fast) of all planets-its day_______ 10h.

• It has some _______ and ____________ (many) satellites of all planets (63).

• Jupiter and its family:4 of its 63 satellites from the closest to Jupiter to the furthest are Io, Europa, Ganymedes, Callisto

• Ganymedes is _____________ (big) satellite in our Solar system, very ________ (big) than planet Mercury.

• Europa is ___________ (small) than our Moon and it has _______________ (smooth) ice surface of any other planet or_____________.

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• It is the _________ (6) planet and the __________ (2) largest after JUPITER.

• It has _________ (many) rings of dust and _______ than any other planet (9 rings) and almost as many satellites as Jupiter(62).

• _________ on the planet run ____________ (fast) than on Jupiter (18.000km/h).

• It has __________ (strong) gravity than the Earth (we are __________ (heavy) on Saturn).

• The average density of Saturn is _____________ (little) than water’s.

• Saturn and Jupiter are GAS GIANTS of hydrogen and helium.

• Titan is Saturn’s ____________ (big) satellite, the __________ (2) in size after Ganymedes, __________ (big) than Mercury and the only satellite with _______________.

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• It is the ____________ (7) planet from the Sun and the _________ (3) biggest planet. It is the _________(1) planet we saw with the help of a __________ in 1781.

• It is an ICE GIANT of water, methane and ammonia.

• It is ___________ (cold) than the Earth and its __________ (low) temperature is ( -224* C), _____________ (cold) place in our Solar System.

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• It is the __________ (8) planet, the ___________ (far) from the Sun .

• It is the _________ (4) in size and one of ___________ (cold) places (-218* C) in our solar system.

• It has ___________ (bad) __________ conditions and _____________ (fast) winds of all other planets.

• Neptune was seen only by Voyager 2 and will have one orbit round the Sun, since the day it was discovered, in 4th July 2011.

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• Pluto was believed to be the _________ (9) planet of our Solar System for many years but then scientists discovered it belongs to a number of “dwarf” planets like Ceres, Naumea, Makemake and many more. Eris is ___________ (big) of all.

• They move round the sun in two zones -one between Mars and Jupiter and the other further away from the 8 planets. They even have small satellites.

GLOSSARY

Difference=____________________ temperature=______________________ thin=_______

Gravity= _____________________ ground=________________ satellite=________________

Poles=__________________ equator=_________________ orbit=_____________________

Object=__________________ atmosphere=__________________ thick=________________

Poisonous= _____________________ Greenhouse Effect= _________________________

Size= __________________ average= ______________________ fact= _______________

Deep=__________ low= __________ peak= ________ Below sea level= ________________

Naked= ________________ gravity= ____________________ weak=_______________

light=___________ Silent=_________________ vehicle= _________________

data= _________________ Measurements= __________________ crust=___________________

rock= _________ ravine=_________ Crater= _____________ volcano= ____________

Mass= __________ dense= ______________wide= ____________ distance= __________

Smooth= ______________ surface=________________ orbit=___________ ring= ______

Dust= ___________ gravity= ___________weak=________________ density= ______________

Magnetic fields= ___________________ average=________________ satellite= ____________

Seen through= ___________________________ ice= ___________ low=__________

ring=__________ Target= _____________ roll= ___________ orbit= _______________

temperature= ________________ Seen through= ___________________________

ice= ___________ low=__________ ring=__________Target= _____________

roll= ___________ orbit= _______________ temperature= ________________

THE PLANET QUIZ

Can you put the planets in such an order that you find a means of transport in our solar system?

1. It has 63 rings of ice and dust.

2. It is a “dwarf” planet.

3. It is the coldest planet in our solar system.

4. It is the smallest planet in our solar system.

5. It was named after the Greek Goddess of Beauty.

6. The red silent planet with the highest mountain in our solar system.

7. It has oxygen, water and life.

8. It is the biggest planet.

9. The eighth big blue gas giant.

You can travel in our solar system by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM QUIZ

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1. The eight planets __________ round the sun.2. The average ______________ on Earth is 22o C.3. The ________ of Europa is as smooth as ice.4. Our sun is a ________ 5. The only planet with __________ , water and life is Earth.6. A robot ________ travels on Mars and sends information and data.7. The highest mountain _________ on Earth is Everest.8. There are 9 beautiful ________ round Saturn.9. Earth is the 5th planet in _______10. _________ pulls objects downward and makes them heavy.11. It gives its warmth and light to our planet.12. Venus has the same temperatures at the poles and at the ___________13. The moon is the Earth’s ____________14. The ___________ protects Earth from dangerous sun rays.

Circle the odd word out.

1. orbit satellite moon planet2. heaviest cleaner worst most beautiful3. oxygen methane helium ammonia4. first last hottest fifth5. ravine atmosphere crater volcano

Match the pairs

Greenhouse FieldsAverage AtmosphereBelow GiantsThick VolcanoMagnetic OceanNaked ZeroGas EffectDwarf ConditionsDeep TemperatureInactive EyeWeather Planets

Acrostic Poems

Silent and darkPlanets live in itAnd stars bright and bigComets travel through Endless seems to be

Earth is my planetAir is freshRound the sun orbitsTravels in spaceHow beautiful it is!

Mars was the God of warAnd this planet is dryRocks and deserts everywhereSilent and Red Planet

Very hotE ven at night Near the EarthU can see in the skySo bright!

Write questions to complete the dialogue

A: Hi, Mary!____________________________B: I’m looking for information about our solar system. __________________________________A: I think they’re eight.B: That’s right! _______________________________A: I know Mercury is the smallest but ________________________________B: No, it isn’t. Venus is the hottest planet.A: And _________________________________B: It is Jupiter. It is a gas giant. __________________________________A: I’m not sure. 10?B: No, it has got 63 satellites!

OUR SOLAR SYSTEM - KNOWLEDGE QUIZ

Can you answer correctly these 10 questions?

If yes, you certainly know a lot about our solar system and its planets! GO!

1. How many planets are there in our system?

a. Seven b. eight c. ten

2. Which is the biggest planet?

a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Neptune

3. Which is the smallest planet?

a. Mars b. Uranus c. Mercury

4. Which planet is nearer the Sun?

a. Earth b. Venus c. Mercury

5. Which planet Is further away from the Sun?

a. Neptune b. Earth c. Uranus

6. Which are two of Jupiter’s satellites?

a. Moon and Ttan b. Ganymede and Europa c. Voyager and Mariner

7. Which is the hottest planet?

a. Earth b. Venus c. Mercury

8. Which is the coldest planet?

a. Mars b. Neptune c. Uranus

9. Which planet has got 9 rings and 62 satellites?

a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Uranus

10. Which is the highest mountain in our solar system?

a. Mount Olympus in Greece b. Mount Olympus on Mars c. Mount Everest

Put the planets in order:

Sun/Venus/Jupiter/ Earth/Mercury/ Saturn/Neptune/Mars/Uranus

Now put write them in order of size from the biggest:

A. Did you enjoy the whole project and this activity? ________________________

B. Would you like to do it again? _________________________

C. Do you think you have learnt a lot about planets? __________________________

D. Did you practise English and learn new vocabulary? _____________________________