1. List the 4 inner planets.
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2. List the 5 outer planets.
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3. Mercury is about the size of Earth's_________________.
4. Why are Earth and Venus known as the twin planets?
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5. Seventy percent of the Earth's surface is covered by
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6. Some of the meteorites on Earth are acutally pieces of the planet _________________.
7.The ____________ in the dirt on Mars gives Mars its red color.
8._________________ is the largest planet.
9.Scientists believe that the great red spot on Jupiter is a large ______________________.
10.Saturn has over ___________ rings.
11.__________________ is the only planet that rotates on its
side.
12.Neptune is very much like the planet ___________________.
13.Pluto is usually the farthest planet from the sun. What
planet sometimes is farther away than Pluto?_______________
14.A comet is made up of ____________, ______________, and
________________.
15.An asteroid is a bit of __________________.
16.The asteroid belt is between the orbits of what 2
planets? ________________ and ___________________
17.Describe the differences between:
a meteroid________________________________________________
a meteor__________________________________________________
a meteorite_______________________________________________
18.What is our closest star?______________________________
19.What are sunspots?_____________________________________
20.Why can't people live on the moon?
__________________________________________________________ Now you will become an expert on your assigned planet.
Use the links SpaceKids and Zoom Astronomy for this. Planet's name ________________________
Order from sun __________________________________________
Diameter_________________________________________________
Distance from sun________________________________________
Number of moons__________________________________________
Daytime temperature______________________________________
Nightime temperature_____________________________________
Time it takes to rotate__________________________________
Time it takes to orbit the sun___________________________
Special nickname_________________________________________
Special facts or characteristics_________________________
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List special facts about your assigned space term here.
You may use any of the first 3 sites to look for facts. My assigned space term is________________________________.
Definition_______________________________________________.
Special or interesting facts about my space term
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