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27.4 The Outer Planets (p.701-708)
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Name_____________________ Per.___
What physical feature separates the inner planets from the outer planets? _________________
The gas planets are much __________ and more __________ than the inner planets.
The gas giants all have thick atmosphere main made up of __________ and _________ gas.
All of the outer planets have ________ systems, although __________’s rings are the most impressive.
Planet ___________ is 300 times more massive than _________, and twice as massive as all the other
_________ put together.
Jupiter orbits the Sun once every ___ Earth years, however it _________ faster than Earth once every 9 hrs. and
50 mins.
Jupiter has over ___ moons
Jupiter’s _______ _____ ______, is a storm similar to hurricanes found on Earth. However, it is larger than
________ and it has been in existence for at least a few ___________ years.
Saturn takes ______ years to _______ the Sun.
Saturn also, like ___________ spins rapidly; once every ______hours and ______ minutes.
The number one ingredient in Saturn’s rings is water ______.
Of all the planets in the solar system Saturn’s density is the _________. It would float on water if there was an
ocean large enough!
Uranus takes _______ Earth years to make one revolution around the Sun.
Uranus is unique in that it rotates ___________ to the Sun on its axis. Every other planet rotates ___________
to the Sun. In other words Uranus rotates on its side!
The blue-green color of Uranus indicates that there is large amounts of ________ in its atmosphere.
Neptune takes ______ years to orbit the Sun once.
Neptune has at least 13 _________.
Neptune is also the color blue, indicating large amounts of _________ in it’s atmosphere.
Neptune is the __________ planet in the solar system. The planet contains a giant dark _____, similar to the
storm found on the planet __________.
Pluto and all the other recently discovered _______ planets all exist in a second belt of objects called the
________ Belt. This belt is mainly made up of ________ and __________.
Short Answer: Answer the follow question in a 6 to 8 sentence paragraph
1. Describe the differences in characteristics between the inner planets and the outer planets. In your paragraph
including the following topics: moons, rings, density, rotational speeds, orbit lengths, and composition.
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