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CHAPTER 5
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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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Planet Names
Part A
The names given to the planets are those of gods in classical mythology. Except for Uranus, Roman
names are used, although the mythical personalities of the gods were created by the Greeks.
Find each a/the planet names listed below in a dictionary or in a book o/mythology. For each name,
write the corresponding Greek god or goddess name in the space provided. Write a description a/the god
or goddess in the spaceJollowing the name.
1. Mercury: Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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2. Venus:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3. Mars:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4. Jupiter:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
S. Saturn:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
6. Uranus:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
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7. Neptune: Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8. Pluto:
Greek name _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
PartB
1. What is the meaning and origin of the term "planet"? - - - - -_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
2. Why was Earth originally not called a planet? - - - - - - - - - - - -_ _ _ _ __
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Responsibilities
Aphrodite
Venus
goddess of beauty and love
Ares
Mars
god of war
Artemis
Diana
goddess of hunting and
childbirth
Athena
Minerva
goddess of war, wisdom, and
crafts
Oemeter
Ceres
goddess of the harvest
Hera
Juno
protector of women; wife of
Zeus/Jupiter
Hermes
Mercury
messenger of the gods,
speed and commerence
Hades
Pluto
god of the Underworld
Poseidon
Neptune
god of the sea
Zeus
Jupiter
king of the gods
Cronus
Saturn
Father of the gods
Oranus
Uranus
God of the heavens
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Origin of the Solar System
The origin ofthe solar system has been debated for a long time. Many questions are still unanswered.
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Probably the most widely accepted theory at present is the Dust Cloud theory.
Study the following diagrams representing what we think were stages in the development ofthe solar.
system. Decide which stage occuredfirst. Place a 1 on the line under that diagram. Place a 2 under the
diagram representing the stage you think came next. Number the diagrams in orderfrom 1 to 6.
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The Solar System
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1. Shape of the planets' orbits, discovered by Kepler
2. Polish astronomer who proposed a different model of the solar system
3. Placed at the center of the Greeks' model of the solar system
4. Planets closest to the sun-Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
5. Process involved in the forming of the sun
6. Placed at the center of the Polish astronomer's model of the solar system
7. Planets farthest from the sun-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
8. Made up of the sun and all the objects that orbit it
9. Light element found in most of the outer planets
10. What is the study of the universe called? ____
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