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Solar System
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The assignments in this workbook cover the following
standards:
STANDARD III: Students will understand the
relationship and attributes of objects in the solar
system.
 Understand and correctly use unit vocabulary.
 Using a table, identify physical properties of the
components of the Solar System (i.e., planets, dwarf
planets. comets, asteroids, meteors)
Can You Planet?
(From Universe At Your Fingertips, Astronomical Society of the Pacific)
Sort out the planets. Next to each planet’s name, put “yes” if the
statement is true (Jupiter is larger than Earth – Yes) or “no” if it is
not true (Earth has rings – No). Use this information to place the
planets on the Venn Diagram! (Use the Planetary Fact Sheet you have
been given.)
Planetary Facts Helping Table
Larger than Earth
Earth
Jupiter
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
Has Ring(s)
Has Moon(s)
Use the information from the chart to place the planets in the correct
circle or intersection of circles.
Has moon(s)
Has rings
& moons
Has rings
Use the information from the chart to place the planets in the correct
circle or intersection of circles!
Larger than Earth
Has moon(s) & larger than Earth
Has rings & larger than Earth
Has moon(s), rings & larger than Earth
Has moon(s)
Has moon(s) & rings
Has rings
Use the Venn Diagram, chart, and fact sheet to answer the following
questions.
1. Which planets are larger than Earth? ___________________________________
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2. Which two sets of planets are closest in size? ___________________________
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3. What percent of the planets are smaller than Earth? _________% (# of smaller
planets divided by eight)
4. Which planets have moons? _________________________________________
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5. Which planet has the most moons? ___________________________________
6. What is the total number of known moons in our Solar System? ______________
7. What is the average number of moons per planet?
___________________________
(total number of moons divided by 8)
8. Which planets fit into all three categories?
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9. Which planets have days that are longer than 24 hours?
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Comparison of Rocky Planets and Gas Giants
(modified from a graphic organizer found at Amazing Space)
Using the Solar System Fact Sheet, compare and contrast comets and asteroids.
Rocky Planets
Gas Giants
Composition (of what are the rocky planets
made)
Composition (of what are gas giants made)
List the rocky planets
List the gas giants
a.
c.
a.
c.
b.
d.
b.
d.
Can a spacecraft land on the rocky planets?
Can a spacecraft land on the gas giants?
Type of atmosphere (thick, thin, thick to
very thick, etc.)
Type of atmosphere (thick, thin, thick to
very thick, etc.)
Where found in Solar System (near to Sun
or far away)
Where found in Solar System (near to Sun,
or far away)
Temperature range of planets (lowest to
highest)
Temperatures of range planets (lowest to
highest)
Are the rocky planets larger or smaller
compared to gas giants?
Are the gas giants larger or smaller
compared to rocky planets?
Rocky Planets
Number of moons (many or from few to
none)
Gas Giants
Number of moons (many or from few to
none)
Comparing the Rocky Inner Planets
Mercury
Venus
Distance from Sun:
Distance from Sun:
Diameter:
Diameter:
Number of Moons:
Number of Moons:
Rings:
Rings:
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere:
Weight on planet:
Weight on planet:
Earth
Mars
Distance from Sun:
Distance from Sun:
Diameter:
Diameter:
Number of Moons:
Number of Moons:
Rings:
Rings:
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere:
Weight on planet:
Weight on planet:
Comparing the Outer Gas Giants
Jupiter
Saturn
Distance from Sun:
Distance from Sun:
Diameter:
Diameter:
Number of Moons:
Number of Moons:
Rings:
Rings:
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere:
Weight on planet:
Weight on planet:
Uranus
Neptune
Distance from Sun:
Distance from Sun:
Diameter:
Diameter:
Number of Moons:
Number of Moons:
Rings:
Rings:
Atmosphere:
Atmosphere:
Weight on planet:
Weight on planet:
Planetary Fact Sheet – Can You Planet?
Diameter
Length of
Day
Moons
Rings
Earth
12,800 km
23 hrs 56 min
1
No
Jupiter
143,000km
9 hrs 55 min
63
Yes
Mars
6,800 km
24 hrs 7 min
2
No
Mercury
4,900 km
59 days
0
No
Neptune
49,500 km
16 hrs 7 min
13
Yes
Saturn
120,600 km
10 hrs 39 min
62
Yes
Uranus
51,100 km
17 hrs 14 min
27
Yes
Venus
12,100 km
243 days
0
No