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Name _____________________________________________________________ Solar System Workbook IP Date Due: 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? ___________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ 2. Which two sets of planets are closest in size? ___________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 3. What percent of the planets are smaller than Earth? _________% (# of smaller planets divided by eight) 4. Which planets have moons? _________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ 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? __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 9. Which planets have days that are longer than 24 hours? __________________________________________________________________ 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