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Our Planetary Neighborhood
Terrestrial / Inner Planets
Follow the interactive power point to define the key terms below.
Rotation: ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Orbit:__________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Satellite: _______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Revolution: _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Diameter: ______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
Atmospheric: ___________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Geological: _____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Utilize the power point presentation to research each planet and record
the information below.
Distance from
the sun. (km)
Revolution
High Temperature
Gas surface
or Terrestrial?
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Pg. 1
Take the Quiz
Take the quiz at the end of the presentation and record your answers
below.
Question 1 ______
Question 2 _______
Question 3 _________
Gas / Outer Planets
Utilize the power point presentation to research each planet and record
the information below.
Distance from
Revolution
High Temperature
the sun. (km)
Gas surface
or Terrestrial?
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Write one fact about Pluto below.
Pluto: _______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Take the Quiz
Take the quiz at the end of the presentation and record your answers
below.
Question 1 ______
Question 2 _______
Question 3 _________
Pg. 2
Analyze
List each group of planets in order starting from the sun. Hint: Use
distance from the sun if you do not know the order.
Inner Planets: ____________, _____________, Earth, ____________
Outer Planets: ___________, _____________, __________, __________
Which planet was recently removed from the planet category and
changed to a “Dwarf Planet”? _____________________________
Organize
Complete the organizers below by writing in the correct planets, exclude
Pluto.
Hot Planets
Cold Planets
(Above -10 Celcius)
(Below -10 Celcius)
Pg. 3
Small Planets
Large Planets
(Less than 40, 000 km)
(Greater than 40,000 km)
Terrestrial Planets
Gas Planets
Pg. 4
Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the inner planets and
outer planets.
Consider
Brainstorm and list any conditions in the formation of the solar system
that might have led to the differences between the inner and outer
planets.
Pg. 5