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Space
Exploration
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Learning
Understanding Different
Planets:
Diameter (Miles)
Distance from Sun
Orbit
Rotation
Satellites
Facts
Objectives:
Exploring:
Planetary Science
Spacecraft
Other Stars and Galaxies
Rocket History Activity
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Rocketry – History
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Different Planets
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Assessments
Different
Planets
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Diameter:
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865,400 Miles
Rotation:
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26 Days
Satellites:
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9 Planets
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The Sun
Planets
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
Neptune & Pluto
Facts:
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75% Hydrogen, 25% Helium
Surface – Photosphere
Core – 27 million degrees (F)
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Distance from Sun:
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Diameter:
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59 Days
Satellites:
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88 Days
Rotation:
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3,031 Miles
Orbit:
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36 Million Miles
None
Facts:
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Craters
Lava Flows
Ice on North Pole
No Atmosphere
Mercury
Planets
Mercury is the closet planet
to the sun. The side of
Mercury exposed to the sun
can reach temperatures of up
to 770 degrees Fahrenheit,
while the shaded side of
Mercury can drop to
absolutely zero. No other
planet has this extreme
temperature range. Mercury
takes about 88 days for one
revolution around the sun,
and it has no satellites.
Mercury has craters and a
terrain very much like our
moon.
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Distance from Sun:
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243 Days
Satellites:
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225 Days
Rotation:
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7,519 Miles
Orbit:
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67 Million Miles
Diameter:
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Venus
None
Facts:
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Atmosphere
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Carbon Dioxide
Sulfuric Clouds
Lava Flow
Planets
Venus is the second planet
from the sun. This planet is
often called the morning star
or evening star because it is
the brightest object in our
sky, besides the sun and our
moon. Venus requires about
225 days to revolve around
the sun. The temperature on
Venus can soar to 570
degrees Fahrenheit. The
atmosphere is composed
primarily of carbon dioxide
with very little oxygen and is
filled with pale yellow clouds
composed of sulfuric acid.
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Distance from Sun:
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24 Hours
Satellites:
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365 Days
Rotation:
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7,926 Miles
Orbit:
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93 Million Miles
Diameter:
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Earth
1 Moon
Facts:
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Atmosphere
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78% Nitrogen
21% Oxygen
Only life in S.S.
Planets
Earth is the third planet from
the sun and the fifth largest
planet in size. More than 75%
of the surface is covered with
water. One revolution around
the sun takes 365 days. The
tilt of the earth on its axis
causes seasons to occur
around the planet. The
atmosphere of the earth is
79% nitrogen and 20%
oxygen. At this time, the
earth is the only planet
known to be capable of
supporting life.
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Distance from Sun:
 141 Million Miles
Diameter:
 4,223 Miles
Orbit:
 687 Days
Rotation:
 25 Hours
Satellites:
 2 Phobos, Deimos
Facts:
 Atmosphere
 Carbon Dioxide
 Dust Storms
 Polar Ice Caps
 Temp. -81 Degrees
Mars
Planets
Mars is the fourth and last of
the inner planets. A day on
Mars is almost equal to a day
on earth, while a year on
Mars is about twice as long
as a year on earth. Mars has
very little atmosphere. Mars
also has very extreme cold
and warm seasons. Mars
appears red to the observer.
This red coloration is due to
the amount of iron found on
the surface. Sand dunes,
craters, mountains and
volcanoes can all be found
on Mars.
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Jupiter
Distance from Sun:
 483 Million Miles
Diameter:
 88,700 Miles
Orbit:
 12 Years
Rotation:
 10 Hours
Satellites:
 16 Large
 Io, Europa, Ganymede,
Callisto
 12 other small moons
Facts:
 Atmosphere
 Hydrogen
 Helium
 Constant Storms and winds.
 Great Red Spot (giant storm)
 Dark Ring System
Planets
Jupiter is the largest planet in
our solar system, and the
fifth planet from the sun.
Jupiter is orbited by 16
moons. A day on Jupiter
lasts only about 10 hours, but
a year on Jupiter lasts about
12 times longer than on
earth. The planet is almost
all gases, mostly hydrogen
and helium. Winds blow
constantly on Jupiter. The
Great Red Spot is actually a
giant storm that is about
three times as wide as earth
and has been in existence for
at least 300 years. It is the
largest storm system in our
galaxy.
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Saturn
Distance from Sun:
 886 Million Miles
Diameter:
 74,980 Miles
Orbit:
 29 Years
Rotation:
 10 Hours
Satellites:
 30
 Large - Titan
 29 other small moons
Facts:
 Atmosphere
 Hydrogen
 Helium
 Bright ring system made of ice
particles.
Planets
Saturn is the second largest
planet, and the sixth planet
from the sun. It is orbited by
30 satellites. Saturn has
distinctive rings that are
composed of particles of ice.
The atmosphere of Saturn is
mainly hydrogen and helium.
Strong winds blow constantly
on Saturn. A day on Saturn
is about 17 hours, and a year
is about 29 times longer than
on earth.
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Uranus
Distance from Sun:
 1.8 Billion Miles
Diameter:
 32,490 Miles
Orbit:
 84 Years
Rotation:
 16 Hours
Satellites:
 21
 Large – Miranda, Ariel,
Umbriel, Titania, Oberon
 16 other small moons
Facts:
 Atmosphere
 Hydrogen
 Helium
 Dark ring system
 Rotates on its side with poles
facing directly at sun.
Planets
Uranus is the seventh planet
from the sun, and has an
atmosphere composed of
mostly hydrogen and helium.
Uranus is surrounded by
rings similar to those around
Saturn. An interesting
feature of Uranus involves its
avis of rotation. Unlike the
other eight planets, Uranus
does not rotate in a uniform
direction. A day on Uranus is
about 13 hours, but a year is
equivalent to 84 earth years.
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Neptune
Distance from Sun:
 2.8 Billion Miles
Diameter:
 30,700 Miles
Orbit:
 165 Years
Rotation:
 18 Hours
Satellites:
 8
 Large – Triton
 7 other small moons
Facts:
 Atmosphere
 Hydrogen
 Helium
 Highest winds in solar system
 Dark ring system
 Great Dark Spot
Planets
Neptune is the eighth planet
from the sun, and is almost
identical to Uranus. A day on
Neptune is 16 hours long,
and a year is 165 Earth years.
Neptune has an icy, rocky
surface and one large moon.
Its atmosphere is like that of
Uranus. Its atmosphere also
contains a huge storm know
as the Great Dark Spot. This
storm system rotates
counterclockwise and is
about half the size of
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot.
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Distance from Sun:
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6 Days
Satellites:
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248 Years
Rotation:
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1,400 Miles
Orbit:
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3.7 Billion Miles
Diameter:
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Pluto
1 - Charon
Facts:
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In synchronous rotation
with its satellite (1/2 the
size of Pluto)
Planets
Pluto is the ninth and furthest
planet from the sun. Its
surface is icy and rocky. A
day on Pluto lasts about 6
hours long. Pluto takes 248
earth years to orbit the sun.
Pluto has one moon, Caron,
which is about half its size.
Pluto and Charon rotate
synchronously which means
that each section of Pluto’s
surface faces the same
section of Charon’s surface.
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Solar System
Asteroids
Jovian
Meteoroids
Terrestrial Planets
Milky Way
Light Year
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Asteroid belt
Super Nova
Novas
Black Hole
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Solar System
Other Stars
& Galaxies
The solar system is the location of our
planet, Earth. Within our solar system are
other planets and their satellites, comets,
and meteoroids. These objects move in a
gravitational field around the central body
called the sun. There are 9 major planets
that exist in our solar system (refer to
Different Planets), and thousand of minor
planets that are called asteroids.
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Asteroids
Other Stars
& Galaxies
Minor planets are called Asteroids. Most
asteroids are less than a few miles in
diameter, and many scientists believe that
they are chips broken from the major
planets.
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Jovian
Other Stars
& Galaxies
The nine planets of our solar system are often
divided into two categories. The second
category is the outer, or Jovian planets. These
five planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune &
Pluto), move in orbits of vastly greater diameter
than the inner planets. The planets all revolve
around the sun in the same direction.
Gravitational attraction pulls the planets toward
the sun and keeps them moving through space.
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Other Stars
& Galaxies
Terrestrial Planets
The nine planets of our solar system are
often divided into two categories. The first
category is the inner, or Terrestrial planets
(earthlike). This category include the four
planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Mars,
Venus & Earth). The planets all revolve
around the sun in the same direction.
Gravitational attraction pulls the planets
toward the sun and keeps them moving
through space.
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Meteoroids
Other Stars
& Galaxies
Meteoroids are tiny particles of matter that
travel at high speeds.
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Asteroid Belt
Other Stars
& Galaxies
The Asteroid Belt is located between the
terrestrial (inner) and Jovian (outer)
planets. Asteroids are material left over
from the formation of the solar system.
Asteroids are rocky and metallic objects
that orbit the Sun but are too small to be
considered planets. They are known as
minor planets. Some have orbits that
cross Earth’s path and some have even hit
the Earth.
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Milky Way
Other Stars
& Galaxies
Our sun and its nine planets are only a small part o
a huge system, the galaxy called the Milky Way.
We know that our solar system is near the edge
of the Milky Way, a huge galaxy which is about
100,000 light years in diameter. The Milky Way
has a spiral shape and its stars are arranged in
long, curved spiral arms. The entire galactic
system revolves around a center at a rate of
612,000 MPH (miles per hour). Even at this
speed, it takes our sun and its planets 220
million years to make one trip around the galaxy.
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Light Year
Other Stars
& Galaxies
A light year is the distance light travels in a
year, which is 5 trillion, 878 billion miles.
Other Stars
& Galaxies
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Super Nova
A super nova is an even more spectacular
event. A supernova is a star that actually
blows itself apart. Supernovas get millions
of times brighter than the sun and can be
seen over great distance. The Crab
Nebula, in the constellation Orion, can still
be seen even though it occurred over a
thousand years ago.
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Nova
Other Stars
& Galaxies
There are a billion of stars in the Milky Way,
and no two of them are exactly the same.
Some stars appear bright to us, yet others
are very dim; some are blue, and others
are yellow. Some of the brightest stars in
the heavens are novas, stars that are
giving off enormous amounts of mass in a
huge explosion of light and energy.
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Black Hole
Other Stars
& Galaxies
The ultimate space phenomena are Black
Holes. Black Holes start out as regular
stars. Eventually the stars burn up all their
nuclear fuel and collapse upon
themselves. The gravity created by a
black hole is so strong that nothing, not
even light, can escape. Astronomers
estimate that there are at least 1 million
black holes in our galaxy.
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them.
Trigger Affect
Exploring Planetary Spacecrafts
Apollo 11
Traveled to:
Earth’s Moon
Year:
1969
Significance:
Brought first
humans to Earth’s
Moon
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Voyager 1
Traveled to:
Uranus
Year:
1986
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Ulysses
Traveled to:
Jupiter
Sun
Year:
1990
Significance:
Study latitudes,
gravitational
fields, surfaces,
etc.
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Assessments
Planets & Stars
(Moveable Shapes)
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Formative
Assessment
Movable
Planets
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Please place the planets in the correct order. (Click & Drag Shapes)
Quiz
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correct answer…..
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The earthlike planets are also called
the ______________________ planets.
A
Comet
B
Jovian
C
Terrestrial
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The planet that does not rotate in a
uniform direction is known as
_______________________.
A
Uranus
B
Saturn
c
Pluto
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The planet closest to the sun is
________________________.
a
Saturn
b
Mercury
c
Pluto
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The planet the greatest distance from the
sun is ______________________.
A
Saturn
B
Jupiter
C
Pluto
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The planet with icy rings
around it is called
________________.
a
Sun
b
Saturn
c
Jupiter
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