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Our place in space
Questions:
Remembering:
1. List the planets in order from: A. Largest to smallest
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars , Mercury
B. Closest too most distant from the Sun
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
C. Lowest to highest gravity.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter
2. Name the planets known as the gas giants.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
3. Name three spacecraft, and at least one planet visited by each.
Phoenix, visited mars, Voyager 1, visited Jupiter, Voyager 2, and visited Saturn.
Understanding
. 4. A. Name the body in the solar system that lost its status as a planet in
2006. Pluto
. B. Explain why it is now regarded as a dwarf planet. Members of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) wanted to make Pluto a
dwarf planet because it had just enough gravitational pull to put it in a circular shape.
. C. Name two other dwarf planets.
Eris & Ceres
. 5. Clarify what is meant by a terrestrial planet.
Terrestrial planets are made of hard rock, have no rings, and are called the
inner planets.
6. Identify the following planets by unscrambling their names:
A PETENUN
- NEPTUNE
B SUNEV
- VENUS
C ARMS - MARS
D RATUNS - SATURN
E ITUPREJ - JUPITER
F SUNRAU – URANUS
G TEHAR
- EARTH
H RECYRUM - MURUCRY
7. Identify which planets could be called:
A. Ancient planets
- MURUCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS
B. Modern planets. JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTRUNE.
8. Identify which planet:
A. Is the hottest? - VENUS
B. Is the coldest? - NEPTUNE
C. Has a giant hurricane raging that is larger than the Earth? - JUPITER