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The Planets

The Planets. Table of Contents. Add “Planets” to the table of contents in your science journal. Inner Planets. Closest to the sun Small and rocky Few or no moons Mercury Venus Earth Mars. Mercury. Appearance/terrain -Covered with craters that created when meteors crashed into it.

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The Planets

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  1. The Planets

  2. Table of Contents • Add “Planets” to the table of contents in your science journal.

  3. Inner Planets • Closest to the sun • Small and rocky • Few or no moons • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars

  4. Mercury • Appearance/terrain-Covered with craters that created when meteors crashed into it. • Diameter- 4,880 km (2nd smallest planet) • Distance from the Sun- 57.9 million km (36 million miles) • Temperature: very hot daytime, very cold night • Length of 1 day: 58 Earth days • Length of 1 year: 88 Earth days • # of moons: 0

  5. Mercury

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  7. Venus • Appearance/terrain- very similar to earth with mountains, continents, and even areas where oceans could be (if there were any water). • Diameter- 12,100 km • Distance from the Sun- 108 million km (67 million miles) • Temperature: thick atmosphere traps gases making it the hottest planet. • Length of 1 day: 243 Earth days • Length of 1 year: 224 Earth days • # of moons: 0

  8. Venus

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  10. Earth • Appearance/terrain- Mostly blue(3/4 water), brown and green continents and white ice-capped poles. • Diameter- 12, 756 km • Distance from the Sun- 150 million km (93 million miles) • Temperature: varies by location • Length of 1 day: 24 hours • Length of 1 year: 365 ¼ days • # of moons: 1

  11. Earth

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  13. Mars • Appearance/terrain- Very rocky, red colored soil because of large amount of iron. • Diameter- 6,800 km • Distance from the Sun- 250 million km (142 million miles) • Temperature: varies. 2 polar ice caps • Length of 1 day: 24 Earth hours • Length of 1 year: 687 Earth days (app. 2 Earth years) • # of moons: 2

  14. Mars

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  16. Outer Planets • Farthest from the sun • Much larger • Consist mainly of gases • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune

  17. Jupiter • Appearance/terrain- Covered with three thick layers of clouds. Made up of all gasses. No solid surface on planet. • Diameter-142,800 km (largest planet) • Distance from the Sun- 778 million km (483 million miles) • Temperature: -234°F • Length of 1 day: 10 Earth hours • Length of 1 year: 4,331 Earth Days (app. 11 Earth years) • # of moons: 63 known (4 large)

  18. Jupiter

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  20. Saturn • Appearance/terrain- Made up of all gasses. No solid surface. • Diameter- 120,000 km (2nd largest) • Distance from the Sun- 1,427 million km (885 million miles) • Temperature: -288°F • Length of 1 day: 10 ½ Earth hours • Length of 1 year: 10,759 Earth days (app. 29 Earth years) • # of moons: 52 named

  21. Saturn

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  23. Uranus • Appearance/terrain- Made up of all gasses. No solid surface. Appears bluish-green in color. • Diameter- 50,800 km • Distance from the Sun- 2,870 million km (1.7 million miles) • Temperature: -357°F • Length of 1 day: 17 Earth hours • Length of 1 year: 30,687 Earth days (app. 84 Earth years) • # of moons: 27 known

  24. Uranus

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  26. Neptune • Appearance/terrain- Made up of all gasses. No solid surface. Appears blue. • Diameter- 48,600 km • Distance from the Sun- 4,498 million km (2,795 million miles) • Temperature: -353°F • Length of 1 day: 16 Earth hours • Length of 1 year: 60,190 Earth days (app. 164 Earth years) • # of moons: 13 known

  27. Neptune

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  29. Compare and Contrast Inner Outer Planets Planets • Mercury orbit the Sun *Jupiter • Venus * Saturn • Earth *Uranus • Mars * Neptune • Small, rocky *large and • Few or no gaseous • moons * many moons

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