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The Solar System: Planets

The Solar System: Planets. Fatyn Khawaja. TEKS. §112.22. Science, Grade 6. 13)  Science concepts. The student knows components of our solar system. The student is expected to:

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The Solar System: Planets

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  1. The Solar System: Planets Fatyn Khawaja

  2. TEKS §112.22. Science, Grade 6. 13)  Science concepts. The student knows components of our solar system. The student is expected to: (A)  identify characteristics of objects in our solar system including the Sun, planets, meteorites, comets, asteroids, and moons.

  3. Mercury • Size: Diameter 4880km • Mass: 3.302x10(exp23)kg   • Distance from Sun: 57.91 million km • Moons/satellites: None • Temperature: 450ºC day, -170ºC night   • Color: Dark grey • Core: Iron rich core about 3600km in diameter   • Orbital period: 88 Earth days

  4. Venus • Size: Diameter 12,104km • Mass: 4.869x10(exp24)kg   • Distance from Sun: 108.21 million km   • Temperature: 480ºC   • Length of year: 225 Earth days   • Moons/satellites: None • Color: White cloud tops • Core: Iron/nickel core

  5. Earth • Size: Diameter 12,756km • Mass: 5.97x10(exp24)kg   • Distance from Sun: 150 million km • Moons/satellites: 1 • Temperature: Average 22ºC   • Color: Blue and green • Core: Iron/Nickel   • Length of year: 365.26 Earth days

  6. Mars • Size: Diameter 6792km • Mass: 6.42x10(exp23)kg   • Distance from Sun: 228 million km • Temperature: -55ºC   • Length of year: 687 Earth days   • Moons/satellites: 2 • Color: Red • Core: Small iron core

  7. Jupiter • Size: Diameter 142,984km • Mass: 1.898x10(exp27)kg   • Distance from Sun: 778.3 million km • Temperature: -123ºC at the surface20,000ºC at the core   • Length of year: 4,332.6 Earth days • Moons/satellites: 58+ • Color: Yellow/orange • Core: Iron and rock core

  8. Size: Diameter 120,536km Mass: 5.68x10(exp26)kg   Distance from Sun: 1,429.39 million km Temperature: -180ºC on the surface12,000ºC at the core   Length of year: 10,750 Earth days Moons/satellites: 31+ Color: Beige Core: Rocky iron core Saturn

  9. Uranus • Size: Diameter 51,118km • Mass: 8.683x10(exp25)kg   • Distance from Sun: 2,875 million km • Temperature: -214ºC   • Length of year: 30,707 Earth days   • Moons/satellites: 21+ • Color: Blue/green • Core: Rock/ice

  10. Neptune • Size: Diameter 49,532km • Mass: 1.024x10(exp26)kg   • Distance from Sun: 4,504 million km • Temperature: -220ºC   • Length of year: 60,202 Earth days   • Moons/satellites: 11+ • Color: Deep blue • Core: Rocky/ice core

  11. Pluto • Size: Diameter 2300km • Mass: 1.27x10(exp22)kg   • Distance from Sun: 5,915 million km • Temperature: -220ºC   • Length of year: 90,803 Earth days   • Moons/satellites: 1 • Color: Unknown • Core: Unknown

  12. Sources • http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/ • www.nasa.gov/ • http://www.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter112/index.html • http://www.trekconnection.com/sounds/

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