our solar system sc.5.e.5.2/sc.5.e.5.3 recognize the major common characteristics of all planets and...
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Our Solar System
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Recognize the major common characteristics of all planets and compare/contrast the properties of inner and outer planets.
Distinguish among the following objects of the Solar System — Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets — and identify Earth’s position in it..
Inner and Outer Planets
INNER PLANETS
Mercury Venus Earth Mars
OUTER PLANETS
Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
DWARF PLANET Pluto
MERCURY The closest planet to the sun.
Gets extremely hot during the day.
VENUS The second closest planet to the sun. The
diameter of Venus is similar to Earth
EARTH The third planet from the sun.
Called the Blue Planet because of the liquid water on its surface.
MARS The fourth planet from the sun.
Called the Red Planet because its surface is reddish in color.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ASTEROIDS
Small celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun
Made up of rocks and metals
There are millions of asteroids
Found mostly in the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter
JUPITERThe largest planet in our
solar system.
SATURN Planet with the obvious rings.
The second largest planet in our solar system.
URANUSThe seventh planet from the sun.
Nicknamed the Ice Planet.NEPTUNE
The eighth planet from the sun.
PLUTOSmaller than any of the official planets.
Classified as a dwarf planet.
Order of the Planets
Sun
Mercury
VenusEarth
JupiterSaturn
Pluto Uranus
Neptune Mars
CHARACTERISTICS OF COMETS
Small celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun
Made up of ice, dust, and small rocks
Vaporize when they come into close proximity with the Sun, forming a tail.
There are only 3,572 known comets.
Comets are formed in the solar system beyond the dwarf planet, Pluto.