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Prepared by: Elizabeth KraemerNon-linear slide show (MS PowerPoint)
April 5, 2001Updated September 15, 2012
The Planets
Table of Contents
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter
Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
Table of Contents
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter
Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto
Mercury
Closest to the Sun–58,000,000 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 88 Earth days–¼ of the Earth’s orbit
Venus
2nd Planet from the Sun–108,000,000 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 225 Earth Days–2/3 of Earth’s Orbital Period
Earth
3rd Planet from the Sun–149,600,000 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 365 Earth Days–365 days = 1 year
Quiz Which planet is closest to Earth? a) Mercury b) Venus c) Pluto d) Jupiter
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Mars
4th Planet from the Sun–227,940,000 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun in every 687 Earth Days–almost 2 Earth years to Orbit the Sun
Quiz How long does it take Mars to orbit the Sun? a) 1 year b) 2 years c) 3 years d) Mars doesn’t orbit the sun
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Jupiter
5th Planet from the Sun–778,330 103 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 4333 Earth Days–9 times the Earth’s Orbital Period– It takes 9 years to orbit the Sun
Saturn
6th Planet from the Sun–1,429 103 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 10,759 Earth Days–29 times the Earth’s Orbital Period– It takes 29 years to orbit the Sun
Uranus
7th Planet from the Sun–2,870 103 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 30,685 Earth Days–84 times the Earth’s Orbital Period– It takes 84 years to orbit the Sun
Neptune
8th Planet from the Sun–4,504 103 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun every 60,100 Earth Days–164 times the Earth’s Orbital Period– It takes 164 years to orbit the Sun
Quiz What planet is the farthest from the Sun? a) Saturn b) Neptune c) Jupiter d) Earth
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Quiz
The closer a planet is from the sun, the less time it takes to orbit the sun.
True or False
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Pluto
9th Planet from the Sun– 5,913 103 km from the Sun
Orbits the Sun in 90,800 Earth Days– 284 times the Earth’s Orbital Period– It takes 284 years to orbit the Sun
Demoted to
Dwarf Status
August, 2006
Quiz
There are (9) nine planets in our Solar System.
True or False
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……You are a child of the universe,no less than the trees and the stars;you have a right to be here.And whether or not it is clear to you,no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Excerpt from “Desiderata” by Max Ehrmann
Resourcesupdated 17 September 2012
NASA. Solar System Exploration, “What We Explore: Science Questions.” accessed 17 September 2012, <https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/educ/whatweexplore-sq.cfm>
All Poetry. “Desiderata - Words for Life by Max Ehrmann,” accessed 17 September 2012, http://allpoetry.com/poem/8574007-Desiderata_-_Words_for_Life-by-Max_Ehrmann
Yahoo Images, accessed 17 September 2012, <http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images>
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