Chapter 17Chapter 17Lesson 2Lesson 2

The rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, The rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.Earth and Mars.The Gas Giants are Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter The Gas Giants are Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter and Neptune.and Neptune.Space Probes are spacecrafts that gather Space Probes are spacecrafts that gather data without a crew.data without a crew.

VocabularyVocabulary

Space ProbesSpace Probes

Space probesSpace probes are spacecrafts that are spacecrafts that gather data without a crew. gather data without a crew. Space Space probesprobes are equipped with scientific are equipped with scientific instruments and cameras. They instruments and cameras. They collect information about the planet’s collect information about the planet’s properties.properties.

Space probes are spacecrafts Space probes are spacecrafts that gather data without a that gather data without a crew. Space probes are crew. Space probes are equipped with scientific equipped with scientific instruments and cameras. instruments and cameras. They collect information about They collect information about the planet’s properties.the planet’s properties.

Space ProbesSpace Probes

Mercury 0.4 Mercury 0.4 Venus 0.9Venus 0.9Mars 0.5Mars 0.5Jupiter 11.0Jupiter 11.0Saturn 10.0Saturn 10.0Uranus 4.0Uranus 4.0Neptune 4.0Neptune 4.0Pluto 0.2Pluto 0.2

QuestionsQuestions

What are the four gas giants? What are the four gas giants? What are the rocky planets?What are the rocky planets?What is Neptune’s diameter What is Neptune’s diameter

compared to earth? compared to earth? How much of Mercury’s core is made How much of Mercury’s core is made

up of iron?up of iron?

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ANSWERSANSWERS

The four gas giants are The four gas giants are Jupiter, Saturn, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Uranus, and Neptune.Neptune.

The rocky planets are The rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.Earth, Mars.

The diameter of Jupiter The diameter of Jupiter is 4.0is 4.0

Mercury’s core is Mercury’s core is made up of ¾ of made up of ¾ of iron.iron.

PLANETS SunPLANETS Sun

MERCURYMERCURYVENUSVENUSEARTHEARTHMARSMARSJUPITERJUPITERSATURNSATURNURANUSURANUSNEPTUNENEPTUNEPLUTO is no longer a planet!PLUTO is no longer a planet!It’s a dwarf planet!It’s a dwarf planet!

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