Our Solar System. How much a 100 pound person would weigh. 38 Pounds. Who discovered Mercury. Ancients. When Mercury was discovered. Unknown. Rotation (1 Day): 59 Earth Days. Revolution (1 year): 88 Earth Days. Number of Moons NONE. Number and Composition of Rings: None. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How much a 100 poundperson would weigh
38 Pounds
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Who discovered Mercury
Ancients
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When Mercury was discovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
59 Earth Days
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Revolution (1 year):
88 Earth Days
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Number of Moons
NONE
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Number and Composition
of Rings:
None
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Temperature
(Average/Range)
840°F -275°F
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Weather
Very hot in the day and summer.
Very cold at night and winter.
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Appearance/ Features
•Looks gray
•Flat plains, steep cliffs, craters
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Facts:
• Smallest planet• Closest to the sun
Atmosphere: • No true atmosphere
• Some gasses have been detected
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How Much a 100 Pound person would weigh on Venus:
• 91 pounds
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Who discovered Venus
Ancients
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When Venus wasdiscovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
243 Earth Days
Has a day longer than its year.
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Revolution (1 year):
225 Earth Days
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Number of Moons:
None
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Number and Compositionof rings
None
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Temperature(Average/Range)
Average 870°F
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Weather
• Lightning storms
• Very hot because of greenhouse effect
(The atmosphere is so thick that it holds in most of the heat from the
Sun.)
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Appearance/Features
•Yellow
•Plains, mountains, canyons, valleys, volcanoes, craters
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Facts:
• Extremely high temperatures because of the dense atmosphere.
Atmosphere:
• 96% carbon dioxide
• 3% nitrogen
• Traces of sulfur dioxide and other gases
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How much a 100 Poundperson would weigh
100 pounds
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Who discovered Earth
Unknown
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When Earth was discovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
23.9 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
365.26 Days
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Number of Moons
One
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Number and Compositionof rings
None
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Temperature(Average/Range)
-126°F 136°F
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Weather
Seasons because of
Earth’s tilted axis
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Appearance/ Features:
• Blue, Green, Brown, White
• Mountains, Valley, Volcanoes
• Land masses
• Large ocean bodies
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Fact:
Supports Life
Atmosphere
• 78% nitrogen
• 21% Oxygen
• Several layers
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How much a 100 pound person weighs on Mars
38 pounds
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Who discovered Mars
Ancients
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When Mars was discovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
24.6 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
• 687 Earth Days
• Almost twice as long as Earth
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Number of Moons:
Two
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Number and Composition of Rings
None
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Temperature(Average/Range)
-195°F 70°F
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Weather
Clouds and winds
Dust
Storms
Seasons
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Appearance/Features:
• Channels, valleys, polar ice caps, canyons, mountains, plains, volcanoes,
craters.
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Fact:
Has seasons like Earth.
Atmosphere:
• 95% carbon dioxide
• 2.7% nitrogen
• 1.6% argon
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How much a 100 Pound person would weigh
236.4 pounds
Has much more gravity than Earth
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Who discovered Jupiter
Ancients
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When Jupiter was discovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
9.8 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
11.8 Earth Years
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Number of Moons:
• At least 67
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Number and Compositionof rings
4 made of dust
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Temperature(Average/Range)
Average -162°F
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Weather
Clouds, winds, storms, lightning.
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Appearance/Features:
Red and White bands
Great Red Spot – swirling cloud of gas
(3 Earth sizes in diameter)
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Fact:
Largest planet in our solar system
Atmosphere:
Hydrogen and Helium
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How much a 100 poundperson would weigh
107 pounds
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Who discovered Saturn
Ancients
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When Saturn was discovered
Unknown
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Rotation (1 Day):
10.2 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
29.4 Earth Years
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Number of Moons:
At least 62
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Number and compositionof rings
7 main rings made of ice particles
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Temperature(Average/Range)
Average -218°F
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Weather
Seasons
Storms, lightning in clouds
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Appearance/Features:
Looks yellow
Beautiful rings that appear as flat disks.
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Fact:
Has seven major rings
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How much a 100 poundperson would weigh
88.9 Pounds
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Who discovered Uranus
William Herschel
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When Uranus was discovered
1781
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Rotation (1 Day):
17.9 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
84 Earth Years
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Number of Moons:
27
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Number and Compositionof rings
13 rings probably made of ice
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Temperature(Average/Range)
Average -323°F
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Weather
Seasons
Very cold
storms
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Appearance/Features:
• Pale Blue-green color
• Dark spot make of whirling gases like on Jupiter
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Fact:
• Rotates on its side
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How much a 100 poundperson would weigh
112.5 pounds
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Who discovered Neptune
Urbain Le Verrier
Johann Galle
Heinrich d’Arrest
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When Neptune was discovered
1846
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Rotation (1 Day):
16.1 Hours
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Revolution (1 Year):
164.8 Earth Years
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Number of Moons:
14
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Number and Composition of rings
6 rings made of dust
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Temperature (Average/Range)
Average -353°F
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Weather
Seasons last 40 years
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Appearance/Features:
Blue, thick layers of clouds
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Fact:
• Has violent winds of 1,250 mph
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How much a 100 Poundperson would weigh
6.7 pounds
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Who discovered Pluto
Clyde W. Tombaugh
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When Pluto was discovered
1930
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Length of rotation(1 day)
6 Earth days
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Length of Revolution(1 year)
248 Earth years
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Number of moons
3
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Number and Compositionof rings
Pluto possibly has rings but it is not confirmed
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Temperature(Average/Range)
-385°F
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Weather
• Very cold and icy
• Atmosphere may freeze and turn to snow
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Appearance/Features
• Light brown
• Polar caps and ice
• Know little about surface
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Interesting facts
• Pluto has been considered a dwarf planet for 7 years.