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U8.S2.B2: Planets (A-L)
A. What makes up our
solar system
?
B. Draw and label a diagram of the Sun, planets, and asteroid belt in our
solar system
.
C. Explain the differences between
rotation and revolution
.
D. How does the gravity of the Sun create Earth’s orbit? (Read pp. 666-669)
E. The
Rotation
of the Earth is responsible for what things?
F. What is unique about Earth’s distance from the Sun? Meaning, explain the “
Habitable Zone
” or the “Goldilocks” conditions.
Extra video
to explain the concept further
.
(Reading: pp 734-737)
G. How does the distance from the Sun change the environment of a planet? How is the environment of
Mercury
different from
Neptune’s
environment?
H. Why does Earth have
liquid water
and other planets in our solar system do not have liquid water?
I. What causes
Mercury
’s and
Venus
’ seasons?
J. Why does
Mercury
and the
Moon
(5:58) have so many craters?
K. From the perspective of people on Earth, what is the apparent movement of
Venus
? (Watch from 4:22)
L. When looking up in the night sky, what causes the Moon and other planets in our solar system to
shine
?