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Earth • Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Venus
Pluto
Neptune
• What is the
Environment of the
Planet.
• What is the climate of
the Planet
• What type of Orbit the
planet has
speed/rotation type.
• How far the planet is
from the sun and how
large/small the planet
is.
• Any special or unusual
facts about the planet.
• Earth is the third planet from the sun.
• Earth is the fifth largest planet
• Earth surface: only planet with water on surface, and 71%
covered with water. Also composed of mountains, plains,
swamps and deserts.
• Orbital speed: 29.8 km/sec
• Climate: average climate is 13 deg. C (55.4 deg F). Because
of greenhouse effect earth’s temperature is raised 35 deg. C
(95 deg. F). Without greenhouse effect earth would be a
much colder planet, like Mars.
• There is life on earth because there is the necessary gases
for life such as oxygen, hydrogen and a balance of carbon
dioxide. Earth also has a suitable climate for life.
• Earth’s time is gradually slowing down. Every few yrs.
a second is added to make up for lost time, so that
millions of yrs. From now a day will be 27 hrs. long.
• Earth has existed for 150-200 million yrs. And life on
Earth has only existed 5-10% of earth’s lifetime.
• There is life on earth because there is the necessary
gases for life such as oxygen, hydrogen and a balance
of carbon dioxide. Earth also has a suitable climate
for life.
•Mars is known as
the Red Planet
because of it’s deep
red color.
•Orbit: Eliptical
•Atmosphere: Very
thin, much like earth
, only more carbon
dioxide and no
greenhouse effect
which makes it one
of the coldest
planets, unlike
earth.
•Climate: Much like
earth only seasons
last 2X as long in
martian yrs.
•In winter:Mars has
polar ice caps that
will condense at
night and evaporate
into water vapor in
the day.
Special Facts About Mars
• There is evidence of many traces of dried up
water areas on Mars, such as dried up
springs, gullies, lakes and even photographic
evidence of possible present bodies of water.
• Because of Mars possibility of
liquid water evidence and it’s –
Atmosphere and climate similarities to earth scientists hypothesize possible
past life habitation and a favorable planet for
human habitation.
Saturn
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Second largest planet in
the solar system and 6th
planet from the sun.
• Orbital Speed: 9.7 km/sec.
One day is 10hrs. 14mins
and 1 yr is 29.5 earth days.
• Environment: Saturn is the
only planet that is less
dense than water.
• Saturn is composed mostly
of gases, mainly hydrogen
and small amt. of helium
and methane.
Saturn Continued
• Climate: Wind blows at high speeds on Saturn
with velocity of 500m per sec. (1,100 mph).
Special Facts
• Saturn was first discovered to have 18 moons,
but 4 more were found in 2000 and 9 more
this yr. yielding a total of 31 moons.
• Saturn’s rings are hypothesized to be particles
of an old moon that had a collision and
smashed apart to pieces 50 mill. Yrs. Ago.
• Saturn’s rings orbit in different tilts.
5th planet from the
sun. 740.3-815.7
million km away from
the sun.
Largest planet in the
solar system. It is11x
wider in diam. And 25x
greater in mass, but1/4
less in density compared
to earth.
Environment:
Composed primarily of
hydrogen (89%). Also,
helium (11%) and
traces of methane,
water vapor and
ammonia.
Jupiter
Orbit: Speed:
778,330,000 km (5.20
AU from sun). Jupiter
spins on it’s axis and is
the fastest rotating
planet in our solar
system. An earth day
on Jup. is 9.92 hrs. and
1 yr on Jup. Is
equivalent to 11.86
days on earth.
Climate: High dense
pressure and temp.
but avg. temp. range is
130deg. C. at cloud
tops and 30deg. C.
below. Clouds also
cause Ultraviolet light,
lightening, discharge
and heat.
Special Facts About Jupiter
• There is a high pressure region of clouds moving
counter clockwise known as the “Great Red Spot”
and it stretches 12,000 by 25,000km in length and is
possibly made of Red phosphorus.
• The Rapid rotation of clouds on Jupiter causes belts
and zones that encircle the planet parallel to the
equator.
• One of Jupiter’s largest moon’s Europa is 3138km in
diameter , and it is covered in ice on it’s surface.
Scientists say that under the ice layer there may be
liquid water, which may support life.
Venus
Length from sun: 2nd
planet from the sun.
Distance: 107.4-109
mill. Km’s away from
sun.
Orbit: speed: 126,072
kmph, very slow
rotating planet.
1day=243 days on
earth and 1yr= 225
days on earth.
Size: approximately
the same size as earth.
Known as earth’s
sister planet. (95% of
earth’s diam, 80% of
earth’s mass.
Environment: Hottest
planet because composed
mostly of (Co2)= (92%)
nitro-gen= 3.5%, and
sulfuric clouds. It has
green-House effect
because of (Co2).
Climate: High temp, avg=
(464deg. C). Because of
high temp and atmospheric pressure it is a
hostile environment for
space probes and any life
habitation.
Special Facts About Venus
It has no rings
and no moons
It is the
brightest of
all planets.
It’s rotation is
sychronized with
earth so that the
same face always
presents it’s self
to earth when
they are at their
closest approach.
Pluto
• Pluto is the smallest planet. It is only 2300km wide
in diameter and has the smallest mass w/ .0022 g/kg
in density.
• Orbit: Revolves on it’s axis, like Uranus, and at a
122.5 deg. Tilt. One side of Pluto gets extreme periods
of darkness.
• Distance from Sun: Farthest planet from sun (3.67
bill. miles away), orbits with Neptune around sun and
it takes 6.39 days for a full rotation and 247.8 yrs. To
revolve around the sun.
Planet Matching Game
Which planet is the
hottest?
Pluto
Which planet has
the fastest
rotation?
Saturn
Which planet do
we know the least
about?
Venus
Which planet is the
2nd largest planet ?
Jupiter
Pluto Continued
•Environment: No space probes have succeeded to
land on Pluto, so not much is known about the planet
(estimated to happen 2015). It is observed to be a
planet covered in ice like it’s moon Charon.
• Climate: . Avg. temp. believed to be (-378/-396d.F)
Believed to be composed of primarily nitrogen (98%)
and small amts. Of methane and (C02).
• Special Facts: Many astronomers believe Pluto is not
a planet but either a star one of the 44 dwarf planets
which are planets scientists know of but have not
named or studied. (More Facts will be discussed)
Credits
•http://library.thinkquest.org
•http://mars.sgi.Gom/Worlds/CyberMarz/Jupiter/HTML/
index.html
•http://wikianswers.com
•http ://www.nineplanets.org/jupiter.html
• http://news.nationalgeographic.com
• www.mars.com
• www.mars.jpl.nasa.gov
• www.nasa.gov/worldbook/mars_worldbook.html
• en.wikipedia.org
• www.marsrovers.nasa.gov/-74k-