The rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars'

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Chapter 17

• Lesson 2

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

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

Space probes are spacecrafts that gather data
without a crew. Space probes are equipped with
scientific instruments and cameras. They collect
information about the planets properties.
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Diameters Compared to Earth

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

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Questions
Questions
What are the four gas giants? What are the rocky
planets? What is Neptunes diameter compared to
earth? How much of Mercurys core is made up of
iron?
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ANSWERS

• The four gas giants are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
  and Neptune.
• The rocky planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth,
  Mars.
• The diameter of Jupiter is 4.0
• Mercurys core is made up of ¾ of iron.

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PLANETS Sun

• MERCURY
• VENUS
• EARTH
• MARS
• JUPITER
• SATURN
• URANUS
• NEPTUNE
• PLUTO is no longer a planet!
• Its a dwarf planet!

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THE END

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