Planet Earth

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The Solar System
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Table of Contents

• Center of our Solar System
• Planet Earth
• Comparison of Earth and Mars
• Comparison of Earth and Venus
• References

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Our solar system revolves around
Earth's Moon
The Sun
Earth
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Our Solar System revolves around The SUN
More Facts about the Solar System!
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• True or False
• Our Solar System revolves around the sun, because
  the sun has a Heliosphere which envelopes our
  entire solar system.

TRUE
FASLE
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Earth

• We are the ___ planet in line from the sun.

Second planet
Last Planet
Third Planet
Planet Earth Worksheet
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• Earth is the THIRD planet in line from the Sun.

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What makes Earth suitable to support life?

• Choose which is not a factor that supports life
  on Earth

• Land
• Air
• Water

D. Helium
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Earth vs. Mars

• Which planet is larger in size?

Mars
Earth
More information about Earth and Mars
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Planet Earth is larger in size than Mars.
Earth is 7,926 miles in diameter
Mars which is only 4,222 miles in diameter
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• Planet Earth has 1 moon.
• How many moons does Planet Mars have?

2 Moons
No Moons
1 Moon
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• Planet Mars has Two Moons!

Phobos and Deimos
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• True or False
• Of all the planets,
• Venus is the closest in size.

TRUE
FASLE
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• True!
• Venus is very close in size to Earth.
• Venus is 7,521 miles in diameter.

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• Unlike Earth however, Venus is unable to support
  life. This is due to its temperature which is
  extremely

RAINY
HOT
COLD
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• HOT!
• Due to a heavy atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide,
  temperatures on Venus can exceed about 900
  degrees F.

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References

• NASA Solar System Exploration
• Views of the Solar System
• Our Solar System in Pictures