Fcat Standard 21
SC.8.E.5.7
Compares and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System, including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions.
Compares and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System, including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions.
In our solar system has nine planets that orbit around the sun but they all have their differences including their distances, atmosphere, gravitational force, temperature, and movement. First of their distances from the sun are Mercury is 57,909,227km from the the sun, then Venus is 108,209,475km away,Earth is 149,598,262km away, Earth's moon is 149,982,662km away, Mars is 227,943,824km away, Jupiter is 778,340,821km away, Saturn is 1,426,666,422km away, Uranus is 2,870,658,186km away, and Neptune is 4,498,396,441km away . Their orbital speed is also different because on Mercury goes at 170,505km/h, Venus goes at 126,077km/h, Earth goes at 108,000 km/h, Mars goes at 86,871km/h, Jupiter goes at 47,051km/h, Saturn goes at 34,821km/h, Uranus goes at 24,607km/h, and Neptune goes at 19,720km/h . Their temperatures different to because the closer to the sun the hotter it is and the farthest distance from the sun is the coldest also the sun is 5,778 K degrees. Also their gravitational force differs because the force of gravity is what differs in planet to planet. So in the sun the force is 27.9m/s^2, on Mercury its .37m/s^2, on Venus its .88m/s^2, on Earth its m/s^2, our moon is .16m/s^2, Mars is .38m/s^2, Jupiter is 2.64m/s^2, Saturn's force is m/s^2, Uranus it is .m/s^2, and on Neptune it is m/s^2. The movement from orbiting around the sun also differs from moving orbiting around the sun by the closer you are to the sun the shorter orbit rotation you will have but the farther away you are the longer the rotation. So for mercury to orbit the sun it takes 87 days, Venus takes 224 days, Earth takes 365 days, Mars takes 686 days, Jupiter takes 4332 days, Saturn takes 10,759 days, Uranus takes 30,684 days, and Neptune takes 60,190 days to orbit the sun. Finally for the atmospheric conditions they kind of have their similarities like in the outer planets they all contain hydrogen and helium but only Uranus and Neptune contain Methane. For the inner planets mercury also is similar with the outer planets because it contains hydrogen, next Venus, Earth, and Mars contain nitrogen.Also Earth and Mars contain Argon. With Mercury and Mars is that they contain oxygen and finally Venus and Mars are alike because they have carbon dioxide in their atmosphere . One thing for sure they have all in similarity is that all the planets orbit around the sun and that have gravitational forces and atmospheres expect the moon and the Sun band that they all are in the same solar system.
Vocabulary
Orbit- A curved path that an object takes to revolve around the sun, planet, or moon.
Gravitational force- The force of gravity upon one objects use upon to attract another one in.
Atmosphere-The layer of gases that surrounds the planet.
Solar System- Made up of eight planets and their moons that orbit the sun, and also included are asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
Planet- A celestial body that orbits around a star.
Asteroid- A small rocky body that orbits the sun.
Moon- A large round body that orbits around Earth
Star- A large luminous body that lights up the sky.
Comet- A celestial object that is made up of a nucleus of ice and dust and it has a tail made of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
Dwarf planet- A copy of a small planet but lacks certain criteria to be called a planet.
Gravitational force- The force of gravity upon one objects use upon to attract another one in.
Atmosphere-The layer of gases that surrounds the planet.
Solar System- Made up of eight planets and their moons that orbit the sun, and also included are asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
Planet- A celestial body that orbits around a star.
Asteroid- A small rocky body that orbits the sun.
Moon- A large round body that orbits around Earth
Star- A large luminous body that lights up the sky.
Comet- A celestial object that is made up of a nucleus of ice and dust and it has a tail made of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
Dwarf planet- A copy of a small planet but lacks certain criteria to be called a planet.
Cross Word Puzzle
Sources
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http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/22-How-fast-does-Mercury-orbit-the-Sun-
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/ask/54-How-long-does-it-take-Venus-to-go-around-the-Sun-
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