All of these instructions and a sample presentation are in Fike’s Classes in a file named Planet PowerPoint Instructions and Sample.

Assignment Guidelines You must complete 9 slides, the 10th is optional All slides must contain at least one picture All words must be at least 32 in font size Once you have created the slides and added the information you should animate at least one thing on each slide Remember to check for spelling and grammar.

Picture of your planet First and Last Name Computers - Fike - 1st Hour Science - Dillon - 3rd Hour

Name - How did your planet get it’s name?

Location - distance from sun in km what order of all planets

Size - What order is it the largest or smallest mass diameter

Atmosphere - What makes up your planets atmosphere?

Chemical Composition

Geology - What is the planet made of? Does it have layers? What are they?

Moons - How many? What are they named? Other information?

Unique Characteristics - Uranus is the sideways planet, Saturn has rings, etc.

Miscellaneous - Any other information you would like to include about your planet.

Stacey Fike Computers - Fike - 1st Hour Science - Dillon - 3rd Hour

NameName? DistanceDistance? SizeSize? AtmosphereAtmosphere? CompositionComposition? LayersLayers? MoonsMoons? UniquenessUniqueness?

Earth is the only planet whose English name does not derive from Greek mythology. The name is from Old English and Germanic. In Roman Mythology, the goddess of the Earth was Tellus - the fertile soil.Tellus

Earth is the third planet from the Sun. 149,600,000 km

Earth is the fifth largest planet. diameterdiameter: 12,756.3 km massmass: 5.972e24 kg

77% nitrogen 21% oxygen with traces of argon, carbon dioxide and water The Earth's atmosphere is:

Taken as a whole, the Earth's chemical composition (by mass) is: 34.6%IronIron 29.5%OxygenOxygen 15.2% SiliconSilicon 12.7% MagnesiumMagnesium 2.4% NickelNickel 1.9% SulfurSulfur 0.05% TitaniumTitanium The Earth is the densest major body in the solar system.densest

The Earth is divided into several layers which have distinct chemical and seismic properties (depths in km): 0-40Crust Upper mantle Transition region Lower mantle D'' layer Outer core Inner core

Earth has only one natural satellite, the Moon ~ also known as Luna. It is the second brightest object in the sky after the Sun. Thousands of small artificial satellites have also been placed in orbit around the Earth.

71% of the Earth's surface is covered with water. Earth is the only planet on which water can exist in liquid form on the surface. Unique Characteristics