1. SOLAR SYSTEM
USE THE TEXT P AND THE FOLLOWING SITES TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM

2. REFERENCE SITES THE SUN
LIST THE PAGE NUMBERS AND THE SITES YOU USE TO FIND THE ANSWERS
THE SUN
1. HOW BIG IS THE SUN COMPARED TO EARTH?
2. HOW HOT IS THE SUN?
3. SKETCH THE LAYERS OF THE SUN?
4. HOW DOES THE SUN GET ITS ENERGY?
5. HOW OLD IS THE SUN?
6. WILL THE SUN EVER DIE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN?

3. Answer the following questions about each terrestrial planet
Answer the following questions about each terrestrial planet . (use complete sentences)
Mercury
Why is mercury difficult to see?
How many earth days equal a Mercury day?
What spacecraft visited Mercury?
Venus
Why is Venus visible from earth?
Why does the sun rise in the west and set in the east on Venus?
Describe the atmosphere and surface of Venus.
Earth
When was the earth formed?
What is unique about the earths surface?
What is the term for the slow movement of the earths surface?
Mars
Why was mars named after a god of war?
Describe the largest volcano on Mars.
What are the names of this planets 2 moons?

4. Answer the following questions about the Gas Giants
Answer the following questions about the Gas Giants. (use complete sentences)
Jupiter
What is the most famous feature on Jupiter, and what is it really?
Why could we not breath the air on Jupiter?
What spacecraft have we sent to Jupiter?
Saturn
What did the 2 humps observed by Galileo turn out to be?
What spacecraft have we sent and when?
What are the rings made of?
Uranus
What is unusual about the north and south pole and why?
What are 2 important facts about the moons of Uranus?
What made Uranus appears to blink?
Neptune
What was first used to discover Neptune
What made the scientist think that Neptune must exist?
How many satellites doe Neptune have?
Pluto
Explain why poor Pluto is no longer considered a planet? DESCRIBE ITS ATMOSPHERE AND ORBIT.