1. Solar System in 8 Short Acts
Pd. 7

2. Mercury What is the interior of Mercury mainly made of?
What does Mariner 10’s photographs show about Mercury?
Why is it so hard for scientists to get a good view of Mercury?
Mercury

3. Venus What the difference between earth’s gravity and Venus's gravity?
What was the first space ship to land on Venus?
How long did the space ship last?
Venus

4. Earth Name the layers of Earth and what it’s made out of?
What happens when volcanoes erupt?
What type of surface does Earth have and what is it called?
Earth

5. Mars What happens to Mars’ polar ice caps during winter?
Why is Mars called the “Red Planet” and what caused it to look like that.
Why does Mars have the same seasons as Earth?
Mars

6. Jupiter What two probes brought information on Jupiter’s moons?
Why were Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Calisto only visible to Galileo at his time?
What is the Great Red Spot that is on Jupiter? What is it similar to on Earth.
Jupiter

7. Saturn 1)Name 5 of Saturn’s moons and identify which one is bigger?
2)Why can’t astronomers barely see Titan’s surface while studying space Hubble Telescope images?
3)Which planet is Saturn most similar to and what are some similarities?
Saturn

8. Uranus Why is Uranus blue? Why is Uranus tilted?
How did astronomer William Herschel find Uranus?
Uranus

9. Neptune How did scientists discover Neptune?
How did scientists know that the Great Dark Spot was gone?
Describe Tritons South Pole.
Neptune

10. Pluto