1. Chapter 27 The Planets Inner Planets TERRESTRIAL (made up of rock)
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

2. Outer Planets
JOVIAN (made up of gas)

3. Mercury
Most extreme temperature range
No atmosphere – very hot day and very cold night
Very densely cratered – why??????

4. Venus Earth’s Twin – similar in size
Extreme Greenhouse Effect – Lots of CO2 in atmosphere (from volcanoes) – ALWAYS HOT!!!!!
Evening Star
Morning Star

6. Earth
Water Planet
Only planet with Oxygen
Only planet with humans and life

7. Mars Red planet – due to FeO2 on the surface
Polar ice caps – made of frozen CO2
Mars landers – Spirit and Opportunity
New lander -

9. Asteroid Belt
Separates the Inner planets and the outer planets

10. Jupiter
Largest planet
Great Red Spot – hurricane like storm
Fastest rotation
Jupiter’s Moon Io has an
active volcano!

11. Saturn
Great ringed planet

12. Uranus
Rotates completely on its side

13. Neptune
Blue due to the presence of methane

14. Pluto
No longer a planet
A dwarf planet – too small
Crossed the orbit of another planet (Neptune)