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12 Cards in this Set
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Which is the "red" planet
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Mars
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What is the largest planet in the solar system?
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Jupiter
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Which is the smallest terrestrial planet?
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Mercury
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What do all the inner planets have?
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Rocky surfaces
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What are the four terrestrial planets?
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Earth, Mercury, Mars, Venus
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What four planets are known as gas giants?
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Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
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Which planet rotates on its axis in abou the same time that earth does?
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Mars
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Rank the planets according to diameter (1 being the planet with the greatest diameter)
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1. Jupiter 2. Saturn 3. Uranus 4. Neptune 5. Earth 6. Venus 7. Mars 8. Mercury
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Name three similarities among the inner planets
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dense, smaller, rocky surface
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Name 3 similarities among the outer planets.
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gas giant, many moons, kings
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Why is Venus called Earth's Twin?
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similar size, mass, density, and internal structure
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Draw a "scale model" of the solar system. Be sure that the size of the planets and distances between them are appropriate. Fell free to add color.
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Sun
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune |
