Transcript Planets - Part II

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Lesson on the PLANETS!
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About the size of
Earth’s moon.
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Reaches up to
temperatures of 450ºC
during the day and 170ºC at night.
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Has almost no
atmosphere.
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Called Earth’s “twin”
because it is about the
same size.
Rotates so slowly that its
“day” is longer than its
“year.”
Rotates from east to west,
the opposite direction
from most other planets
and moons. This type of
rotation is called
retrograde rotation.
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70% of this planet is water.
The densest planet.
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Called the “red
planet.”
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Has an ice cap made of
water at its north
pole.
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Because its axis is
tilted, has seasons just
like Earth does.
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Has the Great Red
Spot: an ongoing
storm similar to a
hurricane on Earth.
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Four largest moons
are named: Io,
Europa, Ganymede,
and Callisto.
The least dense planet. The
only planet that is less dense
than water.
 Has large rings that are made
of ice and rock, each traveling
in its own orbit around
Saturn.
 Has the most number of
moons (19) than any planet.
 Largest moon is named
Titan.
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Looks bluish because of
traces of methane in its
atmosphere.
Has an axis that is tilted
at an angle of about 90º.
This planet is rotating
from top to bottom
instead of from side to
side.
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Has an atmosphere,
like Earth’s, that
contains visible
clouds.
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Largest moon is
named Triton.