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Planetary Data Comparison

Name ______________________________________________ Group ___________

Use your planetary data chart to answer the following questions. It will be

checked at the next science class. Some questions have more than one correct

answer and planets may be used more than once.

1. __________________ has a rocky surface.

2. __________________ 70% of it is covered with water.

3. __________________ rotates in the opposite direction from most other planets.

4. __________________ called the “red planet” because of the color of the dust.

5. __________________ has at least one moon.

6. __________________ similar to each other in size, density, and internal structure.

7. __________________ has almost no atmosphere.

8. __________________ atmosphere so heavy and that that it could crush a human.

9. __________________ has a tilted axis so that the planet has seasons.

10__________________ atmosphere has low air pressure and is mostly carbon

dioxide.

11__________________ this outer planet is distinctly different from the other “gas

giants.

12__________________ has a similar composition to that of the sun.

13__________________ is the most massive of all the planets that revolve around the

sun.

14__________________ has rings made of ice and rock.

15__________________ was discovered through the use of mathematics.

16__________________ may be part of a double planet system.

17__________________ is less dense than water.

18__________________ is tilted and rotates on its side.

19__________________ has a day that is longer than its year.

20__________________ has a similar rotation period to Earth.

21__________________ is closer to Earth than any other planet.

22__________________ has a similar atmosphere to Earth.

23__________________ is the home of the largest volcano in the solar system.

24__________________ has a gigantic storm cloud about the size of Earth.

25__________________ has moons that were discovered by Galileo.

Planetary Data Comparison