The Planets/solar System Worksheet Page 4
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4CHAPTER 3 The Planets continued pg. 4
How does Earth compare with other planets?
This data table compares some physical properties of Earth
and the other planets in our solar system.
Diameter
Distance
Period of
Period of
Surface
Number
(Km)
Rotation
Revolution
of Moons
from Sun (AU)
Temperature
(Earth days)
(°C)
Mercury
4,878
0.39
58 days, 16 hrs
88 days
-173 to 427
0
Venus
12,104
0.72
243 days
224 days, 17 hrs
464
0
Earth
12,756
1
23 hrs, 56 min 365 days, 6 hrs
-13 to 37
1
Mars
6,794
1.52
24 hrs, 37 min
1 yr, 322 days
-123 to 37
2
Jupiter
142,984
5.2
9 hrs, 50 min
11 yrs 313 days
-153
66
Saturn
120,536
9.54
10 hr, 30 min 29 yrs 155 days
-185
35
Uranus
51,118
19.19
17 hrs, 14 min 83 yrs, 274 days
-214
24
Neptune
49,532
30.07
16 hrs, 7 min 163 yrs, 263 days
-225
11
Pluto
2,290
39.48
6 days, 10 hrs
248 yrs
-236
2
Note: that the table measures distance from the sun in astronomical units (AU).
One astronomical unit is equal to Earth’s average distance from the sun, or 150 Km.
Show What You Know
1. Identify two patterns you observe in the data table above.
a.
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b.
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2. Which planet is most like Earth? Explain your answer.
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2013 Book J Astronomy
Glencoe McGraw-Hill
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