Information about a Planet

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Choose a planet (not the Earth), and answer these questions:

1. The planet's name is:___________________.
2. _________________ is the _____________ planet from the sun.
3. How big is this planet compared to the Earth?
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4. How long is a day on this planet?
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5. How long is the year for this planet?
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6. Write down another interesting thing you found out about this planet:
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More Information about a Planet

Name:____________________

Date:_____________________

Choose another planet (not the Earth) and answer these questions:

1. The name of the planet is:___________________.
2. What is this planet named after?
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3. Does the planet have any satellites, or moons? ________. If so, what are their names?
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4. What is the surface of the planet like?
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5. Has the planet been visited by any spacecraft? ______ What were their names?
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6. Can someone see this planet easily, or is special equipment needed?
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7. Write down another interesting thing you found out about this planet:
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Meet the Planets!

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Date:_____________________

Answer these questions:

1. Name the nine planets in our solar system:
2. The day on Neptune is about _______ hours. This is (circle one) longer / shorter than one Earth day.
3. Mercury is the _____________ planet to the Sun.
4. Saturn is _____________ times bigger than the Earth.
5. Venus is covered by _______________.
6. Pluto has a moon called _____________.
7. Something very unusual about Jupiter is: _____________________________.