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Why Are Planets Planets?

Why are Planets Planets?

Why are Planets Planets?

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Science

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4th - 6th Grade

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NGSS

MS-ESS1-2, MS-PS2-4

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6 Slides • 7 Questions

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Why are Planets Planets?

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Multiple Choice

What do all planets orbit a star (ours is the Sun)

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Yes

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No

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Multiple Choice

Planets need to be large enough to collapse into a

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flat circle

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round sphere

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cube

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potato

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Multiple Choice

What else can be in a planets orbit?

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Dust and cloud going around the star

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Satellites going around the star

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other rocks or masses

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Nothing

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Inner Planets

Closer to the Sun
Terrestrial - made of rocky material
Have less mass than outer planets
Have a faster orbit due to being closer to the Sun
Smaller diameter than the outer planets
Warmer temperatures

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Asteroid Belt

This a "belt" of house to mountain sized rocky objects called asteroids that all orbit the Sun. The belt separates the terrestrial, inner planets from the gas giant, outer planets. Some other objects, such as meteoroids, can also be found here.

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Outer Planets

Further from the Sun
Gas Giants - made mostly of gasses and sometimes have a solid core with a very thick atmosphere
Have more mass than inner planets
Have a slower orbit than inner planets
Have a larger diameter than inner planets
Colder than inner planets

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Multiple Choice

Which planets are colder

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Inner planets

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Outer planets

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Asteroids

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Meteors

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Multiple Choice

Which planet is terrestrial?

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Jupiter

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Mars

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Neptune

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Saturn

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Multiple Select

Which planets are larger and more massive? Choose all that apply

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inner planets

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outer planets

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terrestrial planets

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gas giants

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Multiple Choice

_______ separates the inner and outer planets

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Comets

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Rings of Saturn

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Asteroid Belt

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Dwarf Planets

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