What Planet Are You From

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What Planet Are You From?
A Mini Lesson
From Space
http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/cockpit.
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Mercury

• Closest to the Sun

• Second Smallest Planet

• Wide Temperature Range

http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe
/solar_system/planets/mercury/introduction_to_merc
ury.html
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Venus

• 2nd Closest to the Sun

• 6th Largest Planet

• Jewel of the Sky

http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe
/solar_system/planets/venus/introduction_to_venus.
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Earth

• 3rd Closest to the Sun

• Its Where Youre From!

• 75 Covered by Water

• 5th Largest Planet

http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe
/solar_system/planets/earth/introduction_to_earth.
html
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Mars

• The Big Red Planet

• 4th Planet From the Sun

• Martian Canals

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/solar_system/planets/mars/introduction_to_mars.ht
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Jupiter

• 5th Planet From the Sun

• Largest Planet in the Solar System!

• Comprised of Gas

http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe
/solar_system/planets/jupiter/introduction_to_jupi
ter.html
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Saturn

• 6th Planet From the Sun

• 2nd Largest Planet

• Prominent Rings

http//www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/saturn
.html http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/un
iverse/solar_system/planets/saturn/introduction_to
_saturn.html
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Uranus

• 7th Planet From the Sun

• 3rd Largest Planet

• 15 Known Moons!

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ibrary.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe/solar_s
ystem/planets/uranus/introduction_to_uranus.html
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Neptune

• 8th Planet From the Sun

• 1 Day 16 Hours!

• Gas Planet

http//library.thinkquest.org/28327/main/universe
/solar_system/planets/neptune/introduction_to_nept
une.html
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Pluto

• Furthest from the Sun (Most of the Time)

• Smallest Planet

• Not Yet Visited by a Space Craft

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r_system/planets/pluto/introduction_to_pluto.html
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THINK FAST!
Which Planet is known as, The Big Red Planet?
Jupiter
Mars
Pluto
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Bio Page
This Mini Lesson Was Created By Katherine Matuzak
For EDT 347
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