Chapter Resources

1
Chapter Resources
Click on one of the following icons to go to that
resource.
glencoe.com
Image Bank
Foldables
Chapter Summary
Chapter Review Questions
Standardized Test Practice
2
glencoe.com
3
Image Bank
Click on individual thumbnail images to view
larger versions.
4
Image Bank
Transfer Images

• To transfer images to your own power point follow
  the following steps
• Open the Resource file from the CD-ROM disc
  view the file in the normal view or slide
  sorter view mode - go to slide 2 from there
  you can click through the images and follow these
  instructions. Click once on the image.
• Copy the image
• Go to your own power point document
• Paste the image.

5
Image Bank
Solar System
6
Image Bank
Nebula
7
Image Bank
Table Average Orbital Speed
8
Image Bank
Mercury
9
Image Bank
Mercurys Craters
10
Image Bank
Venus
11
Image Bank
Earth
12
Image Bank
Mars
13
Image Bank
Soujourner
14
Image Bank
Jupiter
15
Image Bank
Table Large Moons of Jupiter
16
Image Bank
Saturn
17
Image Bank
Uranus
18
Image Bank
Uranus Axis of Rotation
19
Image Bank
Neptune
20
Image Bank
Comet Hale Bopp
21
Image Bank
Comet
22
Image Bank
Position of Asteroid Belt
23
Foldables
The Solar System
Make the following Foldable to help you identify
what you already know, what you want to know, and
what you learned about the solar system.
24
Foldables
Fold a vertical sheet of paper from side to side.
Make the front edge about 1.25 cm shorter than
the back edge.
25
Foldables
Turn lengthwise and fold into thirds.
26
Foldables
Unfold and cut only the top layer along both
folds to make three tabs.
27
Foldables
Label each tab.
28
Foldables
Identify Questions
Before you read the chapter, write what you
already know about the solar system under the
left tab of your Foldable. Write questions about
what youd like to know under the center tab.
After you read the chapter, list what you learned
under the right tab.
29
Reviewing Main Ideas
1
The Solar System

• Early Greek scientists thought that Earth was at
  the center of the solar system. They thought that
  the planets and stars circled Earth.

• Today, people know that objects in the solar
  system revolve around the Sun.

30
Reviewing Main Ideas
2
The Inner Planets

• The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and
  Mars.

• The inner planets are small, rocky planets.

31
Reviewing Main Ideas
3
The Outer Planets

• The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
  and Neptune.

• The other outer planets are large, gaseous
  planets.

32
Reviewing Main Ideas
4
Other Objects in the Solar System

• Comets are masses of ice and rock. When a comet
  approaches the Sun, some ice turns to gas and the
  comet glows brightly.

• Meteors occur when small pieces of rock enter
  Earth's atmosphere and burn up.

33
Chapter Review
Question 1
What view of the solar system was prevalent among
early Greek scientists?
Answer
Many early Greeks thought that the Sun and Moon
rotated around Earth, and that the stars were in
a separate sphere that also rotated around Earth.
PS 1.1b
34
Chapter Review
Question 2
Which of these planets does NOT have an
atmosphere?
A. Earth B. Mars C. Mercury D. Venus
PS 1.1e
35
Chapter Review
Answer
The answer is C. Mercury has a low gravitational
pull and most gases that could form an atmosphere
escape into space.
36
Chapter Review
Question 3
Pathfinder was a spacecraft that carried a robot
rover to _________.
A. Mars B. Mercury C. Saturn D. Venus
PS 1.1e
37
Chapter Review
Answer
The Answer is A. The Mars Pathfinder carries the
robot rover Sojourner to Mars.
38
Chapter Review
Question 4
What is the Great Red Spot of Jupiter?
PS 1.1e
39
Chapter Review
Answer
The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is a continuous
storm of high-pressure gas.
40
Chapter Review
Question 5
__________ gives Neptune a bluish-green color.
A. ammonia B. methane C. nitrogen D. oxygen
PS 1.1e
41
Chapter Review
Answer
The answer is B. Neptunes atmosphere is similar
to that of Uranus. Its methane content gives it a
bluish-green color.
42
Standardized Test Practice
Question 1
Which two adjacent planets have the greatest
distance between them?
PS 1.1b
43
Standardized Test Practice
PS 1.1b
44
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is C. Uranus and Neptune are nearly 11
AUs apart.
45
Standardized Test Practice
Question 2
Which planet has an orbital speed closest to that
of Earth?
A. Jupiter B. Mars C. Mercury D. Venus
PS 1.1c
46
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is D. The orbital speed of Venus and
Earth differ by 5 km/s.
47
Standardized Test Practice
Question 3
The area between Mars and Jupiter that contains
the particles shown in the diagram is the
__________.
A. asteroid belt B. comet belt C. meteor
shower D. Oort cloud
PS 1.1c
48
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is A. Most asteroids are located in
the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and
Jupiter.
49
Standardized Test Practice
Question 4
This diagram illustrates that as Mercurys core
began to solidify, __________ resulted from
breaks in the crust.
A. cliffs B. craters C. maria D. storms
PS 1.1c
50
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is A. The cliffs on the surface
provide evidence that Mercury shrank.
51
Standardized Test Practice
Question 5
On which Sol was the low temperature the warmest?
A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
PS 1.1a
52
Standardized Test Practice
Answer
The answer is D. After the fifth Sol, the low
temperature was about 10º C warmer than on the
other four days.
53
Help
To advance to the next item or next page click on
any of the following keys mouse, space bar,
enter, down or forward arrow.
Click on this icon to return to the table of
contents
Click on this icon to return to the previous slide
Click on this icon to move to the next slide
Click on this icon to open the resources file.
Click on this icon to go to the end of the
presentation.
54
End of Chapter Resources File