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Solar System - WS 1
Solar System - WS 1
Based on the picture above, a layer that is called core is shown by number ….
A. 1 C. 2
B. 3 D. 4
2. Look at the following table.
No Planets
No Satellite
1 Phobos
2 Europa
3 Ganymede
4 Miranda
5 Titan
6 Calisto
The satellites that belong to Jupiter are shown in numbers ....
A. 1, 2, and 3 C. 3, 4, and 5
B. 2, 3, and 6 D. 3, 5, and 6
12. The members of Jovian planet group are ....
A. Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune C. Venus, Earth, and Jupiter
B. Mercury, Mars, and Venus D. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
13. The hottest planet in the Solar System is ….Venus
14. Two third of the surface of this planet is covered by ocean. It has one natural satellite. The planet
that have these characteristics is .... Earth
15. This celestial object is made up of rocks and metals such as nickel and iron and burns up as it
enters the Earth’s atmosphere is ….Meteor
16. The surface of Mars contains iron oxide or rust particles. That is why Mars is also called ….Red
Planet
17. A planet that has the longest period of revolution is ....Neptune
18. This celestial object orbits to a planet. It’s also called planetary companion. The name of this
celestial object is ....satellite
19. The largest satellite of Saturn is ....Titan
20. Write down 3 conditions of celestial object so that it can be called as a planet.
- It has mass
- It has orbits around the sun
- It has its own satellite.
21. Write down 4 characteristics of Jupiter.
a. Jupiter is the biggest planet in our solar system. Its diameter around 143.000 km. This
size is around 11 times of the Earth’s diameter.
b. Jupiter is the fastest period of rotation ( 10 hours)
c. Jupiters has the strongest magnetic field.
d. Jupiter has 79 known satellites- the four largest one are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and
callisto.
22. Explain the types of planets based on their orbital path.
Inner Planets : Inner planets are planets whose orbital paths are inside the asteroid belt, and they
are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Outer Planets : Outer planets are planets whose orbital paths are outside the asteroid belt, and
they are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune