Unit 11 · The Earth and Universe

The Solar System and the Planets

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Look at the figure

Five questions from figure 11.17

MethodLook at the picture of the eight planets lined up beside the sun and find the answers to the following questions.
QuestionsHow many planets are seen in the picture? Which planets turn out to be the nearest to and the farthest from the sun? Which is the biggest planet and which is the smallest, compare them. What difference do you find in the structure of the planets? And what difference is there in the colour of the planets?
The eight planets lined up in order beside the edge of the sun, four small rocky ones close in and four much larger ones further out
Look at the sizes first, then at the colours, and see whether the two agree
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