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Terrestrial and Gaseous Planets
By: Ashley Moore-Rivera
4th Grade
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Mercury
Venus Earth
Mars
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The four Terrestrial PlanetsThe four Terrestrial Planets
MercuryMercury
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•Closest to the Sun
•Smallest Planet
•Looks a lot like the Moon
•Orange-red color
•Dry rocky surface that is covered with craters and ridges
VenusVenus
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•Close in size to Earth
•Very HOT!
•Huge desert
•Covered with thick yellow clouds
•Rocky surface covered with volcanoes
EarthEarth
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•We live here!
•The surface is mostly covered with dark blue water
•Swirling white clouds
•Continents are marked by mountains
•Close in size to Venus
MarsMars
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•Its color is red because its soil is full of iron that has rusted
•The surface has deep canyons—Valles Marineris
•The surface has volcanoes—Olympus Mon
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The four Gaseous PlanetsThe four Gaseous Planets
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
JupiterJupiter
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•GIANT ball with yellow, orange, and red gas arranged in stripes (cloud bands)
•GIANT Red Spot—300 year old hurricane
SaturnSaturn
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•Similar to Jupiter’s atmosphere because it has yellow gases arranged in strips (cloud bands)
•Has MASSIVE rings
UranusUranus
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•Burrrrrr..it’s much colder than the other gaseous planets
•Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light
•Ice crystals in its atmosphere make it appear pale blue-green
NeptuneNeptune
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•Appears blue because the methane absorbs the red light from the Sun and reflects the blue light
•Has white cirrus clouds
Lab TimeLab Time
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Get in groups of 8Go wash your hands
Edible PlanetsEdible Planets
In your groups of 8
• Pick three team leaders
• Team leaders come grab
• Jar of peanut butter
• Bottle of honey
• Box of wheat germ
• Box of powdered milk
• Pack of graham crackers
• Bowl
• Spatula
• Measuring cups
• Spoon
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Edible PlanetsEdible Planets
Ingredients
1 ¼ cup of peanut butter
1 ¼ cup of honey
½ cup of wheat germ
¾ cup of graham crackers
2 ½ cups of powdered milk
Mix all these ingredients in the bowl with the spoon. Don’t be afraid to use your hands too!!
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Edible PlanetsEdible Planets
Time to decorate!
1. Team leaders come grab
• Sifter
• 8 Paper plates
• Food coloring
• Sprinkles
• Chocolate Chips
• Cake decorating tubs
• Powdered Sugar
• Cocoa Powder
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Time to EAT!Time to EAT!
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