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Bell Ringer. What is the sun?. The Inner Planets. The Inner Planets. The inner planets are the first four planets in the solar system: Mercury Venus Earth Mars They are also called terrestrial planets. (terrestrial means earth like) **Question 1,2, &3**.

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Bell Ringer

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  1. Bell Ringer • What is the sun?

  2. The Inner Planets

  3. The Inner Planets • The inner planets are the first four planets in the solar system: • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars They are also called terrestrial planets. (terrestrial means earth like) **Question 1,2, &3**

  4. Properties of the inner planets

  5. The difference between the inner and outer planets • The inner planets are far more dense then any of the Jovian (or outer planets) • The Jovian planets have far more moons then any of the Terrestrial • Question 4

  6. Mercury • The closest planet to the sun • The smallest terrestrial planet • Mercury has long hot days and equally long cold days • Mercury also has no moons • Question 5

  7. Venus • The second planet from the sun • The clouds on Venus do not produce rain droplets instead they produce acid droplets • Venus rotates in the opposite direction of all of the other planets • Venus has no moons

  8. Earth • Is the third planet from the sun • It is the only one that is known to sustain life. • Earth is one of two terrestrial planets that have a moon • Question 6

  9. Mars • The fourth planet from the sun • Known as the red planet • Space probes have actually landed on mars and explored it • Mars is a very very cold planet • Question 7

  10. Correlation between surface gravity and mass of a planet So what do you think it is?? Question 8

  11. Vocabulary • Universe • Galaxy • Solar System • Asteroids • Comets • Stars

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