Y7: Solar System

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PhysicsLower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

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Y7: Solar System

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Smallest
Largest
Put these objects in order of size.
Sun
Earth
Moon
Solar system
Galaxy 
Universe
Human
Atom

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Name the four inner planets.

Slide 10 - Open question

Which inner planet is closest to the sun?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Earth
D
Mars

Slide 11 - Quiz

Which inner planet has robotic explorers on its surface?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Earth
D
Mars

Slide 12 - Quiz

Which inner planet is the coldest?
A
Mercury
B
Venus
C
Earth
D
Mars

Slide 13 - Quiz

What do inner planets have in common?

Slide 14 - Open question

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Name the four outer planets.

Slide 21 - Open question

Which outer planet is the biggest?
A
Jupiter
B
Saturn
C
Uranus
D
Neptune

Slide 22 - Quiz

Which outer planet has rings?
A
Jupiter
B
Saturn
C
Uranus
D
Neptune

Slide 23 - Quiz

Venus is a gas giant.

A
True
B
False

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Mercury is a rocky planet.
A
True
B
False

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Uranus is in between Saturn and Neptune.
A
True
B
False

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Mars is in between Venus and Earth.
A
True
B
False

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Venus is very cold due to its thick atmosphere.
A
True
B
False

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Earth is an inner planet.
A
True
B
False

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Saturn has an asteroid belt.
A
True
B
False

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Inner planets
Outer planets
Rocky
Gas giants
Hotter
Colder
Short years
Long years
Few moons
Many moons
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Neptune
Uranus
Mercury
Earth
Saturn

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The sun
Inner planets
Outer planets
Jupiter
Earth
Mars
Neptune
Mercury
Saturn
Venus
Uranus
Asteroid belt

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Suggest a reason Pluto is no longer considered a planet.

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