Mercury/Venus study guide

Study Guide for Mercury and Venus

1. Compare Mercury to the other planets in our solar system by size.
2. How do the days on Mercury compare to the days on Earth?
3. Imagine you are taking a trip to Mercury. Describe what features you see on Mercury's surface.
4. Describe Mercury's core.
5. In 20-40 words, compare Earth and Venus.
6. Compare the days on Venus to the days on Earth. (length)
7. How many moons does Venus have?
8. How many moons does Mercury have?
9. Describe Mercury's atmosphere.
10. Describe Venus' atmosphere.
11. Give a brief description of the temperature range on Mercury and Venus.

Journal Entry

This journal entry needs to placed in your reflection section of your binder...



Write a journal entry about an imaginary trip to Mercury that describes these couple questions;

• What do you see?
• What do you feel?
• What devices will you need in order to survive?

Mercury and Venus research questions

Mercury and Venus Photo Research

1.  What type of atmosphere does the planet have?

2.  How do the day lengths compare to the day lengths of Earth?

3.  How many moons does the planet have?

4.  Describe the planet’s core.

5.  How far away from the sun is the planet?

Mercury and Venus vocabulary

Venus and Mercury Vocabulary-

1. Planet- An object moving around a star.

2. Orbit- The path one object takes around another.

3. Revolution- When something is moving in a circle around another object

4. Rotation- When an object spins it is said to be rotating.

5. Satellites- A small object orbiting a larger one.

6. Axis- An imaginary straight line on which an object rotates.

On to the planets

We are starting to observe and investigate the planets in our solar system. Stay tuned for vocab words and important updates throughout this unit.

Sun Test Study Guide

Our Star Study Guide

1.   How does the sun shine (what goes on to cause it to shine)?

2.   How long has the sun been shining?

3.   What is the sun made of?

4.   How large is the sun compared to Earth? How many Earths could fit inside the sun?

5.   How does our sun compare in size with other stars?

6.   How far away is the sun from our earth?

7.   What is a sunspot? How often do they happen?

8.   What happens during a solar eclipse?

9.   In what ways is the sun important to us here on Earth? (3ways)

10.How hot is the sun at its core?

Sun Test Friday!!

We will have out post test over the sun on Friday, Oct 17. The students will receive a study guide to complete on Thursday and return on Friday before the test.