The Solar System
Lesson 2
The Solar System
Scan Lesson 2. Read the lesson titles and bold words. Look at the pictures. Identify three facts you discovered about the solar system. Record your facts in your Science Journal.
Sequence the formation of the solar system.
The Solar System I found this on page
. pulled a cloud of together. The cloud became and began
.
The center of the cloud formed a , the
. and rotation
caused the cloud to
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into a
.
formed objects.
I found this on page
.
and other
Generalize the relationship between a planet’s position and it’s orbit around the Sun.
I found this on page
.
Characterize a planet in the solar system. Shape:
Orbit: Planet
Objects in its orbital path:
Earth in Space
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Lesson 2 | The Solar System (continued)
Describe objects in the solar system. Object I found this on page
.
Dwarf planets
I found this on page
.
Moons
Details Difference from planets:
Definition:
Description: Asteroids
Orbit: Location of the asteroid belt:
Description: Comets
Orbit: Difference from asteroids:
Definition: Meteoroids
that is similar in size to Earth.
.
I found this on page
.
Analyze It
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Earth in Space
Outer Planets
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Distance from the Sun
Inner Planets
Planet
Summarize the main differences between rocky planets and gas giants.
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Classify the planets in the solar system. Circle the planet
The Solar System
Scan Lesson 2. Read the lesson titles and bold words. Look at the pictures. Identify three facts you discovered about the solar system. Record your facts in your Science Journal.
Sequence the formation of the solar system.
The Solar System I found this on page
. pulled a cloud of together. The cloud became and began
.
The center of the cloud formed a , the
. and rotation
caused the cloud to
Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
into a
.
formed objects.
I found this on page
.
and other
Generalize the relationship between a planet’s position and it’s orbit around the Sun.
I found this on page
.
Characterize a planet in the solar system. Shape:
Orbit: Planet
Objects in its orbital path:
Earth in Space
15
Lesson 2 | The Solar System (continued)
Describe objects in the solar system. Object I found this on page
.
Dwarf planets
I found this on page
.
Moons
Details Difference from planets:
Definition:
Description: Asteroids
Orbit: Location of the asteroid belt:
Description: Comets
Orbit: Difference from asteroids:
Definition: Meteoroids
that is similar in size to Earth.
.
I found this on page
.
Analyze It
16
Earth in Space
Outer Planets
I found this on page
Distance from the Sun
Inner Planets
Planet
Summarize the main differences between rocky planets and gas giants.
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Classify the planets in the solar system. Circle the planet
