Journey Across the Solar System Internet Scavenger Hunt
The Terrestrial Planets
(Also known as the Rocky Planets or the Inner Planets) The Jovian Planets (Also known as the Gas Giants or the Outer Planets) Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Pluto Origin of Name ym!ol use" to re#resent #lanet $istance from sun (km) $iameter of #lanet (km) Gravity (cm%s & ) $ensity (g% cm ') (ength of or!it (km) (ength of ) *+AR on the #lanet in +arth $A* (ength of ) $A* on the #lanet in +arth ,O-R $oes the #lanet have an atmos#here. If so/ what is it ma"e out of. 0hat kin" of Journey Across the Solar System Internet Scavenger Hunt weather coul" !e seen on the #lanet. Tem#erature range ( 12) 3a4or surface features (volcanoes/ craters/ etc) $oes it have a ring system. Num!er of moons
Name of the moons Other interesting information ,ow long woul" it take to travel to the #lanet from +arth. 2oul" a human Journey Across the Solar System Internet Scavenger Hunt survive on the #lanet. *our weight on the surface of that #lanet in l!s *our age in *+AR if you ha" !een !orn on that #lanet. To determine your weight on other planets go to: http://www.eploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/ To determine your age on other planets go to: http://www.eploratorium.edu/ronh/age/