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23 1. Solar system consists of the _________ and eight _____________ that orbit the Sun.

2. The _________ is the centre of the solar system.

3. Other objects in our solar system are such as _______________, _______________, _______________

4. Each planet rotate on its ____________while orbiting the Sun.

5. Each planet has a specific _________________ from the Sun.

Distance in the solar system : Astronomical Unit ( A.U. or au) 天文学的距离单位

1 A.U. = 1.5 x 108km

1. If the distance between two planets is 4.5 x 108 2. If the distance between planet A and planet B is
km, what is the distance in A.U. ? is 6.0 x 1011 km, what is the distance in A.U. ?

3. If the distance from planet C to the Sun is 3 4. Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. The
times the distance from the Earth to the Sun, distance of Mercury from the Sun is 0.39 A.U.
what is the distance of planet C to the Sun in km? What is the distance in kilometres?
(Distance from Earth to the Sun is 1 A.U.)

Distance in the solar system : Light Years (ly) 天文学的距离单位

1 ly = 9.5 x 1012 km

1. If the distance between planet T and planet S is 2. If the distance between planet A and planet B is
7.5 x 1013 km, what is the distance in light years ? is 3.5 light years, what is the distance in
kilometres ?
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Complete the table below

Planet Distance from the Sun in

Kilometres (km) Astronomical unit (A.U.) Light years (ly)
Mercury 5.79 x 107
Venus 1.08 x 107
Earth 1.00
Mars 1.52
Jupiter 8.19 x 10 -5
Saturn 1.51 x 10 -4
Uranus 19.18
Neptune 4.74 x 10 -4

Planets in the Solar System

1. A planet is a sphere-shaped body that __________ the Sun.

2. The planet does not illuminate __________ like the stars but can ___________ light.

characteristics
of planets

PLANETS IN THE SOLAR

SYSTEM
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1. _____________ planet
2. _____________ to Sun
3. no _________________ to retain heat
4. appear ___________ because no atmosphere to
scatter the sunlight
5. crater surface as a result of being hit by________
6. no natural _______________
7. two space crafts had visited mercury
8. heavily bombarded by ________ and___________

a) second planet from the Sun

b) ______________ nature object after the moon
c) hottest planet because of high _________________
content cause greenhouse effect
d) known as earth’s twin sister planet because similar to
Earth in terms of __________ and ___________
e) does not have natural __________________

1. third planet form the Sun

2. the only one satellite is the _____________
3. inhabited by _________________________
4. the densest planet
5. surrounded by layer of atmosphere made up of
nitrogen gas, ____________, carbon dioxide and
water vapour

a) often referred as __________ Planet

b) __________ give reddish appearance on its surface
c) second smallest planet in solar system
d) has two ___________, Phobos and Demos
e) has a thin ______________ and high content of
carbon dioxide

1. ___________ planet
2. known as __________ giant
3. ____________ rapidly
4. primarily composed of hydrogen gas
5. has 67 _____________ orbiting it

a) Second largest in the solar system

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b) _______ giant planet because it is made up of gases

c) nine times larger than _________ but density is much
lower than the Earth
d) most famous feature is the prominent ______ system
e) at least 62 moons are known to orbit Saturn

1. Known as ice giant

2. Made up of _______ element and __________
3. Has ring system but is thinner compared to Saturn
4. __________ of rotation is tilted sideways
5. It has the ___________ planetary atmosphere in the
Solar System, with a minimum temperature of
−224 °C
6. has 27 moons

1. farthest planet in the solar system

2. known as ice giant
3. appear blue because of _____________
4. takes the _______________ time to orbit the Sun (165
years)
5. extremely cold

1. Theoretically, the closer the planet to the Sun, the ____________ the temperature of its surface.

2. A planet without atmosphere such as ____________, the sunlight directly reaches its surface,
causing the side that face the Sun to be extremely hot. The surface not facing the Sun is extremely cold
because there is no atmosphere trapping the ___________.

3. Venus has highest temperature because of the ________________ layer with high carbon dioxide
content causes greenhouse effect.

4. For gas giant planet such as ______________, ______________, ______________ and

_____________, their surface is covered by gases and receive very little sunlight, so the temperature is
very low.

5. The gravitational pull of a planet depends on the _____________ and ______________ of the
planet.

6. Mercury and Mars have lower gravitational pull compare to Earth because their mass is __________
than Earth.
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7. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune have weaker gravity compared to Earth although their mass is higher
than the Earth because giant gas planet has low ______________

8. The further the planet from the Sun, the _____________ the time taken to orbit the Sun.

9. The further the planet from the Sun, the _____________ the planet rotates on its axis.

10. A natural satellite is a body with its own orbit that move around ____________.

11. The _____________ is one of the natural satellites for the Earth.

12. The Moon takes about ______ days to make a complete rotation on its axis and move around the
Earth .

Question: Why do we always see the same surface of the Moon from the Earth?
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________

Characteristics of Earth as a suitable planet for life

has
________________
that pulls objects to
the surface of Earth
so that they do not
float around
has high
_______________
for living processes
has
has suitable
_______________
__________ that blocks
range that is dangerous
neither too hot ultraviolet rays
nor too cold from reaching the receive
Earth _____________
has high
_______________ for plants to
for respiratory conduct
processes photosynthesis
process
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What would happen if the Earth rotation slows down or stop?

1. The rotation of the Earth on its axis results in the phenomena of ___________________,
_____________________

2. Areas that facing the Sun becomes extremely __________ and areas that do not receive
sunlight become extremely cold.

3. The rotation of the Earth produce a ______________ field that protects the Earth form the
Sun’s radiation rays.

4. If the Earth stop rotating, the magnetic field would ________________ and radiation rays
would enter the____________________

5. The objects on the Earth’s surface will _____________ to the atmosphere.

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Ecological Footprint s 生态足迹/ 环境需求的面积

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How to reduce Ecological Footprint?

Switch to renewable Use energy-saving

Practice 5R
energy devices