Scales and Motion in the Universe Investigating Astronomy, Slater & Freedman Chapter 3.
Theme 4 Investigating the Earth and the Universe
Transcript of Theme 4 Investigating the Earth and the Universe
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Learning Objective : 1.1 Understanding the Solar System
Learning Outcome : 1.1.1 List the constituents of the Solar System.
Name :___________________________Class :____________________________ Date:________________
Diagram below shows the Solar System
List all the constituens in the Solar System.
1. S __ __2. P __ __ __ __ __ __3. M __ __ __4. A __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __5. C __ __ __ __6. M __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __7. M __ __ __ __ __
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Learning Objective : 1.1 Understanding the Solar System
Learning Outcome :1.1.1 List the constituents of the Solar System.
Name :____________________________________________________Class :____________________________Date _____________________
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Complete the crossword puzzle below regarding the constituents of the Solar
System.
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Across
1. Natural ___________move around planets.
2. ______ can be found between Mars and Jupiter.
3. ____________are also known as shooting stars.
Down
4. Earth and Mercury are___________________.
5. The ______________is at the centre of the Solar System.
6. _____________________are mostly made up of ice and dust.
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Learning Objective : 1.1 Understanding the Solar System
Learning Outcome :1.1.2 List the planets in the Solar System in a sequence.
Name :___________________________
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Class :____________________________ Date:________________
A List the planets below accordingly from the nearest to the furthest from the
Sun
B Answer the questions below.
1. What is the nearest planet to the Sun in the Solar System?_____________
2. What is the third planet from the Sun?____________________________
3. Name the planet that comes after Jupiter._________________________
4. Name the planet that lies between Earth and Jupiter._________________
5. What is the ninth planet from the Sun in the Solar System?_____________
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Learning Objective : 1.1 Understanding the Solar System
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Class: __________________________________Date:________________
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a.
Study the diagram below.
State
i. the biggest planet :____________________
ii. the smallest planet :___________________
iii. the nearest planet to the Sun:____________________
iv. the farthest planet from the Sun :___________________
b. Which objects in the Solar System
i. emits its own light?
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ii. do not emit their own light?
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c. What is the centre of the Solar System?
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d. Which planet has the smallest orbit? Why ?
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2. State the constituent of our Solar System.
i. ________________________
ii. ________________________
iii. ________________________iv. ________________________
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v._________________________
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Picture above shows the sixth planet in the Solar System. Name this planet.
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4. Tick (/) the correct statement.
i. The Sun is the Earths natural satellites.
ii. Asteroids belt lies between Mars and Jupiter.
iii. All the planets move around the Sun.
iv. Earth is the biggest planet in our Solar System.
v. The Moon moves around the Earth.
vi. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun.
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Understanding the relative size and distance
between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun.
Learning Outcomes :1.2.1 State the size of the Sun relative to the size of theEarth.
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1.2.2 State the size of the Earth relative to the size of
the Moon.
Name :____________________________________________________
Class :_________________________________Date:________________
Answer the questions below1. What is represented by the sago, marble and basket ball?
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i. Sago :
ii. Basket ball :
iii. Marble : _____
What can you say about the size of the Earth compared to the Moon.
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What can you say about the size of the Earth compared to the Sun.
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4. What is the ratio of the size of the Moon, earth and the Sun.
Moon : Earth : Sun
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Understanding the relative size and distance
between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun.
Learning Outcomes :1.2.1 State the size of the Sun relative to the size of the
Earth.
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We can compare the sizes of
the Earth, the Sun and the
Moon by using
1.2.2 State the size of the Earth relative to the size of the
Moon.
Name :______________________________________________________
Class :___________________________________Date:________________
Draw lines to match correctly.
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Class: ____________________________________Date:_______________
The Sun is
The ratio of the size of the
Sun to the Earth is
The Earth is
The diameter of the Earth is
1:100
4 times bigger than the Moon
400 times bigger than the
Moon
about 12 760 km
a marble. a basketball and a
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1 Diagram below shows the distance of the planets from the sun and the size of
the orbits.
a Based on the diagram, state:
i. What is changed :__________________________
ii. What is observed :_________________________
b State the relationship between what is changed and what is observed.
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c What is the purpose of this investigation?
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1 Table below shows the lists the distance of Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune
from the Sun.
Planet Distance from the Sun (km)Mercury 58 000 000
Mars 228 000 000
Saturn 1 435 000 000
Neptune 4 500 000 000
a. Name the planet
i. nearest to the Sun :_______________________
ii. furthest from the Sun :____________________
b Arrange the planets from the coldest to the hottest.
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c What is the relationship between the distance of a planet from the Sun and the
temperature of the planet?
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d Explain your answer in (c).
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Learning Objective: 1.3 Appreciating the perfect placement of the planet
Earth in the Solar System.
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Learning Outcomes:1.3.1 State why certain planets are not conducive for living
things.
1.3.2 Predict what will happen if the Earth is placed much
nearer or farther from the Sun.
1.3.3 Conclude that the Earth is the only planet in the SolarSystem that has living thing.
Name :_______________________________________________________
Class :______________________________________Date:______________
Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
1. Planet _____________ is the only planet that has living things.
2. Living thing live on Earth because it has ____________,
______________ and ____________.
3. The plants will die if there is no _______________.
4. If the distance of a planet from the Sun increase, the planet will becomes
____________.
5. If the Earth is placed much nearer to the Sun, the ice at the poles of the
Earth will be _______________ and all living things will __________.
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Learning Objectives: 1.2 Understanding the relative size and distance
between the Earth, the Moon and the Sun.1.3 Appreciating the perfect placement of the planet
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Earth in the Solar System.
Name:_____________________________________________________
Class: ___________________________________Date:_______________
1. Qilah was given three materials as below to show the relative size of the
Moon, the Earth and the Sun.
A basketball, a sago grain, a glass marble
a) Which material is used to represent
i. the Sun ?____________________________
ii. the Earth ?___________________________
iii. the Moon ?____________________________
2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answers.
a) State the ratio of distance from the :
Earth to the Moon : Earth to the Sun______________:______________
b) Earth is conducive for living things because it has______________,
______________________ and _____________________.
c) ____________is the nearest planet to the Sun.
d) The ____________the planet from the Sun, the ___________
the size of the orbits.
e) Pluto has very_______ temperature.
f) All the planets move ____________the Sun following their orbits.
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1 Answer the questions below.
Diagram below shows the third planet in our Solar System.
a) Name this planet.
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b) Why is this planet conducive for a living things to live?
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c) What will happen to the living things on this planet if it is place much
nearer to the Sun?
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d) Give your reason based on your answer in (c).
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An astronaut brought some seeds of a plant and planted them on the
Moon. After a week the seeds were not germinated.
e) What is the reason for the situation above?__________________________________________________