Monday, June 10th Entry Task

Answer the following questions, full sentences, IQIA.

1. What are the four types of processes that shape planets’ surfaces?

2. For each of the above processes, give an example of a feature that the process can produce.

3. How can an atmosphere affect the temperature of a planet’s surface?

Schedule:• Inner Planets

Homework:• Make sure to bring planet

book to work on tomorrow • Bring book number for a

check tomorrow

Objective:•I can understand information about the inner solar system

Please have on desk:• Planet Book

• The four planets that are The four planets that are closest to the sun are called closest to the sun are called the the TERRESTRIAL PLANETS.TERRESTRIAL PLANETS.

• These planets have rocky crusts These planets have rocky crusts and dense mantles and cores.and dense mantles and cores.

• Scientists study Earth to learn Scientists study Earth to learn more about other planets.more about other planets.

• All of the terrestrial planets All of the terrestrial planets formed in similar ways and formed in similar ways and follow similar patterns.follow similar patterns.

• All terrestrial planets have All terrestrial planets have layers.layers.

– The heaviest materials form the The heaviest materials form the core.core.

– Lighter rock formed a mantle Lighter rock formed a mantle around the core.around the core.

– The lightest rock rose to the The lightest rock rose to the surface and formed a crust.surface and formed a crust.

• Tectonics is the processes of Tectonics is the processes of change in a crust due to the change in a crust due to the motion of hot material motion of hot material underneath.underneath.

• The crusts of the planets can The crusts of the planets can be twisted, wrinkled up, or be twisted, wrinkled up, or stretched out by the mantle.stretched out by the mantle.

• Volcanism occurs when Volcanism occurs when molten rock moves from a molten rock moves from a planet’s hot interior onto its planet’s hot interior onto its surface.surface.

• When the inside of a planet When the inside of a planet cools enough, no more cools enough, no more molten rock reaches the molten rock reaches the surface.surface.

• Weather or small impacts Weather or small impacts break down rocks.break down rocks.

• The broken material is moved The broken material is moved by a group of processes by a group of processes called erosion.called erosion.

• The material may form dunes, The material may form dunes, new layers of rock, or other new layers of rock, or other features.features.

• A small object sometimes hits A small object sometimes hits a planet’s surface so fast that a planet’s surface so fast that it causes an explosion.it causes an explosion.

• The crater it leaves behind The crater it leaves behind can be 10 times larger than can be 10 times larger than the object that created it!the object that created it!

• The next four slides will tell you The next four slides will tell you how these processes affected how these processes affected the Earth.the Earth.

• Complete the “EARTH” page in Complete the “EARTH” page in your planet book.your planet book.

• Earth’s crust is split into large Earth’s crust is split into large pieces called tectonic plates.pieces called tectonic plates.

• These plates are moved by These plates are moved by Earth’s hot mantle.Earth’s hot mantle.

• Mountains, valleys and other Mountains, valleys and other features form as the plates move.features form as the plates move.

• On Earth, magma often builds up On Earth, magma often builds up into mountains and eventually into mountains and eventually erupts as lava.erupts as lava.

• On Earth, On Earth, weathering and weathering and erosion create erosion create sedimentary sedimentary rocks, sand rocks, sand dunes, fill in dunes, fill in lakes, and lakes, and change the change the topography.topography.

• On Earth, impact craters are On Earth, impact craters are generally erased by other generally erased by other geologic processes.geologic processes.

• Impact craters can be found Impact craters can be found under lakes.under lakes.

• Mass: 6 x 10Mass: 6 x 102424 kg kg• Diameter: 12,800 kmDiameter: 12,800 km• Average distance from the Average distance from the

sun: 1 AUsun: 1 AU

(150 million km)(150 million km)• Orbits in: 365 daysOrbits in: 365 days• Rotates in: 24 hoursRotates in: 24 hours

Monday October 20, 2008

• Entry Task:– If you were on a space mission and had to go

out to repair your spaceship what would your weight be? Explain why. (Minimum 3 sentences)

• Homework:– Finish Terrestrial planets in planet book (what

you don’t get done in class)

• Read pages 725-732 and learn Read pages 725-732 and learn more about how the four more about how the four processes, that we discussed processes, that we discussed with earth, shaped Mercury, with earth, shaped Mercury, Venus, and Mars.Venus, and Mars.

• Complete these pages in your Complete these pages in your Planet Book.Planet Book.

• Work on your cover (must be Work on your cover (must be colored and very well done for colored and very well done for extra credit)extra credit)

Tuesday, June 11th Entry Task

1.Name one way the outer solar system is different from the inner solar system.2.Why are the outer solar system planets called gas giants?

Schedule:• Read/RSG 21.3• Planet Book- Outer Planets

Objective: •I can understand that the outer solar system has four giant planets

Homework• Finish Planet Book

Wednesday, June 12th Entry Task

Answer the following questions using full sentences, IQIA.

1. Which planet has a greater mass then all the other planets put together?

2. What do you see instead of a solid surface when you look at an image of a giant planet?

3. Which planets have rings?

Schedule:• Outer Planets

Homework:• 20.2 and 20.3 Quiz

tomorrow

Objective:•I can understand important information about the outer planets

Please have on desk:• 21.3 RSG • Planet Book

• Beyond Mars stretches the Beyond Mars stretches the outer solar system where the outer solar system where the four largest planets slowly orbit four largest planets slowly orbit the sun.the sun.

• We call these planets, We call these planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, the gas giants.Neptune, the gas giants.

• The gas The gas giants are giants are made mainly made mainly of hydrogen, of hydrogen, helium, and helium, and other gases.other gases.

• When you think of gases, you When you think of gases, you probably think of Earth’s air, probably think of Earth’s air, which is not very dense.which is not very dense.

• However, the giant planets are However, the giant planets are so large and have such huge so large and have such huge amounts of these gases that amounts of these gases that they have a LOT of mass.they have a LOT of mass.

• The HUGE gravitational force The HUGE gravitational force from such a large mass is from such a large mass is enough to pull the gas enough to pull the gas particles close together and particles close together and make the atmosphere very make the atmosphere very dense.dense.

• Inside, the gases become Inside, the gases become more dense than water.more dense than water.

• The outermost parts are less The outermost parts are less dense and more like Earth’s dense and more like Earth’s atmosphere.atmosphere.

JupiterJupiter

Imagine traveling into one…Imagine traveling into one…• At first the atmosphere is thin At first the atmosphere is thin

and very cold. There may be a and very cold. There may be a haze of gases.haze of gases.

SaturnSaturnSaturnSaturn

• A little lower is a layer of A little lower is a layer of clouds that reflect sunlight, clouds that reflect sunlight, just like on Earth. There are just like on Earth. There are strong winds and other strong winds and other weather patterns.weather patterns.

NeptuneNeptune

• Lower down, it Lower down, it

is warmer and is warmer and

there are layers there are layers

of clouds of of clouds of

different different

materials.materials. UranusUranus

• As you go farther, the As you go farther, the atmosphere gradually atmosphere gradually becomes dense enough to be becomes dense enough to be called a liquid. It also gets called a liquid. It also gets thousands of degrees hotter thousands of degrees hotter as you get closer to the as you get closer to the center of the planet!center of the planet!

• The materials The materials

around you around you

become more become more

and more dense and more dense

until they are until they are

solid.solid. NeptuneNeptune

• Read pages 734-739 to find Read pages 734-739 to find out more about the gas out more about the gas giants.giants.

• Complete the pages in your Complete the pages in your Planet BookPlanet Book..

Thursday, June 13th Entry Task

Do any last minute

studying for your 20.2 and 20.3 Quizzes!!!!!!!

Schedule:• 21.2 and 21.3 Quiz• Talk about Final!

Homework:• FINAL NEXT THURSDAY!!!!!

Objective:•I can be assessed on planets of our solar system

Friday, June 14th Entry Task

Write down as many things

as your remember learning from this second semester.

Be prepared to share!

Schedule:• Review for Final

Homework:• Books due on MONDAY!!!!!• Bring in your book MONDAY!!!!• BOOK CHECK MONDAY!!!!!!!• Final on Thursday

Objective:•I can understand important information from second semester