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Planets
Order, Classification, Diameter, Distance, Rotational &Orbital periods, Day & Year length, Atmosphere Composition, Unique Features, Satellites
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Astronomy
11th Grade
05/20/2011

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What are the order of the planets?
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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What are the jovian planets?
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Jupiter, Saturn, uranus, Neptune, Pluto
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Which are the terrestrial planets?
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Mercury, venus, Earth, Mars
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Diameter of Mercury:
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4,879 km
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Diameter of Venus:
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12,103 kilometers
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Diameter of Earth:
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12,756 kilometers
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Diameter of Mars:
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6,794 kilometers
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Diameter of Jupiter:
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142,984 kilometers
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Diameter of Saturn:
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120,536 kilometers
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Diameter of Uranus
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51,118 kilometers
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Diameter of Neptune:
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49,528 kilometers
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Diameter of Pluto
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2360 kilometers
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Distance from Mercury to Sun:
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36 Million Miles
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Rotational and orbital period of Mercury:
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Rotation: 58 days
Orbit: 88 Days
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Rotational and orbital period of Venus:
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Rotational:243 days
Orbital:224 days
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Orbital and rotational period of the Mars:
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Rotational: >1 Earth day
Orbital: 686 days
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Rotational and Orbital period of Jupiter:
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Rotational: 10 hours
Orbital: 12 years
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Rotational and orbital period of Saturn:
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Rotational: <10 hours
Orbital: 29.5 years
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Rotatoinal and Orbital period of Uranus:
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Rotational: 18 hours
Orbital: 84 years
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Rotational and Orbital period of Neptune:
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Rotational: 19 hours
Orbital: 164 years
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Rotational and Orbital period of Pluto:
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Rotational: 6.5 days
Orbital: 248 years
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Mercury?
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It has very little atmosphere.
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What is the atmospheric comp. of venus?
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Thick poisonous atm. of crbon dioxide and sulfuric acid
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Mars?
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95% carbon dioxide, 3% nitrogen, 1.6% argon.
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Jupiter?
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90% hydrogen, 10% helium, .07% methane
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Saturn?
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97% hydrogen, 3% helium, .05% methane
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Uranus?
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83% hydrogen, 15% helium, 2% methane
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Neptune?
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Its atmosphere contains hydrogen and helium with enough methane to give it a bluish tint.
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What is the atmospheric comp. of Pluto?
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Perhaps methane and nitrogen
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Unique feature of Mercury:
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Scientists have found water ice inside deep craters at the north and south poles.
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Unique feature of Venus:
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Venus spins backwards compared to other planets. One volcano on Venus is bigger than Mt. Everest.
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