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SOLAR-SYSTEM DATA

1. Record the planets and other solar-system objects in order, starting
with the Sun. Use the table on the left side of this sheet. If a planet
has a moon, write its name in the space below the planet.
2. Use a colored pencil to lightly shade the planets that are made of gas.
Use another color to shade the planets that are made of rock.
3. How big are the planets? Write the names of the planets in order
from largest diameter to smallest diameter. (Use the first two letters
of the planef s name.)
4. How long does it take for a planet to orbit the Sun? Write the names of
the planets in order from shortest to longest orbit time.
5. How far are the planets from the Sun? Write the names of the planets
in order from closest to farthest from the Sun.
6. What is the surface temperature of the planets? Write the names of the
planets in order from highest to lowest surface temperature.
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SOLAR- SYSTEM TOUR QUESTIONS
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1. What is the Sun and what is it made of?
2. What is the solar system?
3. Which planets are terrestrial planets? Which planets are gas giants?
4. What is the Kuiper Belt and what is found there?
5. Which planet has the most moons orbiting it?
6. How are asteroids and comets alike and different?
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PLANETS AND THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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1. Why is the system of Sun and planets called the solar system?
2. Which planets are the inner planets?
3. Which planets are the outer planets?
4. How are the inner and outer planets different?
5. Which planet is closest to the Sun? Why isn't it the hottest planet?
6. What is meant by the rotation and revolution of a planet?
7. What other planets, besides Earth, might support life?
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EVAPORATION LOCATION CHARTS


What tools will you use to measure the water?
What units will you use to report the amount of water?.

Chart 1
Record the amount of evaporation and the average
temperature in the four evaporation locations.
Letter of
location
Amount
of water
remaining
Amount
of water
evaporated
Average
temperature
of location
Chart 2
Put the locations in order from
most to least evaporation.
Letter of
location
Amount
of water
evaporated
Most
evaporation
Second
most
Third
most
Least
evaporation
Results and inferences
1. At which location did the greatest amount of water evaporate?
2. At which location did the smallest amount of water evaporate?
3. Which location was warmest?
4. Describe the relationship between temperature and evaporation.
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WET PAPER TOWELS
A
1. Use pictures and labels to show the balance at the start and end of the demonstration.
Start of demonstration End of demonstration
2. Describe what happened to the balance, the paper towels, and the water.
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SURFACE-AREA CHART
Data
Evaporation and Surface Area
Cyl i nder Beaker Dome l i d Flat lid
Ranking (4 = largest surface area;
1 = smallest surface area)
Amount of water at the start
Amount of water at the end
Amount of water evaporated
Ranking (4 = most evaporated;
1 = least evaporated)
Results and inferences
1. In which container did the most water evaporate?
2. Explain why the most water evaporated in this container.
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HEATING EARTH MATERIALS A
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Plan an experiment to find out what happens to earth materials when they are put in the
sun and then put in the shade.
Question
Materials
Procedure
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HEATING EARTH MATERIALS B
Data table
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GRAPH OF EARTH-MATERIALS TEMPERATURES

55
50
45
40
35
0
30
I 25
g 20
15
10
0
0
L
X
6 9
In sun
12 15 18 21 24
In shade
27 30
Elapsed time (minutes)
1. What was the dependent variable in this experiment?
2. What variables did you control in this experiment?
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WATER-CYCLE GAME


Location Location Total
Start Animal
After roll 1 Atmosphere
After roll 2 Glacier
After roll 3 Groundwater
After roll 4 Lake
After roll 5 Ocean
After roll 6 Plant
After roll 7 River
After roll 8 Soil
After roll 9
After roll 10
1. Did your water molecule travel in a water cycle or only part of a water cycle? Explain
your answer.
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SEWERE WEATHER QUESTIOiS
1. What causes tornadoes?
2. What causes hurricanes?
3. How does the water cycle affect weather in California?
4. How does the ocean influence the weather in California?
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