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Planet Diameter Chart
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Planet | Diameter in Miles | Average Distance from the Sun in Miles | Color |
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Mercury | 3,032 | 36,000,000 | gray |
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Venus | 7,523 | 67,000,000 | yellow-white |
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Earth | 7,928 | 93,000,000 | blue |
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Mars | 4,218 | 141,000,000 | red |
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Jupiter | 88,863 | 482,000,000 | brown and beige striped |
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Saturn | 74,916 | 885,000,000 | yellow and brown |
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Uranus | 31,771 | 1,780,000,000 | green |
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Neptune | 30,783 | 2,788,000,000 | aqua (greenish blue) |
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Pluto | 1,430 | 3,666,000,000 | gray
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Mission: Learn about the size of planets in our solar system and their distances from the Sun.
Experiment:
Step 1.
Study the "Planet Diameter Chart" above.
Step 2.
Examine the model planets and determine which one is Pluto, and which ones are the rocky planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
Step 3.
Examine the inflatable planets and determine which ones are the gas planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
Step 4.
Find the planet distance rope. Go into the hall or outside. Roll out the planet distance rope.
Step 5.
Place each planet where it belongs on the distance rope.
Theorize:
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A. | Which planet has the largest diameter?
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B. | Which planet has the smallest diameter?
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C. | Which planet is closest to the Sun?
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D. | Which planet is farthest from the Sun?
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B. | Why do you think the planets are spaced this way?
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