Solar System Webquest

1. How did Mercury get its name? Because it move so quickly across the sky.
2. How hot can it get on Mercury? it is able to reach 800F
3. How is Mercury's internal structure similar to Earth's? it has volcanic activity
4. What is Venus' twin planet? Why do astronomers consider them twins? Earth similar in size, mass, composition, and distance from the sun
5. How is Venus different than its twin? it has no ocean's
6. Which planets do astronomers think contain life? Earth
7. Which is bigger: Earth or Venus? By how much? Earth buy a few hundred kilometers larger
8. What is Mars' nickname? The red planet
9. What is the temperature range on Mars? (in Fahrenheit) -81 °F
10. Is Mars' atmosphere thick or thin? What is it made out of? it is thin it is made of carbon dioxide and argon
11. Jupiter's great red spot is a giant storm. How big is it? like earth
12. Is it a high or low pressure system? Is it a cyclone or anticyclone? Is it rotating clockwise or counterclockwise? it is a anti-cyclonic high pressure and it goes counterclockwise
13. Why do you think the great red spot has been around for around 400 years? Why don'tEarth hurricanes last that long? it never comes over land
14. Which planet does Titan revolve around? Is it that planet's largest moon? it revolves around Saturn. Yes it is the biggest
15. What is the largest moon in the Solar system? it is Ganymede
16. What are the three classes of bodies in the Solar system? 1. Small solar system bodies 2. large planets 3. dwarf planets
17. List all of the dwarf planets that have been discovered in our Solar System so far. 1. Eris 2. Makemake 3. Haumea 4. Pluto
18. What is the largest object in the Kuiper Belt? Eris
19. Prior to the 1990s, almost nobody had even questioned whether or not Pluto should be considered a planet. Why was Pluto's status as a planet called into question? it is smaller. not that much gas. the moon orbits around it and vice verca
20. Write one higher-level question from this article. Then answer it.