SOLAR SYSTEM EXAM UNIT 3

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Yes, I’m doing a project on Jupiter for Science class at the moment. It’s the 5th planet from the Sun. It was not the 1st. planet in our solar system but it is the largest.

• Jupiter is the 1st. planet from the sun.

• Jupiter is the 5th. planet from the sun.

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It’s also got 79 moons. The four largest are called Galilean moons. Galileo Galilei was the first to see them in the 17th century.

• The four largest moons of Jupiter are named after Galileo Galilei.

• The four largest moons of Jupiter are named after the Roman god Jupiter.

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Jenny:      Do you know how the planet got its name?

Nick:         Yes. It’s named after the Roman god Jupiter. Astronomers have known about the planet since ancient times.

Jenny:      And it’s a gas giant like Saturn, right?

Nick:         That’s right. That means it has not got a rocky surface. It’s mostly gas.

• Jupiter is mainly made up of rock

• Jupiter is mainly made up of gas.

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Jenny:      It’s also got rings like Saturn, but not as large. But it has got larger storms.

Nick:         I know. Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot, the largest storm in the Solar System. Winds there can blow at around 400 km per hour!

• Jupiter has got the largest storms

• Jupiter has got the largest rings.

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It has got the largest rings of all planets.

• E

• F

• G

• H

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Jenny:      A day on Jupiter sounds scary, even if it is very short! One day only lasts about ten hours.

Nick:         Yes, but a year lasts 12 of our years. That’s a very long time!

• A day on Jupiter lasts about 12

• A day on Jupiter lasts about 10.

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It has got the largest rings of all planets.

• E

• F

• G

• H

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It is also called the ‘Red Planet’.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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It is the farthest planet from the Sun.

• E

• F

• G

• H

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It is almost as big as Earth

• A

• B

• C

• D