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=**Chapter 23: Touring Our Solar System**=

= **Section 1** = __Big Idea:__ How the terrestrial and the Jovian planets differ? __Vocabulary:__ terrestrial planet, Jovian planet, nebula, planetesimal __Notes: __ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Which planets are classified as terrestrial? Which planets are classified as Jovian planets? 2.) List the planets in order starting witht the planet closest tot the sun. 3.) How do the terrestrial planets differ fromt he Jovian planets? 4.) What is a nebula? 5.) How did the distance from the sun affect the size and composition of the planets?
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= **Section 2** = __Big Idea:__ What are the distinguishing characteristics of each terrestrial planet? __Vocabulary:__ **NONE** __Notes: __ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Which inner planet is smallest? 2.)How does Venus compare with Earth? 3.)Indentify one distinguishing feature of each inner planet. 4.) What surface features does Mars have that are also common on Earth? 5.) Besides Earth, which inner planet may have been most able to support life? Explain.
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= **Section 3** = __Big Idea:__ How the terrestrial and the Jovian planets differ? __Vocabulary:__ dwarf planet __Notes:__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) What is the largest planet? What is the smallest? 2.) What is Jupiters Great Red Spot? 3.) Identify one distinguishing characteristic of each outer planet and Pluto. 4.) How are Saturns moon Titan adn Neptunes moon Triton similar? 5.) What may have caused Uranus's unique axis of rotation? 6.) Whyis pluto no longer considered a planet?

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= **Section 4** = __Big Idea:__ How the terrestrial and the Jovian planets differ? __Vocabulary:__ asteroid, comet, coma, meteor, meteoroide, meteorite __Notes:__ __Review Questions:__ 1.) Where are most asteroids located? 2.) Describe the structure of a comet. 3.) Where do short period comets come from? Where do long period comets come from? 4.) What are the three prossible sources of meteoroids? 5.) Compare and contrast a meteoroid, a meteor and a meteorite.

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