Slide 1 What are the inner planets? The four planets closest to the sun are known as the inner planets. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Slide 2 Mercury This picture of Mercury…
Slide 1 The Outer Planets Chapter 23, Section 3 Slide 2 Jupiter: Giant Among Planets Jupiter has a mass that is 2 ½ times greater than the mass of all other planets and…
Slide 1 The Terrestrial Planets Slide 2 A Study in Contrasts Mercury in many ways is similar to Earth’s moon. Venus and Mars both have properties more like Earth’s, as…
Slide 1Lesson 3: Earth’s Moon Slide 2 The moon is Earth’s only natural satellite. A satellite is an object that orbits a planet. Slide 3 Space School: Moon Discovery…