The Inner Planets Part 2: Identifiying The Inner Planets

​The Inner Planets Part 2: Identifying The Inner Planets

Lesson By: Ethan Durham​

Learn what the Inner Planets look like and how to identify them​

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Today We Will​

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Multiple Choice

WARMUP QUESTION: What is the hottest Inner Planet?

• Venus

• Earth

• Mars

• Mercury

Mercury looks like a grey, dead planet kinda like the moon. It has craters all over its surface​

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​How to Identify Mercury

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​In a way, Venus kinda looks like Jupiter. Its very hot and very cloudy, but those clouds are made of Carbin Dioxide. It is almost the same size as Earth.

​How to identify Venus

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Considering we live here, you might not need to identify Earth, but Earth is a mostly blue planet with green, sandy, or icy surfaces. You can also see clouds around the planet.​ At night, you can see dark surfaces with small yellow dots.

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​How to Identify Earth

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Here is a picture of Earth at night.​

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​How to identify Earth

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​Mars is a mostly red planet with some icy surfaces. Sometimes Mars can reach up to 32 degress Farenheit, close to Earth winter weather.

​How to identify Mars

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​Get ready

Its time to show what you learned. Good luck!​

Multiple Choice

Which planet is Venus?

Multiple Choice

Which planet is Earth?

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Which planet is Mars?

Multiple Choice

Which planet is Mercury?

​Are you ready?

Now that you know a lot about the inner planets, think you're ready​ to take the quiz? Good luck! And dont forget to learn about the outer planets and the dwarf planets and more!