PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEMOnline version This National Geographic short video introduces the main characteristics of the Planets of the Solar System by FRANCIS FERNANDEZ ESTARLICH 1 Select the correct sentences about the Terrestrial planets Selecciona una o varias respuestas a They have many moons b They have little or no moons c They are very large d They are quite small e They are solid 2 Mercury is Selecciona una o varias respuestas a The smallest planet of the Solar System b The largest planet of the Solar System c The nearest planet to the Solar System d The planet with the largest orbit around the Sun e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 3 Venus is Selecciona una o varias respuestas a The hottest planet because of lava and its atmosphere b The second planet from the Sun c The coldest planet d The planet with the largest orbit around the Sun e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 4 Mars is Selecciona una o varias respuestas a The fourth planet from the Sun b The third planet from the Sun c The last of the terrestrial planets d The planet with the largest orbit around the Sun e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 5 It is correct to say that Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Jupiter and Saturn are the Gas Giants b Jupiter and Saturn are the Ice Giants c Uranus and Neptune are the Gas Giants d Uranus and Neptune are the Ice Giants e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 6 Jupiter Selecciona una o varias respuestas a is a gas giant b is a Jovian plant c is a ice giant d Is the largest planet of the Solar System e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 7 Saturn Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Is the second largest planet of the Solar System b is the largest planet of the Solar System c Is a gas giant d It has rings e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 8 Uranus Selecciona una o varias respuestas a Is a ice giant b is a rocky planet c Rotates on its side d It has rings e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun 9 Neptune Selecciona una o varias respuestas a is the furtherst planet from the Sun b is one of the hottest planets of the Solar System c is one of the coldest planets of the Solar System d is a ice giant e The planet with the smallest orbit around the Sun Explicación 1 Remember that the Terrestrial Planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars 2 Mercury´s surface is full of craters 3 Venus is the shiniest planet we can see from Earth, as it reflects Sun´s light 4 It is also called the red planet 5 The Jovian planets are the most external planets of the Solar System 6 We would not be able to land on Jupiter since it is gaseous. 7 Saturn is not the only planet with rings 8 Uranus is also one of the external planets 9 Neptune is so far that it is very difficult to see from Earth
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