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1: Title
2: Objectives & Standards
3: Essential Question
4: Sensor Sponsor
5: What Do You Think?
6: The Solar System
7: A Closer Look at the Planets
8: Mercury
9: Venus
10: Earth
11: Mars
12: Jupiter
13: Saturn
14: Uranus
15: Neptune
16: The Solar System Song
17: What is a Planet Anyway?
18: Dwarf Planets
19: What About Pluto?
20: What Else is in the Solar System?
21: WeatherSTEM Fusion: Telescope
22: Key Points: The Solar System
23: Evaluate Your Learning!
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Jupiter
Order:
5th Planet
Nickname:
The Gas Giant
Distance from the Sun:
484 million miles
Type:
Gas
Atmosphere:
Made of hydrogen and helium
Rings:
3
Moons:
67
Orbit Features:
1 day = 10 Earth hours
1 year = 12 Earth years
Fun Facts:
The Great Red Spot is a gigantic storm that has been there for hundreds of years.
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. It’s so large that 1,300 Earths could fit inside of it.
Source:
Jupiter | NASA
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Psychrometric Chart
Source:
Psychrometric Chart | WikiMedia