Rocky Planets
What defines a rocky planet?
A rocky planet is a planet with a solid surface. Duh
What is a biosphere
all living things on a planet
What is Mars' hue? (color)
Orangish/brownish/redish
What is Earth's biosphere made up of?
I'm always on the dinner table, but you don't get to eat me. What am I?
Plates and silverware
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
What is an atmosphere?
All the gases surrounding a planet
Is Mars habitable?
Possibly
How many oceans does Earth have?
There’s a one-story house where everything is yellow. The walls are yellow. The doors are yellow. Even all the furniture is yellow. The house has yellow beds and yellow couches. What colour are the stairs?
There are no stairs, it's a one-story house.
Why is Jupiter NOT a rocky planet?
It is made up of gas.
What is a hydrosphere
All the water/solid water on a planet
True or False: Humans have been to Mars?
False! It's too far
What are the names of the oceans on Earth?
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic
What’s really easy to get into, and hard to get out of?
Trouble
Come up to the board and draw a rocky planet.
Check board.
What is a geosphere?
All the solid parts on a planet's surface
Why do scientist's study Mar's surface?
To find any past evidence of life
What kind of landforms does Earth have?
Mountains, channels, canyons, ridges, trenches, etc.
A girl fell off a 20-foot ladder. She wasn’t hurt. Why?
She fell off the bottom step.
True or False: Rocky planets all have an atmosphere?
False! Mercury does not have an atmosphere.
True or False: Every planet needs all 4 spheres to be labeled a true planet?
FALSE!!
How many moons does Mars have?
Two
What makes Earth unique from all the other Rocky Planets?
We have a biosphere/habitable
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
A map!