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Chapter 29: The Solar System |
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Welcome to Modern Earth Science. Chapter 29 describes various models of the solar system and the characteristics of the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids in the solar system. Use the links below to find learning tools that will help you review the chapter and extend your study of the solar system. |
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Review and Practice |
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Reading Skills: K-W-L
This worksheet will help you organize your thoughts before and after you read the chapter or an article.
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Glossary: Chapter 29
Use this handy list of terms to help you understand the new vocabulary in this chapter.
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Activity: Staying in Focus
Create an ellipse, and study the importance of the position of the foci.
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Thinking Critically: The Solar System Symphony
Read a short passage about Gustav Holst’s orchestra The Planets and determine which planetary characteristics could have prompted the naming of the movements.
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Quiz Yourself: The Solar System
Click on the drop-down menu below to test your knowledge of solar system models and characteristics of the planets and other solar system bodies.
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Homework Help: Chapter 29 Review
Do you understand the vocabulary and concepts in this chapter? Click below for a worksheet that guides you through the important points to know.
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Teacher Notes
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Enrichment and Extension |
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Online Research: SciLinks
Visit NSTA's SciLinks Web site, which links you to some of the most up-to-date science information on the Internet. When you get to the site, log in, and then enter a keyword for the topic you want to research. The topics and keywords for Chapter 29 are listed below.
TOPIC: Early Astronomers
SciLinks CODE: MES290
TOPIC: Inner Planets
SciLinks CODE: MES292
TOPIC: Outer Planets
SciLinks CODE: MES293
TOPIC: Galileo
SciLinks CODE: MES294
TOPIC: Comets
SciLinks CODE: MES296
TOPIC: Asteroids
SciLinks CODE: MES297
TOPIC: Meteoroids
SciLinks CODE: MES298
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Career: Geophysicist
Is there life on Mars? Learn what one geophysicist is doing to try to answer that question.
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Integrating Mathematics: Using Comparisons to Understand Space Statistics
Compare other planets to Earth to find out how big they really are.
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Integrating Space Science: Gravity and the Planets
Find out how gravity helped astronomers predict the existence of a planet before the planet was discovered.
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Research Note: Is Pluto Really a Planet?
If Pluto isn’t a planet, what is it? Learn some possible answers by clicking here.
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Research Note: Life on Mars?
Does a 3.8-billion-year-old meteorite prove that life exists on Mars? Find the answer here.
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