Name ________________________________________________________________________ Classifying the Planets WebQuest Worksheet Using the websites you have been given, complete the tables. Rocky (made of rocks; definite surface). – Gas (made of gas; no definite surface). – Giant (diameter greater than Earth’s). – Small (diameter smaller than Earth’s). Note: Earth is 7,900 miles (12,700 kilometers) in diameter. – an in the column that best describes the planet. “X” Planet Rocky Gas Giant Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Pluto Dwarf Planet Composition Diameter Distance Length Number (what’s it made of?) (km) from Sun of Year of Moons Saturn Uranus Neptune
Name ________________________________________________________________________ Classifying the Planets WebQuest Worksheet Using the websites you have been given, complete the tables. Rocky – (made of rocks; definite surface). Gas – (made of gas; no definite surface). Giant – (diameter greater than Earth’s). Small – (diameter smaller than Earth’s). Note: Earth is 7,900 miles (12,700 kilometers) in diameter. an “X” in the column that best describes the planet. Planet Rocky Gas Giant Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune Dwarf Planet Composition (what’s it made of?) Diameter (km) Distance from Sun Length of Year Number of Moons Pluto
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