Ms Drampa's handouts

1. Adjectives maze : follow adjectives to get out of the maze
a s o z y s w l o w
i b f l h z t e g y
x r g d i e u p f e
v u b k g h f a x t
d n y i h o t a z i
l r k l x d c e v u
o k m c r o r d d q
c o i y n a r r o w

2. ___________________________________
• It is ___________ (small) planet and ___________ (close) to the _____.
• It has _________________ (great) difference between day (+427* C) and night (-183*C)
temperatures.
• It has ____________ (thin) atmosphere and ___________ (weak) gravity than the
Earth.
• Its ground is ____________ (hard) than that of all the other _________.
• It has ____________ (long) day of all other planets (176 earth days) after Venus.
• It has no ________ (satellites).
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• It is the _________ (2) planet in our _________ system and __________ (close) to Earth than
any other planet.
• It is ________ (hot) at night as on days and has the same temperature on the Poles as on the
equator.
• It has ___________ (long) day (243 Earth days) and its “year” (orbit round the sun) is
___________ (short) than its “day” (_________ round itself)-225 Earth days.
• It is ______________ (bright) object in the sky and ___________ (hot) place in our solar
system (+460* C)
• Its atmosphere is ___________ (thick) and __________ (cloudy) than the Earth’s and it’s
______________ with carbon dioxide. It’s the strongest “Greenhouse Effect”.

3. _______________________________
• It is the _________ (3) planet from the sun and the __________ (5) planet in _______
in our solar system.
• It’s _____________________ (beautiful) and _________________ (friendly) to life
planet.
• Its average year temperature is + 22 * C.
• It’s the only planet with oxygen, ________ and life.
Some facts :
The ___________ (deep) ocean point is Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean (10.971 m)
The ___________ (low) point below sea level is the __________ of Dead Sea in Israel (-423m)
The ___________ (high) peak on Earth is the Everest mountain in Asia(8.848m)
It has one satellite, the Moon which is the fifth in size but the __________ (1) compared to its
mother planet.
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• It is the _________ (4) planet from the sun and the ___________ (7) in size.
• It has two satellites, Phobos and Deimos.
• Its gravity is __________ (weak) than the Earth’s . This means we are __________
(light) on Mars than on _________.
• It’s a red, ________ silent planet-the ___________ (quiet) place in our solar system.
You can see nothing but __________ and rocks.
• The ravine Valles Marineris is ___________ (long) one in our Solar system (4.500 km
long).
• On Mars there is _____________ (large) crater formed from a crash of an object
____________ (big) as planet Pluto .
• Mount Olympus on Mars is _____________ (high) in our solar system. It’s an inactive
volcano 3 times ___________ (high) than the Everest (about 27.000 m high).
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4. • It is the _________ (5) planet from the Sun and ____________ (big) of all planets.
Jupiter belongs to the group of the last four planets called Gas Giants
• It is two and a half times _________ (big) in mass than all the other planets together.
• It’s _____________ (far) planet we can see with naked eye and the ___________ (4)
___________ (bright) object in the sky after Venus.
• Its atmosphere is not _____________ (dense) as the Earth’s but it’s _____________
(wide) in our solar system (15.000Km)
• It orbits round itself ______________ (fast) of all planets-its day_______ 10h.
• It has some _______ and ____________ (many) satellites of all planets (63).
• Jupiter and its family:
4 of its 63 satellites from the closest to Jupiter to the furthest are Io, Europa,
Ganymedes, Callisto
• Ganymedes is _____________ (big) satellite in our Solar system, very ________ (big)
than planet Mercury.
• Europa is ___________ (small) than our Moon and it has _______________ (smooth)
ice surface of any other planet or_____________.
_______________________________
• It is the _________ (6) planet and the __________ (2) largest after JUPITER.
• It has _________ (many) rings of dust and _______ than any other planet (9 rings) and
almost as many satellites as Jupiter(62).
• _________ on the planet run ____________ (fast) than on Jupiter (18.000km/h).
• It has __________ (strong) gravity than the Earth (we are __________ (heavy) on
Saturn).
• The average density of Saturn is _____________ (little) than water’s.
• Saturn and Jupiter are GAS GIANTS of hydrogen and helium.
• Titan is Saturn’s ____________ (big) satellite, the __________ (2) in size after
Ganymedes, __________ (big) than Mercury and the only satellite with
_______________.

5. ______________________________
• It is the ____________ (7) planet from the Sun and the _________ (3) biggest planet. It
is the _________(1) planet we saw with the help of a __________ in 1781.
• It is an ICE GIANT of water, methane and ammonia.
• It is ___________ (cold) than the Earth and its __________ (low) temperature is
( -224* C), _____________ (cold) place in our Solar System.
__________________________
• It is the __________ (8) planet, the ___________ (far) from the Sun .
• It is the _________ (4) in size and one of ___________ (cold) places (-218* C) in our
solar system.
• It has ___________ (bad) __________ conditions and _____________ (fast) winds of
all other planets.
• Neptune was seen only by Voyager 2 and will have one orbit round the Sun, since the
day it was discovered, in 4th July 2011.
______________________________
• Pluto was believed to be the _________ (9) planet of our Solar System for many years
but then scientists discovered it belongs to a number of “dwarf” planets like Ceres,
Naumea, Makemake and many more. Eris is ___________ (big) of all.
• They move round the sun in two zones -one between Mars and Jupiter and the other
further away from the 8 planets. They even have small satellites.

6. GLOSSARY
Difference=____________________ temperature=______________________ thin=_______
Gravity= _____________________ ground=________________ satellite=________________
Poles=__________________ equator=_________________ orbit=_____________________
Object=__________________ atmosphere=__________________ thick=________________
Poisonous= _____________________ Greenhouse Effect= _________________________
Size= __________________ average= ______________________ fact= _______________
Deep=__________ low= __________ peak= ________ Below sea level= ________________
Naked= ________________ gravity= ____________________ weak=_______________
light=___________ Silent=_________________ vehicle= _________________
data= _________________ Measurements= __________________ crust=___________________
rock= _________ ravine=_________ Crater= _____________ volcano= ____________
Mass= __________ dense= ______________wide= ____________ distance= __________
Smooth= ______________ surface=________________ orbit=___________ ring= ______
Dust= ___________ gravity= ___________weak=________________ density= ______________
Magnetic fields= ___________________ average=________________ satellite= ____________
Seen through= ___________________________ ice= ___________ low=__________
ring=__________ Target= _____________ roll= ___________ orbit= _______________
temperature= ________________ Seen through= ___________________________
ice= ___________ low=__________ ring=__________Target= _____________
roll= ___________ orbit= _______________ temperature= ________________

7. THE PLANET QUIZ
Can you put the planets in such an order that you find a means of transport
in our solar system?
1. It has 63 rings of ice and dust.
2. It is a “dwarf” planet.
3. It is the coldest planet in our solar system.
4. It is the smallest planet in our solar system.
5. It was named after the Greek Goddess of Beauty.
6. The red silent planet with the highest mountain in our solar system.
7. It has oxygen, water and life.
8. It is the biggest planet.
9. The eighth big blue gas giant.
You can travel in our solar system by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM QUIZ
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1. The eight planets __________ round the sun.
2. The average ______________ on Earth is 22o C.
3. The ________ of Europa is as smooth as ice.
4. Our sun is a ________
5. The only planet with __________ , water and life is Earth.
6. A robot ________ travels on Mars and sends information and data.
7. The highest mountain _________ on Earth is Everest.
8. There are 9 beautiful ________ round Saturn.
9. Earth is the 5th planet in _______
10. _________ pulls objects downward and makes them heavy.
11. It gives its warmth and light to our planet.
12. Venus has the same temperatures at the poles and at the ___________
13. The moon is the Earth’s ____________
14. The ___________ protects Earth from dangerous sun rays.

9. Circle the odd word out.
1. orbit satellite moon planet
2. heaviest cleaner worst most beautiful
3. oxygen methane helium ammonia
4. first last hottest fifth
5. ravine atmosphere crater volcano
Match the pairs
Greenhouse Fields
Average Atmosphere
Below Giants
Thick Volcano
Magnetic Ocean
Naked Zero
Gas Effect
Dwarf Conditions
Deep Temperature
Inactive Eye
Weather Planets

10. Acrostic Poems
Silent and dark
Planets live in it
And stars bright and big
Comets travel through
Endless seems to be
Earth is my planet
Air is fresh
Round the sun orbits
Travels in space
How beautiful it is!
Mars was the God of war
And this planet is dry
Rocks and deserts everywhere
Silent and Red Planet
Very hot
Even at night
Near the Earth
U can see in the sky
So bright!

11. Write questions to complete the dialogue
A: Hi, Mary!____________________________
B: I’m looking for information about our solar system.
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A: I think they’re eight.
B: That’s right! _______________________________
A: I know Mercury is the smallest but
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B: No, it isn’t. Venus is the hottest planet.
A: And _________________________________
B: It is Jupiter. It is a gas giant.
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A: I’m not sure. 10?
B: No, it has got 63 satellites!

12. OUR SOLAR SYSTEM - KNOWLEDGE QUIZ
Can you answer correctly these 10 questions?
If yes, you certainly know a lot about our solar system and its planets! GO!
1. How many planets are there in our system?
a. Seven b. eight c. ten
2. Which is the biggest planet?
a. Jupiter b. Saturn c. Neptune
3. Which is the smallest planet?
a. Mars b. Uranus c. Mercury
4. Which planet is nearer the Sun?
a. Earth b. Venus c. Mercury
5. Which planet Is further away from the Sun?
a. Neptune b. Earth c. Uranus
6. Which are two of Jupiter’s satellites?
a. Moon and Ttan b. Ganymede and Europa c. Voyager and Mariner
7. Which is the hottest planet?
a. Earth b. Venus c. Mercury
8. Which is the coldest planet?
a. Mars b. Neptune c. Uranus
9. Which planet has got 9 rings and 62 satellites?
a. Saturn b. Jupiter c. Uranus
10. Which is the highest mountain in our solar system?
a. Mount Olympus in Greece b. Mount Olympus on Mars c. Mount Everest
Put the planets in order:
Sun/Venus/Jupiter/ Earth/Mercury/ Saturn/Neptune/Mars/Uranus
Now put write them in order of size from the biggest:

13. A. Did you enjoy the whole project and this activity?
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B. Would you like to do it again?
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C. Do you think you have learnt a lot about planets?
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D. Did you practise English and learn new vocabulary?
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