Saturday, September 6, 2008

Planet Diameter Chart

What are some statements you can say about this chart on the sizes of planets?

Planet Approximate Diameter

Earth 12,700 km
Mercury 4,800 km
Neptune 49,500 km
Saturn 120,500 km
Uranus 51,000 km

Please think about what you see in this chart and reply with something you notice.

For example:

Out of the 5 planets listed, Mercury is the smallest in diameter at 4,800 km. - Abby (only put your first name)

There are so many different statements you can say about this chart...let's see how many we can compile! I will give "2" good time tickets to anyone who replies correctly! :)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Saturn is the largest planet in diameter 120,500 km and Mercury is the smallest at 4,800 km. That's a difference of 115,700 km!

Heidi Taylor said...

Very good thinking, Casey!

Anonymous said...

Dear Mrs. Taylor,
Neptune is just over 10 times the diameter of Mercury.Mercury is 4,800 KM and 4,800 X 10 = 48,000.
Neptune is 49,500 KM.


Meagan

Heidi Taylor said...

Meagan, thank your for your excellent contribution!!

Anonymous said...

These planets are not in order from the sun. The correct order is Mercury, "Venus", Earth, "Mars", "Jupiter", Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and "Pluto".

-Jessica