ACTIVITY: Sorting the Solar System ATL Pues uc ue Krier 1m Information literacy skills: Access information tobe JMEEMETH 10 informed and inform others it Tae m Gritical-thinking skills: Gather and organize moons Ge ecu ake ona ee aietearas rocky Tom planets Figure 12.5 shows the principal objects in the Solar saoant 1 System. The labels in the box are mixed up. planets sas io In pairs, discuss which label goes with which object. Now research to find accurate values and so estimate: inner planets asteroid belt outer planets © the number of rocky planets like the Earth that would satellites comets ort doud fit across the diameter of Jupiter «© the number of rocky planets like the Earth that would Research the categories in the table and then classify the fit across the diameter of the Sun, ‘objects using the categories. Outline the characteristics of each of the categories using examples from the Solar System schematic. Figure 12.5 Schematic diagram of the Solar System 2 Where are we in the Universe?