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LAS Writer: EVELYN G. JACINTO Content Editor: BLESSY MAE MADRES
Lesson Topic: Solar System Temperature Quarter 4 Wk. 7 LAS 2
Learning Target: Relate the surface temperature of each planet to its relative distance from the sun
MECL S6ES-IVg- h- 6
References: Timbol, M. A., 2015, Breaking Through Science 6, Enhanced Teacher’s Manual, Quezon
City, C&E Publishing, Inc., pp. 202-205
NASA/Lunar and Planetary Institute, 2018, Solar System Temperatures [online] Available at:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/681/solar-system-temperatures/
[Accessed 30 March 2021]
Content
Solar System Temperatures

The average temperatures of planets in our solar system are:

 Mercury - 800°F (430°C) during the day, -290°F (-180°C) at night
 Venus - 880°F (471°C)
 Earth - 61°F (16°C)
 Mars - minus 20°F (-28°C)
 Jupiter - minus 162°F (-108°C)
 Saturn - minus 218°F (-138°C)
 Uranus - minus 320°F (-195°C)
 Neptune - minus 331°F (-201°C)
 Pluto - minus 388°F (-233°C)
In general, the surface temperatures decrease with increasing distance from the sun. Venus is an
exception because its dense atmosphere acts as a greenhouse and heats the surface to above the melting
point of lead, about 880 degrees Fahrenheit (471 degrees Celsius).

Mercury rotates slowly and has a thin atmosphere, and consequently, the night-side temperature can
be more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit lower than the day-side temperature shown on the diagram. It can
be as cold as -290 degrees Fahrenheit (-179 degrees Celsius) on Mercury at night.

Temperatures for the gas and ice giants (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are taken from a level
in the atmosphere equal in pressure to sea level on Earth.

Example
This illustration shows the average temperatures of various destinations in our solar system.
Activity

Write True if the statement is correct and False if not. Write the answer on the space before the number.

__________ 1. The farthest planet from the Sun has the coldest temperature.

__________ 2. The surface temperatures increase as the distance from the Sun is increasing.

__________ 3. Mercury has the hottest surface temperature during the daytime.

__________ 4. The gas giants have a very low surface temperature.

__________ 5. Venus is the hottest planet.