Planets: Mercury, Venus & Uranus

1. Mercury

First, watch the video. Then, answer the questions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KBjnNuhRHs

2. Venus

Answer the questions with the help of this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvXa1n9fjow

Venus: questions

Answer these questions during / after watching the video about Venus.

1. What/who was Venus named after? Can you guess why?

2. How are Earth and Venus similar?

3. Why would surviving on Venus be really challenging for a human?

4. How hot is it on Venus? Why is Venus hotter than Mercury even though it’s further away from the Sun?

5. On what grounds could you assume that there has been life on Venus?

6. What kind of life could exist on Venus even now?

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3. Uranus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4NXbFOiOGk

Mercury: questions

Answer these questions while or after watching the documentary. Write your answers preferably in English, but you can also use Finnish if necessary. You have 2 lessons to complete this task, so there's no rush.

1. What / who was Mercury named after and why?

2. What is so unique about the consistency of Mercury (compared to Earth, for example)?

3. What consequence does the exceptionally large core have on Mercury's overall size?

4. What is an exosphere?

5. How hot is it on Mercury? How cold can it get?

6. How long does a year on Mercury last?

7. Why is it difficult to see Mercury from Earth?

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To make it easier to answer, I suggest you open the video and the questions in their own tabs or copy and paste the questions at the beginning of your answer sheet. You can also write your answers in a Word document and copy (or attach) them here when you're done.

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Uranus: questions

1. How long is a year on Uranus? If humans were to live there, what would it mean for a human?
2. How cold does it get on Uranus?
3. What is told about the composition of Uranus?
4. What 2 consequences does the composition of Uranus have?
5. What's exceptional about Uranus's orientation?
6. Why do scientists think Uranus is tilted like this?
7. How does Uranus's orientation affect its rings and moons?
8. Where did Uranus get its name?

Uranus answers here

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