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Science
Quarter 4 – Module 7
The Solar System
(Planets)

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Quarter 4 – Module No.7 (Week 7 & 8) The Solar System (Planets)

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Science
Quarter 4 - Module 7
(Week 7-8)
The Solar System
(Planets)

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 Table of Contents

Lesson 1: Planets
Objective .........................................................................................................................1
Content Input .............................................................................................. .1
What ‘s New .................................................................................................. .2
What Is It ...................................................................................................... .3
What’s More ................................................................................................. .4-6
What I Have Learned --------------------------------------------------------------------7-10
Assessment ................................................................................................... 11

Key to Answers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-15

Appendices ………………………………………………………………………………
References ...........................................................................................................................................
How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:
• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.
• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.
• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Icons of this Module

What I Need to This part contains learning objectives that
Know are set for you to learn as you go along the
module.

What I know This is an assessment as to your level of

knowledge to the subject matter at hand,
meant specifically to know prior related
Knowledge
What’s In This part connects previous lesson with
the current one.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson through

various activities, before it will be presented.

What is It These are discussions of the activities as a

way to deepen discovery and under-
standing of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are in-

tended for you to further practice further in
order to
master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what has been

Learned learned from the lesson.

What I can do These are tasks that are designed to show-

case skills and knowledge gained, and
applied into real-life concerns and situations.
 Introductory Message

Dear Teachers and Learners, the writers humbly welcome you all to this
Science 6 Fourth Quarter Self-Learning Module. This material guides you to learn and
compare planets of the Solar System

As stewards of learning, we fervently hope that this simple material would

inspire you to learn and can make you enjoy while learning from this at home.
Remember, learning by doing this challenge with a heart,is what matters most.
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module:

1. Take your time to read every detail that this module contains.

2. This Module contains Lesson 1of which is provided with activities/tests that
will surely lead you to learn and enjoy.

3. Please be reminded to follow the directions and procedures given in every

Activity of this lesson so that your experience in using this module will be
meaningful and successful.

4. You have to answer all the tests in this module. There are Answer Keys
provided for all the tests of this lesson which can be found at the end of the
module. However, make sure to do the Activity first before checking your
answers based on the given Answer Key. The goal is to make sure that you
work for this material honestly so that your work and effort will be rewarding,
and learning will possibly take place although you work in this at home.

5. Take note of this very important reminder. PLEASE DO NOT WRITE

ANYTHING ON ANY PART OF THIS MODULE. Write your answers on
your Activity Notebook or on a separate sheet of paper as specified in the
direction for every Activity.

6. Finally, may this module will bridge the physical spaces between teachers
and learners and would facilitate meaningful learning among learners
studying from home.

Special Reminders for You Learners

1. Answer every activity smartly and diligently.

2. Write your answer as specified in the Direction for every activity.
3. Check your own answer based on the prepared Answer Key found at the end
of every Lesson in this module.
Lesson
Planets
1

Objective:

1. compare planets of the Solar System

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to compare planets of the
Solar System.
The pictures below show the different planets of the Solar System.

Planets of the Solar System

MERCURY VENUS EARTH

MARS JUPITER SATURN

URANUS NEPTUNE

Did you know that the planets of the Solar System have different
characteristics?
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 Lesson 1 is all about comparing one planet to another planet of the Solar
System.

Explore and do the activities in the next pages!

What Is It

Activity 1.1 Planet Mercury vs. Planet Venus

Do this!
Read and Study figure 1.1 and figure 1.2 then answer the questions below.
Write your answers on your activity notebook.

Figure 1.1 Planet Mercury

Figure 1.2 Planet Venus

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 Questions:

1.What planet is nearest to the sun?

2.What planet is considered as the hottest planet?
3.How hot is planet Mercury during day time and how cold is it during night time?
4. What makes the planet Venus the hottest planet?
5.How do these two planets differ from each other?

Check your
answer on page
12________

What’s More

Activity 1.2 Planet Earth vs. Planet Mars

Read and Study figure 1.3 and figure 1.4 then answer the questions below. Write your
answers on your activity notebook/separate sheet

Figure 1.3 Planet Earth

• Earth is the third planet
from the sun.
• It is the only living planet
where life exist.
• It is rich in liquid water that
supports life.
• It has atmosphere that
support and protect life.
• One complete revolution is
365 and ¼ days
• Its complete rotation is 24
hours.

• Mars has water in its

atmosphere but not enough
to condense and form clouds
• One complete revolution is
687 Earth days.
• It is believed that Mars has
once have water.
• Its complete rotation is 24
hours and 37 minutes
• Mars’s Olympus Mons is the
largest volcano in the Solar
System.
Figure 1.4 Planet Mars

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 Questions:

1. What is the third planet from the sun?

2.What is present in the atmosphere of Mars?
3. What is present in Earth that supports life?
4.What is been believed that Mars once have?
5. What is the largest volcano in the solar system?
Check your
answer on
page 12

Activity 1.3 Planet Earth vs. Planet Mars (Continuation)

See and Study figure 1.3 and figure 1.4 then answer the questions below. Write your
answers on the attached sheet no.3

Questions:

1. What planet is considered the living planet?

2. How long is the complete revolution of Mars?
3. How long is Earth’s complete revolution?
4. How long is Mars’s complete rotation? Earth?
5. Compare the planet Earth from the planet Mars considering its
description given.

Check your
answer on page
13

Activity 1.4 Planet Jupiter vs. Planet Saturn

Read and Study figure 1.5 and figure 1.6 then answer the questions below. Write your
answers on the attached Activity sheet no.4

• Jupiter is the 5th planet

of the solar system.
• It is the largest gaseous
planet in the Solar
System.
• It is 318 times as massive
as the Earth.
• The great mass of Jupiter
enables it to generate
very strong gravitational
force.
• It is called a Jovian
Planet.
• It has 27 moons on it.
Figure 1.5 Planet Jupiter

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 • It is the 6th planet of the
solar system from the
sun.
• It is the second largest
planet of the solar
system.
• It also called the “Ringed
Planet”.
• It is 95 times as massive
as the Earth.
• It is the least dense of all
the planets and is only
one less dense than
water.
Figure 1.6 Planet Saturn

Questions: Check your

answer on
1. What is the fifth planet from the sun? page 13
2. What is the sixth planet from the sun?
3. How massive is Jupiter?
4. How massive is Saturn?
5. Compare the mass of Planet Jupiter and Planet Saturn, which of them is
bigger?

Activity 1.5 Planet Jupiter vs. Planet Saturn

See and Study figure 1.5 and figure 1.6 then answer the questions below. Write your
answers on the attached sheet no.5

Questions:

1. What planet is called the Jovian Planet?

2. What planet is called the Ringed Planet?
3. How many moons are there in Planet Jupiter?
4. What is the second largest planet of the Solar System?
5. Compare planet Jupiter to planet Saturn out from the given features of each planet.

Check your
answer on page
14

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Activity 1.6 Planet Uranus vs. Planet Neptune
Read and Study figure 1.7 and figure 1.8 then answer the questions below. Write your
answer on the attached Activity sheet no.6
• Uranus is the 7th planet of the
solar system.
• It is open dubbed as the “Ice
Giant” since at least 80%of its
mass is a fluid mix of water,
methane and ammonia ice.
• It is twice as the size of Earth. It is
tilted that it orbits the sun on its
side with the axis of its spin nearly
pointing at the star.
• It has the coldest atmosphere
among all the planets.
• Uranus is blue – green in color as
a result of the methane in its
mostly hydrogen-helium
atmosphere. Figure 1.7 Planet Uranus

• Neptune is the 8th planet of the

solar system from the sun.
• It is the smallest gaseous
planet.
• One complete revolution is 165
Earth years.
• The inner core of Neptune is
made up of rock.
• It has 6 faint rings and its color
is blue because of its methane
gas that absorbs red light.
• It has 14 moons.
• It is the coldest planet of the
Figure 1.8 Planet Neptune solar system.

Activity 1.6 Planet Uranus vs. Planet Neptune

See and Study figure 1.7 and figure 1.8 then answer the questions below. Write your
answers on your activity notebook.
Questions:

1. What is the 7th planet of the solar system?

2. What is the 8th planet of the solar system?
3. How does Uranus openly dub? Why it is named after that dub?
4. What is the smallest gaseous planet of the solar system?
5. How do planet Uranus and planet Neptune in terms of its temperature?

Check your answer

on page 14

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Activity 1.7 Planet Uranus vs. Planet Neptune
See and Study figure 1.7 and figure 1.8 then answer the question below. Write your answer
on your activity notebook
Questions:

1. How big is planet Uranus compared to Earth?

2. How many Earth years is the complete revolution of planet Neptune?
3. What makes Uranus blue – green in color?
4. How many moons are there in Neptune?
5. Give at least 4 features of Uranus and Neptune that makes it different from each other.

Check your answer

on page 14

Directions:
Activity 2.1 Using graphic organizer compare planets of the solar system.
(Write your answers on your activity notebook)

PLANETS

MERCURY VENUS

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Directions:
Activity 2.2 Using graphic organizer compare planets of the solar system.
(Write your answers on your activity notebook

PLANETS

EARTH VENUS

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Directions:
Activity 2.3 Using graphic organizer compare planets of the solar system.
(Write your answers on the separate activity sheet no. 10)

PLANETS

JUPITER SATURN

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Directions:
Activity 2.4 Using graphic organizer compare planets of the solar system.
(Write your answers on your activity notebook)

PLANETS

URANUS NEPTUNE

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Directions:
Pick up the word/s from the box that is describe in the statement below.
Write your answers on your activity notebook.

Mercury Venus Earth

Mars Jupiter Saturn

Uranus Neptune

1. The largest planet of the solar system.

2. The 7th planet of the solar system.
3. The hottest planet of the solar system.
4. The nearest planet from the sun.
5. The planet that supports life.
6. The 8th planet of the solar system.
7. The planet that has the largest volcano in the solar system.
8.The second largest planet in the solar system.
9.The planet that a has a complete rotation of 24 hours.
10. The coldest planet of the solar system.

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Activity 1.1
1. Mercury
2. Venus
3. 426 degrees Celsius and – 170 degrees Celsius
4. because of its thick atmosphere made up of carbon dioxide
5. Possible answer:
a. It differs in distance
b. It differs in temperature
c. It differs in size
Activity 1.2
1. Earth
2. It has water but not enough to condense and form clouds.
3. It is rich in liquid water
4. To have water or water
5. Earth completes it rotation for 24 hours and completes in revolution for 365 and
¼ days while Mars completes its rotation for 24 hours and 37 minutes and
completes its revolution for 687 earth days.
Activity 1.3
1. Earth
2. 786 Earth days
3. 24 hours
4. 24 hours and 37 minutes
5. Possible answers:
a. Planet Earth is a livable planet while planet Mars is believed. to have water.
b. Earth completes it rotation for 24 hours and completes in revolution for 365 and
¼ days while Mars completes its rotation for 24 hours and 37 minutes and
completes its revolution for 687 earth days.
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c. Earth has an atmosphere that support and protect life while Mars has Olympus
Mons that considered as the largest volcano in the solar system.
Key to Answers
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Activity 1.4
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3.318 times as massive as the Earth
4. 95 times as massive as the Earth
5.Planet Jupiter has a mass of 318 times as massive as the Earth while Saturn is 95 times
as massive as the Earth and therefore Jupiter is bigger than Saturn.
Activity 1.5
1. Jupiter
2. Saturn
3. 27 moons
4. Saturn
5. Possible answer
a. Planet Jupiter is the 5th planet of the system while Saturn is the 6th planet of the solar
system.
b. Jupiter is the largest gaseous planet in the solar system while Saturn is the largest planet
of the solar system.
c. The great mass of Jupiter enables it to generate very strong gravitational force while
Saturn is the least dense of all planets and is only one less dense than water.
Activity 1.6
1. Uranus
2. Neptune
3. It is dubbed as the “Ice Giant” since at least 80% of its mass is a fluid mix of water,
methane and ammonia ice.
4. Neptune
5. Uranus has the coldest atmosphere among all planets while Neptune is the coolest
planet of the solar system.
Activity 1.7
1. It is twice as the size of Earth.
2.165 Earth days
3.As result of the methane in its mostly hydrogen – helium atmosphere.
4. 14 moons
5. Uranus is the 7th planet of the solar system, it is dubbed as the “Ice Giant”, it is twice as
the size of Earth, and it has the coldest atmosphere among all the planets while Neptune is
the 8th planet of the solar system from the sun, it is the smallest gaseous planet, one
complete revolution is 165 Earth years and its inner core of Neptune is made of rock.
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Activity 2.1
Mercury - nearest planet to the sun.
- very hot during the day for 426 degrees Celsius and
Cold at cold at night at -170 degrees Celsius.
- Surface has many craters because it has no
atmosphere.
Venus - the hottest planet because of its very thick atmosphere made up of carbon
dioxide.
-The layer of carbon dioxide traps heat and results to
Greenhouse effect sending temperature to 482 degrees Celsius.
Activity 2.2
Earth - It is the only living planet where life exist.
- It is rich in liquid water that supports life.
- It has atmosphere that support and protect life.
- One complete revolution is 365 and ¼ days.
- One complete rotation is 24 hours.
Mars - Has water in its atmosphere but not enough to
condense and form clouds.
- One complete revolution is 687 Earth days
- It is believed that has once have water.
- Its complete rotation is 24 hours and 37 minutes.
- Olympus Mons is the largest volcano in the solar
system where it is located in Mars.
Activity 2.3
Jupiter - The 5th planet of the solar system.
- The largest gaseous planet in the solar system.
- It is 318 times as massive as the Earth.
- The great mass of it enables it to generate very strong
gravitational force.
- It is a Jovian planet.
- It has 27 moons on it.
Saturn - The 6th planet of the solar system from the sun.
- It is the largest planet of the solar system.
- It is called the “The Ringed Planet”.
- It is 35 times as massive as the Earth.
- It is least dense of all the planes and is only one less dense than water.
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Activity 2.4
Uranus - the 7th planet of the solar system
- it is open dubbed as the “Ice Giant”
- it is twice as the size of the Earth.
- it is tilted that orbits from the sun on its side with the
axis of its spin nearly pointing at the star.
- it has the coldest atmosphere among all the planets
- is blue – green in color as a result of the methane
in its mostly hydrogen – helium atmosphere.
Neptune - the 8th planet of the solar system from the sun.
- the smallest gaseous planet.
- one complete revolution is 165 Earth years.
- the inner core is made up of rock.
- it has 6 faint rings and its color is blue because of the
methane gas that absorbs red light.
- it has 14 moons.
- it is the coldest planet of the solar system.
Assessment
1. Jupiter
2. Uranus
3. Venus
4. Mercury
5. Earth
6. Neptune
7. Mars
8. Saturn
9. Earth
10. Neptune
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