Venn Diagram: Planets and AsteroidsCompare and contrast the characteristics of the planets...

Venn Diagram: Planets and Asteroids

Compare and contrast the characteristics of the planets (see Chapter 2) in our solar system with those of asteroids by placing the numbers from the list of characteristics in the most suitable locations on the diagram. Characteristics 4, 7, and 10 have been plotted for you.

1. Radius greater than 500 kilometers

2. Essentially spherical

3. Orbit the sun

4. Have a gravitational field

5. Can rotate

6. May be made of materials similar to those found on Earth

7. Possess moons

8. Thousands of examples

9. Have atmospheres

10. Have less predictable orbits

11. Have a variety of shapes

12. Formed after the Big Bang over 4 billion years ago

13. Have craters

14. Some will collide with Earth

15. Example: Mars

16. Example: Eros