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Comparative and Superlative Video lesson
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Watch the video Star comparison
Practise comparatives and superlatives in this fill-up exercise about The Solar System facts.
1. Earth is the third_________ (close) planet to the Sun. Mercury is ________(close) of all.
2. During the day, the temperature on Mercury averages 350º C, which is seven times
__________ (hot) than the ___________(high) temperature ever recorded on Earth.
3. Mercury is named after the swift-footed messenger of the gods in Roman mythology, because it travels _________ (fast) around the Sun (172.248 Km/h) than any other planet.
4. Pluto, usually the___________(far) planet, takes no ___________(few) than 248 years for each orbit.
5. Venus is ____________ (bright) planet visible to the naked eye, and is sometimes visible in daylight. It is brilliant white and appears ___________(bright) than Sirius.
6. Jupiter is _________ (large) of all the planets, it is made up of a rocky core, surrounded by a vast ocean of liquid gas.
7. Saturn is the second___________(big) planet and is perhaps________(beautiful) because it is surrounded by particles of dust and ice that look like rings.
8.Uranus and Neptune are cold balls of gas and liquid gas which are similar in size, but not in appearance.The ___________ (recently) discovered planet in the Solar System, in 1930, was Pluto.
9. Every year space probes journey __________(deep) and __________ (deep) into unknown space and send back information that constantly changes our knowledge of the Solar System.
Source of facts: Skywatch. A guide to stars and planets. Sainbury-Collins
5. Venus is ____________ (bright) planet visible to the naked eye, and is sometimes visible in daylight. It is brilliant white and appears ___________(bright) than Sirius.
6. Jupiter is _________ (large) of all the planets, it is made up of a rocky core, surrounded by a vast ocean of liquid gas.
7. Saturn is the second___________(big) planet and is perhaps________(beautiful) because it is surrounded by particles of dust and ice that look like rings.
8.Uranus and Neptune are cold balls of gas and liquid gas which are similar in size, but not in appearance.The ___________ (recently) discovered planet in the Solar System, in 1930, was Pluto.
9. Every year space probes journey __________(deep) and __________ (deep) into unknown space and send back information that constantly changes our knowledge of the Solar System.
Source of facts: Skywatch. A guide to stars and planets. Sainbury-Collins
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