Planet Fact Table 1: Grade 4 Reading Comprehension

The table below compares 4 planets in our solar system. Read across a row to learn about one planet, or down a column to compare them.

Planets
Planet	Order from Sun	Type	Year	Known for
Mercury	1	Rocky	88 Earth days	A surface covered in craters
Venus	2	Rocky	225 Earth days	Thick clouds that trap heat
Earth	3	Rocky	365 days	Liquid water on its surface
Mars	4	Rocky	687 Earth days	Red, rusty dust

Questions

Read a table According to the table, how long is a year on Mercury?
365 days 225 Earth days 687 Earth days 88 Earth days
Read a table Which planet in the table is known for thick clouds that trap heat?
Mars Earth Venus Mercury
Read a table Which planet in the table is farthest from the Sun?
Venus Earth Mercury Mars
Read a table Which planet in the table has the longest year?
Venus Earth Mars Mercury
Text features What does the "Order from Sun" column tell you?
how hot each planet is how big each planet is how many moons each planet has where each planet is, counting out from the Sun
Inference Look at the Order and Year columns together. What pattern do you see?
Rocky planets have the longest years. Planets closer to the Sun have longer years. Every planet has the same year. Planets farther from the Sun have longer years.

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