Slide 1: Planets, Moons and Stars
Slide 2: Our solar system is the system of planets and other objects that orbit our sun. There are eight planets and many moons. Along with asteroids, comets, moons asteroids comets meteoroids and tiny particles of rocks and dust. The sun, which is actually a star, is sun star the largest object in the solar system and holds everything in place by its gravity. It gravity contains about 99% of the mass of the solar system.
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A planet i s a body that is in orbit around the Sun, h as enough mass for i ts sel f-gravity to overcome forces (nearly round) shape, and cl ears th e neigh borhood around its orbi t. Pl anet order (closest to the sun to furthest):
MERCURY VENUS EARTH MARS JUPITOR SATUR N URAN US N EPTUNE
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Position: Closest planet to the Sun. Atmosphere: Like Earth’s moon, very little. Landscape: Many craters, a little ice. Cliffs and valleys present. Temperatures: Super-heated by the sun in the day. At night temperatures reach hundreds of degrees below freezing. (Not as warm as you would think). Year (Full rotation around the sun): 88 days. Moons: 0 Rings: 0
Slide 5: Position: 2nd planet from the sun. Atmosphere: Thick enough to trap heat,
hurricane winds, lightning, and acid clouds. Landscape: Volcanoes and deformed mountains. Temperatures: Intense heat. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 225 Earth days. Moons: 0 Rings: 0
Slide 6: Position:
3rd planet from the sun. Atmosphere: Suitable air pressure to have life. Air is made of oxygen. Landscape: The only planet that has liquid on the surface, rocky, land formations. Temperatures: Suitable for life. Ranges from locations on Earth. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 365 Earth days. Moons: 1 Rings: 0
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Position: 4th planet from the sun. Atmosphere: Thinner air than Earth. Landscape: Frozen water below the surface, rocky, dusty, and has craters. Temperatures: Like Earth, but drier and colder Year (Full rotation around the sun): 687 Earth days. Moons: 2 Rings: 0
Midnight sun on Mars
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Position: 5th planet from the sun. Atmosphere: Colorful clouds, until it is squished unto liquid. Cold and windy, giant storms. Landscape: Thick super hot soup. Temperatures: Extremely cold at clouds. Extremely hot and cold radiation. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 12 Earth years. Moons: 62 Rings: 3
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Position: 7th planet from the sun. Atmosphere: Composed mostly of gas with no solid surface. Cloud strips. Landscape: No solid surfaces, high pressures turn gas into liquids. Temperatures: Rings made out of water ice, really cold. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 30 Earth years. Moons: 61 Rings: 7 division ring system
Slide 10: Position: 7 t h planet from the sun. At mosphere: Gets thicker and thic ker, until it is squished unto liquid. Cold and windy. Landscape: Layer of superheated water and gases that form bright clouds. Temperatures: Extremely cold at cloud tops and superheated towards the center. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 84 Earth years.
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Posit io n: Furthest from the sun (Canno t s ee witho ut a m ic ro scope). 8 t h pl anet. At mo sphere: Ve ry Wind y, col d clo uds, a l aye r of m eth ane g as (g iving it a bl ue co lor), st orm s as la rg e E art h. La ndscape : Scientist think it m ay have an oce an of super hot lava. Te m pe ratures: Co ld Ye ar (Ful l ro ta tion around the sun): 165 Earth yea rs. M oons : 13 Ring s: 6
Slide 12: Think of Pluto as Disney’s dog, NOT a planet!
Pluto is NOT considered a planet anymore!
It is classified as a dwarf planet. Temperatures: Extremely cold, covered with frost. Year (Full rotation around the sun): 248 Earth years.
Moons: 3 Pluto is very hard to see, if with a really powerful microscope.
Slide 13: The
sun is a star. A ball of hot glowing gases. It gets hotter as you go deeper. Central force that has a high influence on planets orbits. Without the sun’s energy and heat there would be no life on Earth.
Slide 14: Educational information is provided from the following sources:
Ambrose, Elisabeth. “Misson to Mars: Project Based Learning.” University of Texas. Web. 18 October 2009. “An Overview of the Universe.” Student WebPages and Assignments: GWIT.org. Web. 17 October 2009. Harvey, Samantha. “Solar System Exploration.” NASA. 18 October 2009. Web. 19 October 2009. Mena-Werth, Jane and Jose. “Astronomy Activities.” University of Nebraska. Web. 17 October 2009. Harvey, Samantha. “Solar System Exploration.” NASA. 18 October 2009. Web. 19 October 2009. “Solar System.” Instructors Web. 2002-2009. Web. 18 October 2009. “Space.” New Scientist. 18 October 2009. Web. 18 October 2009. Whitlock, Laura A. “The Solar System.” Starchild. Web. 17 October 2009.
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