Solar System

Axis
An imaginary line that passes through
Earth's center from the North Pole to
the South Pole.

Rotation
the spinning of a planet or moon on its axis.

Experiencing Day/Night

Orbit/Revolution
One complete trip around the sun of
a planet

Seasons
1.Tilting of the
earth on its axis.
2. Revolving
around the sun.

GRAVITY
The force that keeps us on earth and keeps us in orbit
around the sun.

Our Moon
*Has phases- depends on where we are and where the
moon is located.
*Rocky surface- full of craters (more than 3 trillion)
*Moon orbits and rotates- JUST LIKE EARTH!
*The earths natural satellite
*Some gravity (you are your weight on the moon)
*We were the first to land on the moon!

Moon Phases
The phases of the Moon depend on its position in relation to the Sun
and Earth. As the Moon makes its way around the Earth, we see the
bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles. These are
called "phases" of the Moon.

Tides
The changes in water level at the shoreline that are caused
by the pull of gravity between Earth and its moon.

Eclipse
When one object in space casts a shadow on
another.

Solar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

April 4, 2015
Aug. 21, 2017

Solar Eclipse
When the moon is in between the earth and the
sun. Next Solar Eclipse (seen from Ohio- April
8, 2024)

Lunar Eclipse
When the earth is in between the moon and the
sun. Next lunar eclipse: April 25-26th

SUN
Our sun is a medium sized star.
It lights up our earth and our moon.
It is 875,000 miles across.
More than 1 million earths can fit into the sun.
It is about 10,000*F
It DOES NOT move!

Sizing up!
If the sun was a..
Giant pumpkin
The earth would be a.
grape

Sequence of stars

Mercury
Fun Facts:
Probe orbiting- Messenger
Very hot surface
Moves quickly
Daytime: 800 F
Night: -300 F
Inner Planet

Size: 4,900 Km (similar to our moon)

Distance from the sun: 1st planet
Composition: hot, crater covered
Moons? no
Atmosphere: no atmosphere - no wind or
weather

Planet Venus
Fun Facts:
named after love and beauty
3rd brightest in the sky
Earths sister planet
hottest planet

Size: 12,100 km (similar to earth)

Distance from the sun: 2nd planet
Composition: volcanoes
Moons? no
Atmosphere: carbon dioxide

Planet Mars
Fun Facts:
Red Planet

Moons: 2

has seasons (longer)

Very cold
-120C to 25C
Missions sent to Mars
Size: 6,800 Km
Distance from sun: 4th planet
Composition (what its made of)
massive volcanoes
violent dust storms

Atmosphere: Carbon Dioxide

Objects in our Solar System

Meteor

appears when a particle or chunk of

metallic or stony matter enters
Earths atmosphere from outer
space.

Asteroid

metallic, rocky bodies that orbit the

sun that are too small to be
classified as a planet.

Comet

mixture of ice (water and frozen

gas) that are not part of a planet
(orbits the sun).

Comparison of Comet,
Asteroid, and
Meteoroid

Planet Jupiter
Fun Facts:
Gas Giant
Largest Planet
Stormiest Planet

Size: 143,000Km
Distance from the sun: 5th planet
Composition: Hydrogen, helium, methane and ammonia
Moons? 63
Atmosphere: Cold atmosphere- thick dark fog deep down becomes liquid

Planet Saturn
Fun Facts:
Last seen with a telescope
rings
not peaceful! Violent winds

Size: 120,000 km
Distance from the sun: 6th planet
Composition: storms. Hydrogen and helium
Moons? 62
Atmosphere: no atmosphere

Planet Uranus
Fun Facts:
rolls instead of spins
gas giant
first planet discovered by a telescope

Size: 51,000 km
Distance from the sun: 7th planet
Composition: hydrogen and methane
Moons? 27
Atmosphere:

Planet Neptune
Fun Facts:
gas giant
moon travels opposite neptune
most violent weather
windiest planet (10 times faster than earth)

Size: 49,000 km
Distance from the sun: 8th planet
Composition: water planet
Moons? 13
Atmosphere: hydrogen, helium, methane

Order of the Planets

Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune

INNER PLANETS

OUTER PLANETS

Tools Used in Space

Telescopes
is an instrument that magnifies,
or makes larger, distant objects.
Ex. Hubble Space Telescope

Tools Used in Space

Space Probe
a robotic vehicle used
to explore deep space
(planets)
Ex. Voyager 1 and 2
Viking 1 and 2

Tools Used in Space

Satellite
is any natural body
(like the moon) or artificial
object that orbits another object.
Ex. Sputnik 1