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Solar System

Definition Of Solar System


A solar system is refers to a star and all the object that travel in orbit
around it. our solar system consists of the sun-our star - eight planets-and
their natural satellits (such as aour moon ) dwarf planets : asteroids and
comets. Our solar system is located in an outward spiral of the Millky Way
Galaxy.

General Classification

In Claudius Ptolemy's theory suggests that the earth is round and as


the center of the solar system, while the other objects that orbit the
earth is located on the first heaven until the seventh heaven, in the
following order:? Moon, Mercury, Venus, Sun, Mars, Jupiter , Saturn.

In addition to the theory proposed by Claudius Ptolemy, there are other


theories about the universe proposed by Aristarchus, according to
Aristarchus center of the universe is not the earth, but the sun and the
earth is one of the few planets move around the sun but this theory
can not be accepted at this time .

IDENTIFICATION

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Sun
It is over one million times larger than Earth.
It is eight light minutes away from Earth or 92,957,000 miles.
The temperature is 15 million degrees K. One K = 13-25
million degrees
The Inner Planets
o Mercury
Closest planet to the sun
Approximately half the size of Earth
Rocky surface covered by craters
No water or air results in unchanged appearance
Surface temperatures are hot enough to melt lead
o Uranus
Seventh planet from the Sun
Four times larger in diameter than the Earth
Blue-green in color
The tilt of the axis causes sunlight for 42 years at
a time

o Venus
Second planet from the Sun
Approximately the same size as the Earth
Atmosphere consists of poisonous gases
o Earth
Third planet from the Sun
Largest of the four inner planets
Only planet where life is known to exist
70% of the surface is covered by water

o Mars
Fourth planet from the Sun
Approximately half the size of Earth
Known as the Red Planet
Has four seasons similar to Earth
Resembles Earth more than any other planet
The Outer Planets
o Jupiter
Fifth planet form the Sun
Largest planet in our Solar System
1300 Earths could fit inside Jupiter
Doesnt have a surface; made of gases
o Saturn
Sixth planet from the Sun
Second largest planet
800 Earths could fit inside Saturn
Thousands of rings are made up of ice and rock
fragments
o Neptune
Eighth planet form the Sun
Four times larger in diameter than the Earth
Blue in color
o Pluto
Ninth planet from the Sun
Smallest of the planets
Coldest planet
Unusual orbit caused it to be the 8th planet from 1979 1999

Lets compare the planets to Earth

A Day On :

Mercury
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3 Earth months
Venus
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117 Earth days
Mars
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41 minutes longer than an Earth day
Jupiter
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10 Earth hours
Saturn
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10 Earth hours
Uranus
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13 Earth hours
Neptune
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18 Earth hours
Pluto
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7 Earth days
you weigh 85 lbs. On Earth, you weigh
o 32 lbs on Mercury
o 77 lbs on Venus
o 32 lbs on Mars
o 244 lbs on Jupiter
o 112 lbs on Saturn
o 79 lbs on Uranus
o 105 lbs on Neptune
o 2.5 lbs on Pluto
The Orbital Speed of the Planets
o Mercury
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30 miles per second
o Venus
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22 miles per second
o Earth
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19 miles per second
o Mars
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15 miles per second
o Jupiter
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8 miles per second
o Saturn
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6 miles per second
o Uranus
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4.2 miles per second
o Neptune
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3.3 miles per second
o Pluto
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2.9 miles per second
The Earth has one Moon.
How many moons do the other planets have?
o Mercury
0
o Venus
0
o Mars
2
o Jupiter
17
o Saturn
22
o Uranus
15
o Neptune
2
o Pluto
1
It takes 365 days for Earth to revolve around the Sun.
How long does it take the other planets?
o Mercury
88 Earth days
o Venus
225 Earth days
o Mars
about 2 Earth years
o Jupiter
11.8 Earth years
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Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

30 Earth years
84 Earth years
165 Earth years
248 Earth years

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