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Islamic integration:
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The Solar System
and Beyond
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Solar systems, galaxies and the Universe
OUR SUN is one of
millions of stars that orbit
the centre of…
THE MILKY WAY, which is
one of a billion galaxies
that orbit AND move
away from the centre of…
THE UNIVERSE
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The Milky Way is the name of our
galaxy
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There are eight planets in our solar system:
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But what do we know about the
Sun?
The Sun is 150 million kilometres
away from us.
The temperature of the Sun's surface
is 6,000 degrees.This is the same
temperature as the Earth's core.
However, the atmosphere heats up
to millions of degrees.
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Fast facts about Mercury
Distance from Sun: 57 million kilometres.
Maximum temperature: 465 º
Minimum temperature: -184 º
Volume : 5% of the Earth
Satellites: Mercury has no satellites.
Mercury is the smallest planet in our Solar System.
Mercury is a world of extremes: it’s extremely hot during the
day and it gets very cold in the night. That happens because it
spins very slowly (one rotation lasts 58 days).
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Fast facts about Venus
Distance from Sun: 107 million kilometres.
Average temperature: 449 º
Volume : 86% of the Earth
Satellites: Venus has no satellites.
Venus is a hostile planet. Its thick atmosphere (with clouds of sulfuric
acid) makes it impossible to see the surface.
In many ways Venus is similar to the Earth. It has active volcanoes,
mountains and valleys.
Venus is unusual because it rotates in a direction opposite that of all of
the other planets.
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Fast facts about the Earth
Distance from Sun: 150 million kilometres.
Average temperature: 7’2 º
Satellites: The Earth has one satellite: the Moon.
Our planet is an oasis of life in a desolate system. The
Earth's temperature, weather, atmosphere and many
other factors are perfect to keep us alive.
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Fast facts about Mars
Distance from Sun: 229 million kilometres.
Maximum temperature: 36º
Minimum temperature: -123º
Volume : 15% of the Earth
Satellites: Mars has two satellites, Deimos and Phobos.
Scientists think that Mars once had rivers, lakes, and even an
ocean.Today the only water on Mars is frozen in the polar caps, or
underground.
Mars has many craters which were formed by meteorites or asteroids.
Mars also has some of the tallest volcanoes and some of the deepest
valleys in our solar system
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Fast facts about Jupiter
Distance from Sun: 777 million kilometres.
Average temperature: -153º
Volume : 1,318 times more than the Earth
Satellites: Jupiter has at least 63 satellites. The most important of them
are Io, Europa, Ganymedes and Callisto.
In Jupiter, you can see a great red spot; it’s a giant storm that has lasted
for hundreds of years. This storm's super hurricane winds blow across an
area larger than the Earth.
This giant planet has no solid surface. Under its atmosphere is a large
liquid ocean of hydrogen and water.
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Fast facts about Saturn
Distance from Sun: 1,429 million kilometres.
Average temperature: -184º
Volume : 744 times more than Earth
Satellites: Saturn has 61 satellites. Some of them are Calypso,
Rhea and Titan.
Saturn's atmosphere has winds which can blow at over 1800
kilometres per hour.
Saturn is surrounded by over 1000 rings made of ice and dust.
Some of the rings are very thin and some are very thick.
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Fast facts about Uranus
Distance from Sun: 2,871 million kilometres.
Average temperature: -205º
Volume : 67 times more than Earth
Satellites: Uranus has 27 satellites.
Unlike all the other planets in our Solar System Uranus spins on its
side. It is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into this
planet. The crash was so powerful that it completely changed the
direction of Uranus' spin.
Uranus may have an ocean of water beneath its clouds. It has a large
rocky core, and because of the tremendous pressure could possibly
contain trillions of large diamonds.
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Fast facts about Neptune
Distance from Sun: 4,496 million kilometres.
Average temperature: -223º
Volume : 57 times more than Earth.
Satellites: Neptune has at least 13 satellites.
Neptune has winds in its atmosphere which blow at
over 2000 kilometres per hour! This planet has large,
dark circles on its surface which astronomers believe to
be storms.
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Pluto (dwarf planet):
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The moon orbits the Earth...
...as the Earth orbits the Sun.