3. Big Bang Theory
At one time, the entire
universe was confined to
a dense, hot, super
massive ball.Then, about
thirteen point seven
billion years ago, a
violent explosion
occurred hurling all this
material in every
direction.
4. Expansion of the Universe
The red shift of galaxies
indicates the universe is
still expanding.
Scientists discovered a
form of energy known
as cosmic background
radiation.This energy
was found radiating
from an unknown
source in space.
5. Structure of the Universe
Planets, stars, and gases
only make up 5% of the
universe.The other 95% is
dark matter and dark
energy.The organization
follows a hierarchical
model that only extends
to super-clusters and
filaments. Beyond that
there is no clear
organization.
6. Probing the Universe
The Technology used in
probing the universe include
a high energy telescope
known as The High Energy
Focusing Telescope.
This telescope uses high
energy x-ray focusing
modules used to examine
highly energetic objects in
space.
7. Blast Off To The
Universe!
Take a ride to the planets
8. Facts about
Mercury
Mercury looks like the Moon.
It is dark and cold when far away
from the Sun, and light and hot
when it is near the Sun.
Mercury is
straight up
and down on
its axis.
9. Life on Mercury?
• There is no atmosphere at all. There are no clouds, which
means there is no water to rain down.
• There is no water, so there is no food either.
• Because there is no atmosphere, there are no plants, and
there are no animals.
• If there are no animals, there can be no people because
people eat animals.
• Even though there is no atmosphere, there is still gravity.
10. Venus
The Earth and Venus are like sisters because
they are the same size and both have
electricity and heat. Venus also has volcanoes
and mountains.
11. Life onVenus?
• It is too hot (864 degrees F) and there’s
no water. Venus does not have people
or houses becauseVenus is so hot.
• The Sun blasts it and there is a really
hot “blanket” called its atmosphere.
• It has electricity on it.
12.
13. Earth
• The Earth is a round planet with other
planets all around it.
• The Earth has many continents.
• It has one moon.
14. Earth
The Earth has a magnetic field that protects it
from the Sun’s radiation.
If the Earth didn’t have the magnetic field, the
Sun would burn us.
16. Mars
• Mars has possible life because it has water.
• Not as much gravity
• Some energy from the Sun
• Not as much air
• Really cold - unsuitable for people
• Colder at the poles
• Two rovers on Mars - Spirit and
Opportunity
17.
18. Jupiter
• Jupiter has all dots and lines all over it.This
is weather. Jupiter has a black and white dot
- does that mean that the black dot gets
very bad winds?
• If you tried to step on Jupiter, you would go
to its core because Jupiter is all gas and
there is no land.
• If you throw a match at Jupiter, it would
crumple up and explode.
19. Jupiter
• If you put Jupiter in the Sun, it would burn
up.
• Jupiter is really cold. (-234 F)
• There is no oxygen, so there is no life.
There is no air that we can breathe.
• Jupiter has 63 moons..
• Jupiter’s gravity is so awesome!
• Io has volcanoes.When it is next to Jupiter,
it erupts a lot.
20. Saturn
• Saturn’s rings are made of rock. Some of
the rocks are big. Some have been turned
to dust.
• Saturn’s hurricanes are way bigger than
Earth’s.They are bigger than Earth itself!
• Saturn is the 2nd biggest planet in our solar
system.
• Saturn has a moon called Titan which might
be the only moon we know that has life.
21. Saturn
• Saturn has lots of moons.
• Saturn is like the Sun, except it is not a star
because it is too cold. Saturn is almost made out of
what the Sun is made out of. It would take
thousands of Saturns to create one Sun.
• Saturn has no life on it because you can’t even step
onto it. It’s made out of gas.You would be crushed.
• Saturn is cold. (-288 degrees F)
• One of Saturn’s moons, Mimas, looks like the
Death Star.
22. Uranus
• Uranus is blue and is tilted.
• You can’t really see the rings because they
are made out of dust.
• Uranus is made out of gas and ice.
• This planet has 27 different moons and
counting.
• Uranus’s moons are all named after
characters from Shakespeare’s plays.
23. • Neptune has rings made of dust particles.
• Neptune has a big hole that scientists think is a
hole in the atmosphere, or bad, bad weather.
• The white areas on Neptune mean that there is
weather there.
• Neptune is blue because of its atmosphere.
• Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun that
has rings. It is also the farthest planet, period.
• It is very cold on Neptune.
Neptune
24.
25. Pluto
• Pluto is quite small.
• Pluto is a dwarf planet. Pluto is not a real
planet.
• Pluto is too cold for its atmosphere to keep
from freezing. Pluto has an atmosphere
when it is close to the Sun.
• Pluto has 3 moons. One of them is part of a
“double planet” with Pluto.