The sun and eight planets
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The document discusses the Sun and eight planets that make up the solar system. It provides details about each celestial body, including their composition, size, average temperatures, and other characteristics. The planets range significantly in size, from Mercury being the smallest to Jupiter being over 1,000 times larger than Earth. Each planet is unique, but all revolve around the Sun at the center of the solar system.
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The sun and eight planets
- 1. THE SUN AND EIGHT PLANETS
- 2. Here is how the eight planets orbit the Sun
- 3. This lesson will explore the sun and eight planets that we call the solar system
- 4. In this lesson you will learn about:
- 5. SUN 70% Hydrogen 28% Helium 2% Other Elements Radius: 433, 000 miles
- 6. MERCURY Mercury’s core occupies about 42% of its volume Average temperature 337 degrees Fahrenheit Radius: 1,515 miles
- 7. VENUS Atmosphere is carbon dioxide Average temperature 900 degree Fahrenheit Radius: 3,759 miles
- 8. EARTH Average surface temperature 59 degrees Fahrenheit 70 % of surface is water Radius: 3963 miles
- 9. MARS Known as the Red Planet because of iron-oxide surface Average Temperature minus 81 degrees Radius: 2110 miles
- 10. JUPITER A Gas Giant Jupiter's volume is equal to 1,321 Earths Radius: 43, 440 miles Seen in Ultraviolet Light
- 11. SATURN (seen in ultraviolet) A Gas Giant – Radius: 74,900 miles Saturn’s rings are made up of rock, iron oxide, and ice
- 12. URANUS A Gas GIANT Coldest planet Average Temperature minus 371 degrees Radius: 15,581 miles
- 13. NEPTUNE A Gas Giant Has 13 moons Radius: 15,387 miles
- 14. So far we covered:
- 15. Let’s review what we covered: The solar system is the sun and the eight planets that orbit around it. Planets can be small or very large. Each one has unique and different characteristics. Each one has very different temperatures.
- 16. THE END
- 17. Images: Solar System http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/solar_system.html Solar System Orbit http://journalofcosmology.com/Cosmology8.html NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center's Photostream Sun http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/4560079911/ Mercury http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5536677560/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Venus http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5097356173/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Earth http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/3632358613/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Mars http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/4035696120/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Jupiter http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5090975361/sizes/m/in/photostream/ Saturn http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/5098008152/ Uranus PD-USGOV-NASA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Uranus2.jpg Neptune PD-USGOV-NASA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Neptune.jpg
- 18. Facts: Sun: 300 Astronomical Objects Mercury: Wikipedia-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(planet) Venus: 300 Astronomical Objects Earth: 300 Astronomical Objects Mars:Wikipdia-- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars Jupiter: Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter Saturn: 300 Astronomical Objects Uranus: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranus Neptune: 300 Astronomical Objects 300 Astronomical Objects: A Visual Reference to the Universe by Jamie Wilkins and Robert Bunn. Firefly books 2006