Transcript THE SOLAR SYSTEM - Mercer Island School District

THE SOLAR SYSTEM
•What do you know about systems?
•What is a solar system?
•What are the parts of a solar system?
The Sun
• What is the Sun?
• What is the sun’s
importance in our
solar system?
MERCURY
• How did Mercury get
its name?
•What are some interesting
facts about Mercury?
•Why is its name appropriate
for this planet?
VENUS
• How is this planet like
our moon?
• What country(s) have
landed probes on this
planet?
• What is notable about
Venus?
EARTH
• What is unique about
our planet?
• What are some things
that contribute to the
existence of life on
Planet Earth?
MARS
• How is Mars like
Earth?
• How is Mars different
from Earth?
CERES
• What is a dwarf
planet?
ASTEROIDS
• What are asteroids?
• Where are they
located?
JUPITER
• Why is Jupiter known
as a gas giant?
• How is Jupiter like the
Sun?
SATURN
• What is special about Saturn?
URANUS
• Why would
anyone name a
planet Uranus?
NEPTUNE
• What is the Great
Dark Spot?
• Does Neptune have
seasons?
PLUTO
• Is this a planet or not?
IS THERE
A TENTH PLANET?
• Scientists have discovered planet-like
bodies orbiting farther out than Pluto.
• Some of them are considered to be dwarf
planets.
COMETS
•What are comets?
Which direction does a comet’s tail point?
METEOROIDS
• How big are meteoroids?
• What do meteoroids become if they enter
the Earth’s atmosphere?
• What are they called if they don’t totally
burn up, but land on Earth?
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
• The solar system consists of the Sun and
everything that is orbiting around it.
• 8 Planets
• Dwarf Planets
• Moons
• Comets
• Meteoroids
• Asteroids
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