Our Solar System - A Write on Activity

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Our Solar System
A Write On Activity

EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE Tennessee Standard
Content Standard 7 0 Earth and Its Place in the Universe The student will investigate the structure of the universe Learning Expectations 7 1 Recognize the basic components of the universe

Our Solar System
Our solar system is made up of Sun Nine planets Their moons Asteroids Comets

Inner Planets
The inner four rocky planets at the center of the solar system are Mercury Venus Earth Mars

Mercury


Planet nearest the sun Second smallest planet Covered with craters Has no moons or rings About size of Earth s moon

Venus




Sister planet to Earth Has no moons or rings Hot thick atmosphere Brightest object in sky besides sun and moon looks like bright star Covered with craters volcanoes and mountains

Earth




Third planet from sun Only planet known to have life and liquid water Atmosphere composed of composed of Nitrogen 78 Oxygen 21 and other gases 1

Mars






Fourth planet from sun Appears as bright reddish color in the night sky Surface features volcanoes and huge dust storms Has 2 moons Phobos and Deimos

Outer Planets
The outer planets composed of gas are Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

Jupiter




Largest planet in solar system Brightest planet in sky 60 moons 5 visible from Earth Strong magnetic field Giant red spot Rings have 3 parts Halo Ring Main Ring Gossamer Ring

Saturn




6th planet from sun Beautiful set of rings 31 moons Largest moon Titan Easily visible in the night sky Voyager explored Saturn and its rings

Uranus


7th planet from sun Has a faint ring system 27 known moons Covered with clouds Uranus sits on its side with the north and south poles sticking out the sides

Neptune


8th planet from sun Discovered through math 7 known moons Triton largest moon Great Dark Spot thought to be a hole similar to the hole in the ozone layer on Earth

Outermost Planet


Pluto the outermost planet is a small solid icy planet is smaller than the Earth s Moon

Pluto




9th planet from sun usually Never visited by spacecraft Orbits very slowly Moon Charon is very close to Pluto and about the same size

Asteroids






Small bodies Believed to be left over from the beginning of the solar system billions of years ago 100 000 asteroids lie in belt between Mars and Jupiter Largest asteroids have been given names

Comets


Small icy bodies Travel past the Sun Give off gas and dust as they pass by

Writing Activity


Write a paragraph about the solar system Include 5 facts covered in this presentation

Solar System Activities

Solar System Activities


Order the Planets Fun with Planets Constellations of the Northern Sky Planets Solar System