PPT-Small Solar System Bodies

Meteors Meteorites Impacts Meteors Meteorites and Impacts I Small Solar System Bodies Small Solar System Bodies SSSB as defined by the IAU are objects in the Solar System that are neither . The processes by which stars and planets form are active areas of research in modern astrophysics. The formation of our own solar system is central to the first half of our course, and important to the second half as well when we study the formation of stars. Part 1. Survey of the solar system. 1. What do you know (or think you know)?. Confer with your tablemate (or people in front or back of you) and write down five things you think you know about our solar system. . shinning universe . there are billions of stars , millions of meteors, . hundreds of stars. , plenty of planets, many moons , a unique sun and many more celestial bodies. . Round, Solar and . Small. yurt. yo͝ort,yərt. /. noun. noun: . yurt. ; plural noun: . yurts. 1. . 
a circular tent of felt or skins on a collapsible framework, used by nomads in Mongolia, Siberia, and Turkey.. Characteristics/Composition /Position . Planets of the Solar System . The Solar System Song . Terrestrial Planets . These planets are solid and rocky . There are four terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars . Solar System . in a roll. Ron Thompson. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. Cut a 4 foot piece of 2” wide . register . tape. Write “. SUN. ” at one end and “. PLUTO/KUIPER BELT. ” on the other end. shinning universe . there are billions of stars , millions of meteors, . hundreds of stars. , plenty of planets, many moons , a unique sun and many more celestial bodies. . Sample Example. I can describe my current location by stating that I am in Mrs. Snell’s science class, in room 1813, in Pine Mountain Middle School.. Introduce. Measuring in space. Light Year – Distance light travels through space in one year. . To View the presentation as a slideshow with effects . select . “View”. on the menu bar and click on . “Slide Show.”. . To advance through the presentation, click the right-arrow key or the space bar.. Ingredients?. Planets. Their Moons, Rings. Comets. Asteroids. . Meteoroids. . Kuiper Belt Objects. The Sun. A lot of nearly empty space. Solar System Perspective. Orbits of Planets. All orbit in same . Our solar system is ancient. . Early . astronomers believed that Earth was the center of the universe and all other heavenly bodies orbited around Earth.. Our Solar System. We now know that our sun is the center of our solar . Project support from:. US Department of State, Western Hemisphere Affairs . Energy & Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). Dana Kirk, Ph.D., P.E.. Michigan State University. Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Prepared by: Parshati Patel. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. Our Solar System. What makes up our Solar System?. Star (Sun). Planets (8). everything that orbits the Sun. Dwarf planets. Comets. Asteroids. The bodies we see in the sky from earth are called heavenly bodies or celestial bodies. They include the stars, planets, comets and the moons.. Stars. : Stars are huge balls of very hot gaseous matter. They are self-luminous celestial bodies that emit heat and light. The sun is the star nearest to the Earth..