PDF-THE OUTER PLANETS: GAS GIANTSfromASpin Around the Solar System SeriesV

This video is the exclusive property of the copyright holderCopying transmitting or reproducing in any form or byany means without prior written permission from thecopyright holder is prohibited. 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. The milky way. (seen from Bryce Canyon, UT). The Solar System. ?. “A . system. is a set of . interacting. or interdependent. components . forming an integrated whole” (Wikipedia). The Solar System. 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. . The outer planets are called Jovian or Jupiter-like.. These planets are made of gas and are several times more massive than the Earth.. The Jovian planets grew to present size in about 10 million years.. Solar System:. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. Planet. A celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbital path. Chapter 23. 23.1 The Solar System. 99.85%. of the mass of our solar system is in the Sun, planets make up the rest.. Gravity holds planets in orbit.. Overview of the Planets. . Terrestrial planets. Ag. Earth Science . Ms. Weigel. 23.1 The Solar System . The Planets: An Overview. Two Groups of planets. Terrestrial Planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars- relatively small and rocky . Jovian Planets- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune- are huge gas giants. The milky way. (seen from Bryce Canyon, UT). The Solar System. ?. “A . system. is a set of . interacting. or interdependent. components . forming an integrated whole” (Wikipedia). The Solar System. 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. The Solar System. To Infinity and Beyond!. Have you ever wanted to know…. Why is the solar system called the solar system?. What makes up the solar system?. What is the solar system?. Introduction. Protoplanetary. disk: condensation and accretion. Solar wind (beginning of fusion). Collisions continue. Planetary migration (orbits shifting). Late Heavy Bombardment (Hadean Era). Planetary Evolution. 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 . The Solar System. Identify planets by observing their movement against background stars.. Explain that the solar system consists of many bodies held together by gravity.. Objectives. The solar system consists of the planets, their moons, and many other bodies orbiting the Sun..