PPT-What Keeps the Planets and Moons in Orbit?

EST0521 Describe the motion of planets and moons in terms of rotation on axis and orbits Advanced NoteTaking Practice 101 Every time you see something typed in YELLOW you need to write it down . Lesson 1. Stars. • The Sun and stars appear to move from east-to-west across the sky.. • They are not really moving. It is the rotation of the Earth that gives this illusion.. Stars. • Stars are ball-shaped masses of superheated . 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. Exam on Monday. I’ll have a Mock exam to work on Friday. Solar Eclipse. Freds_excellent_eclipse.mpg. Solar Eclipses . Umbra. – region of total shadow. Penumbra. – region of partial shadow. Totality lasts only a few minutes!. By: Mrs. Parsons’ Class. Aqutixs. Aqutixs. . is 1.27 billion miles away from the sun.. It has 47+ moons.. Aqutixs. is surrounded with 75% rock & 25% ice.. It is the new 6. th. planet.. It is an outer planet.. 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 . 13.1 The Discoveries of Uranus and Neptune. 13.2 Orbital and Physical Properties . 13.3 The Atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune. 13.4 Magnetospheres and Internal Structure. 13.5 The Moon Systems of Uranus and Neptune. Size. Appearance. Having moons. Having rings. Period of rotation (how long a day is). How Can We classify Planets?. Look at your chart of information.. Approximate Diameter= How Big or small it is.. Period of Rotation = How long fast the planet spins on its axis. . SC.5.E.5.1, SC.5.E.5.2, SC.5.E.5.3, SC.4.E.5.4 . Department of Science. Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time Benchmarks. SC.5.E.5.1. Recognize that a galaxy consists of gas, dust, and many stars, including any objects orbiting the stars. Identify our home galaxy as the Milky Way. AA .  . Recognize that the . Sun and stars emit the light by which they are seen and that most other bodies in space, including Earth’s Moon, planets and their moons, comets and asteroids are seen by reflected light.. Susana Angulo, Christy Brown, . Teresa Morales, Robin Reichenbach. Physical Science 2004. Spring 2009. Dianne Phillips. Introduction. :. For our project we . designed a . 3. rd. grade . lesson to teach students about the position of the Earth in space. . Chapter 12: "Rings, Moons & Pluto". Europa. Callisto. is the outermost of Galilean moons at a distance of 1.2 million miles.. It is in synchronous revolution around Jupiter every 17 days.. . The moon has a heavily cratered surface that has seen little change over the last 4.4 billion years. . Earth, Moon, and Sun Gravity and Motion Isaac Newton was the first scientist to explain what keeps the Earth and Moon in orbit Force – a push or a pull There is a force acting between the Earth and the moon that keeps them in orbit SOLAR SYSTEM: all of the planets, 
moons, comets, and rocks that travel 
around the Sun. GALAXY: giant collection of gas, dust, 
and trillions of stars. Milky Way: our galaxy. Planet Sizes. PLANETS. Mars. Venus. Earth. Jupiter. Mercury. Saturn. Uranus. Neptune. Our Home Planet. Earth, our home planet, is the third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planet in the Solar System. Earth is 150 million kilometres from the Sun..