Solar System Powerpoint

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Do you know?

1. Where does our Solar System end?

2. Which planets have rings?

3. Where is the Asteroid Belt, or Main Belt, located?

4. Which planet has the highest mountain and deepest valley in the solar system?

5. The temperature on this planet's surface is hot enough to melt lead. Which one

is it?

6. What is the distance of one Astronomical Unit (AU)?

7. What is the outermost region of the Sun called?

8. What is the largest moon in our solar system?

9. What two spacecraft are on their way out of our Solar System?

Main Parts

The Sun

The Planets

Asteroid Belts

The Sun

• Main Sequence Star

• The distance between Earth and the

Sun is about 93 million miles. This

distance is known as an

astronomical unit (AU)

• The Sun has SIX regions

• Core

• Radiative zone

• Convective zone

• Visible surface (the

photosphere)

• Chromosphere

• Corona (outermost)

MercuryMessenger of the Roman gods

VenusRoman goddess of love & beauty

Earth

The Moon

MarsRoman god of war

Asteroid Belt

JupiterKing of the Roman gods

SaturnRoman god of agriculture

UranusGreek god of the heavens

NeptuneRoman god of the sea

Pluto, Kuiper Belt, and Oort Cloud

What do you know now?1. Where does our Solar System end?

2. Which planets have rings?

3. Where is the Asteroid Belt, or Main Belt, located?

4. Which planet has the highest mountain and deepest

valley in the solar system?

5. The temperature on this planet's surface is hot

enough to melt lead. Which one is it?

6. What is the distance of one Astronomical Unit (AU)?

7. What is the outermost region of the Sun called?

8. What is the largest moon in our solar system?

9. What two spacecraft are on their way out of our

Solar System?

10. (Bonus) What is the name of our Solar System?

1. At the edge of the Oort Cloud

2. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and

Neptune

3. Between Mars and Jupiter

4. Mars

5. Venus

6. The distance between Earth and

the Sun (about 93 million miles)

7. The Corona

8. Ganymede

9. The Voyager 1 and 2

Summary

The Sun

The Planets

Asteroid Belts

Questions?