Touring Touring Our Our Solar System Solar System Interactive Power Point Interactive Power Point Project Project Erin Lewis Erin Lewis ED 205-05 ED 205-05
May 10, 2015
Touring Touring Our Our
Solar SystemSolar System
Interactive Power Point ProjectInteractive Power Point Project
Erin LewisErin Lewis
ED 205-05ED 205-05
TheOuter Planets
The Asteroid Belt
Comets
The Sun
Planet Earth
The Inner Planets
OurSolar System
The Solar System
Our solar system is about 4.5 billion years old It has one star, (our Sun) and eight planets
The Sun
The Sun is one of
about 200,000 million
stars in our Galaxy!
It creates light and
heat through nuclear
fusion
The Inner PlanetsThe Inner Planets
MercuryMercury
VenusVenus
EarthEarth
MarsMars
The four “Inner” The four “Inner” Planets of our solar Planets of our solar system are made system are made of mostly rock and of mostly rock and metalmetal
They are also much They are also much smaller in size and smaller in size and mass compared to mass compared to the “Outer” Planetsthe “Outer” Planets
MercuryMercury
Closest Planet toClosest Planet to
our Sunour Sun
Smallest Planet inSmallest Planet in
solar systemsolar system
No MoonsNo Moons
Venus
• Second closest planet to Sun
• Closest in size to Earth
• Heavy atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide
• No moons
Planet Earth
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that has liquid water and a breathable atmosphere
Over 70% of Earth is covered by water
Earth is the only planet in our solar system that can sustain life
MarsMars
Fourth planet from the SunFourth planet from the Sun
Often called the “red Often called the “red planet” due to its red (rusty) planet” due to its red (rusty) soilsoil
Two moons – Phoebos and Two moons – Phoebos and DeimosDeimos
Been visited by three Earth Been visited by three Earth “Rovers”“Rovers”
The Asteroid Belt
The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter
It consists of rocky bodies that range in size between boulders and small moons
It’s believed that this “belt” may once have been a planet that collided with another very large body in space, and broke into millions of pieces
The Outer PlanetsThe Outer Planets
JupiterJupiter
SaturnSaturn
UranusUranus
NeptuneNeptune
* Pluto * Pluto
► The Four “Outer” The Four “Outer” Planets of our solar Planets of our solar system are made of system are made of gases, such as gases, such as methane and methane and hydrogenhydrogen
► They are much They are much larger in size and larger in size and mass than the mass than the “Inner” Planets“Inner” Planets
JupiterJupiter
► Largest planet in solar Largest planet in solar systemsystem
► Fifth planet from the SunFifth planet from the Sun
► Known for its Giant Red Known for its Giant Red Spot, a huge hurricane Spot, a huge hurricane type storm in type storm in atmosphereatmosphere
► Has over 25 moonsHas over 25 moons
SaturnSaturn
Sixth planet from Sixth planet from the Sunthe Sun
Known for its Known for its massive system of massive system of “rings”, made of ice “rings”, made of ice and rock particlesand rock particles
Has at least 16 Has at least 16 moonsmoons
Uranus
• This bluish planet is made of mostly methane gas
• Like, Saturn, it also has a distinctive ring system
• It is the only planet that rotates flopped over on its side
Neptune
This gigantic planet also has a storm raging on its surface, just like Jupiter. It’s called “the great blue spot”.
Pluto In 2006, astronomers
decided that Pluto, by definition, is no longer a planet.
It is considered a “protoplanet”, or dwarf planet, due to its small size and strange orbit.
Pluto has one moon; Charon
CometsComets
Comets are like “dirty snowballs”. Comets are like “dirty snowballs”. They are made of mostly ice and They are made of mostly ice and and rockand rock
They usually orbit the Sun at They usually orbit the Sun at great distances; much further out great distances; much further out than even Pluto!than even Pluto!
Sometimes, a comet is knocked Sometimes, a comet is knocked out of this distant orbit. As it out of this distant orbit. As it approaches the Sun, its ice approaches the Sun, its ice begins to melt and forms its begins to melt and forms its characteristic tailcharacteristic tail
Author’s Biography
My name is Erin Lewis, and I’m a senior at GVSU. My major is Group Social Studies, secondary education, with a minor in Earth/Space science.
This slide show represents a virtual tour of our solar system and its eight planets.
For more information, please contact Erin Lewis by email at [email protected].
ResourcesResources photos of planets - photos of planets - www.live.comwww.live.com
Martian rover image - Martian rover image - www.photoshopsupport.com/resourwww.photoshopsupport.com/resources/stock-photos/ces/stock-photos/
Video – Video – “Formation of Comets in the “Formation of Comets in the Earliest Solar System”Earliest Solar System” – – http://search.discoveryeducation.cohttp://search.discoveryeducation.com/m/
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