'Dwarf planets' presentation slideshows

Solar System

Solar System. Inner and Outer Planets. What is the solar system?. Almost all of the specks of light you can see in the night sky are stars . A few of the tiny lights are part of our solar system . Stars are much farther away than objects in our solar system. . Objects in the Solar System.

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Dwarf planets, asteroids and comets

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Unit 8: Small Bodies around our Sun

Unit 8: Small Bodies around our Sun. Mr. Ross Brown Brooklyn School for Law and Technology. In this unit we will learn about:. The different types of small bodies in our Solar System Meteorites and their origins Asteroids and dwarf planets Comets, their orbits, and their structures

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Books were created using AccuCut Sun & Earth Book diecuts.

My Very Own Planet Book. Lesley Merritt Science Specialist Center for Math & Science Education University of Arkansas (479) 575-3875 lmerritt@uark.edu. Books were created using AccuCut Sun & Earth Book diecuts.

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Jupiter

Jupiter. Jupiter. Jake Landry, John Reid, Brandon Motter , Heather Midkiff. Basic Properties. Basic Info. Jovian Apparent visual magnitude: -3.86 Tilt: 3.13? Directional Rotation of axis: Clockwise Length of a Day: .41 Earth days Length of a Year: 11.86 E arth years

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The Solar System

The Solar System. Spectra of Science Amole 2013. Early Thought and Models. Aristotle (384 BC -322 BC)- explained the phases of the moon and eclipses by using a geocentric model Ptolemy ( 90 A.D -168 A.D .)- suggests planets, sun, and moon orbited Earth in perfect circles.

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The Solar System & Planets 4 th Grade Science

The Solar System & Planets 4 th Grade Science. By: Cammie Goodman. The Sun . Our sun is a star . A star is a huge ball of hot gasses that gives off its own light. The sun is the only one of many stars we can see . It is an average-size star.

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Solar System

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CHIRON

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The Solar System Missions

The Solar System Missions. Astronomers discover 'new planet' Astronomers have detected what could be the Solar System's 10th planet. It was first seen by astronomers using California's Palomar Observatory, and has been given the name "Sedna" after the Inuit goddess of the ocean.

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Neptune

Neptune. Introduction. Neptune is one of the mysterious distant planets on the outer reaches of the solar system. Neptune is the 8 th and final planet from the sun excluding dwarf planets. Neptune is a gas giant. Neptune is 30.06 AU (4,497,000,000km)from the Sun. Theory 2. Formation.

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Kuiper Belt & Oort Cloud

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Planets, Dwarf Planets and the Exploration of Pluto

Planets, Dwarf Planets and the Exploration of Pluto. Planet definition: A celestial body that:. Planet definition: A celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun . Planet definition: A celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun

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SPACE!

SPACE!. Definitions. Universe : everything that exists including all matter and energy everywhere. Astronomy : the study of what is beyond Earth. Constellations : groups of stars that form shapes or patterns.

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SOLAR SYSTEM. Courtney Feliciani STARS 2009 All information collected from www.wikipedia.org. What is the Solar System?. Made up of the sun, the planets, the moons, asteroids, comets, interplanetary dust, and meteoroids. THE SOLAR SYSTEM. THE SUN. The central star of the Solar System.

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The Solar System

The Solar System. By, Amber Pickowicz. http://www.flickr.com/photos/phone_accessory/2770431590. Our Solar System is made up of our Sun, eight planets, three dwarf planets, and their moons. Each of these planets and their moons orbit around the sun.

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H-R Diagram Jan 9, 2013 Lecture (A)

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The Ordered Solar System

The Ordered Solar System. Warm Up Questions. Which planet is bigger, Mercury or Jupiter ? Are the gas giant planets closer to the Sun than the rocky planets (yes/no)? How many planets are in the Solar System? Is the Sun bigger, smaller, or the same size as the Moon?

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4-5 Small Solar System Objects

The Solar System- Course 3. 4-5 Small Solar System Objects. Vocabulary. Asteroid belt-The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found. Kuiper belt- A region where many small objects orbit the sun and that

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