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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IS THE SUN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE?. NO, BUT THE SUN IS THE CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. “SOL” MEANS SUN IN LATIN. JOVIEDO 2008-09. WHAT ARE THOSE DARK AREAS ON THE SUN?. SUNSPOTS – MAGNETIC REGIONS WITH LOWER TEMPERATURES THAN THE REST OF THE SUN’S SURFACE.

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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  1. THE SOLAR SYSTEM

  2. IS THE SUN THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE? NO, BUT THE SUN IS THE CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. “SOL” MEANS SUN IN LATIN. JOVIEDO 2008-09

  3. WHAT ARE THOSE DARK AREAS ON THE SUN? SUNSPOTS – MAGNETIC REGIONS WITH LOWER TEMPERATURES THAN THE REST OF THE SUN’S SURFACE

  4. WHAT OBJECTS REVOLVE AROUND THE SUN? PLANETS, ASTERIODS, & COMETS

  5. WHAT FORCE ENABLES PLANETS TO ORBIT THE SUN? GRAVITY – THE ATTRACTIVE FORCE BETWEEN ALL OBJECTS THAT POSSESS MASS.

  6. THE PATH A PLANET FOLLOWS AS IT REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN IS CALLED? ORBIT

  7. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE EARTH TO REVOLVE (go around) THE SUN? 1 REVOLUTION = 1 YEAR

  8. HOW CAN YOU REMEMBER THE ORDER OF THE PLANETS? MY VERY EXCITED MOTHER JUST SERVED US NACHOS.

  9. WHAT ARE THE OUTER PLANETS?

  10. NAME THE INNER PLANETS

  11. A ring of thousands of large rocks between Mars and Jupiter • ASTERIOD BELT

  12. WHEN THE EARTH ROTATES (SPINS) ON ITS AXIS, THIS IS REFERRED TO AS WHAT? ONE ROTATION = 1 DAY = 24 HOURS

  13. ONE ROTATION = 1 DAY = 24 HOURS

  14. WHY DO WE HAVE SEASONS? BECAUSE THE EARTH REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN WITH A TILTED AXIS.

  15. SEASONS

  16. DIRECT LIGHT RAYS, HIGH TEMPERATURES; SEASON? SUMMER: NORTHERN HEMISPHERE TILTED TOWARD THE SUN

  17. INDIRECT RAYS OF LIGHT, COLDER TEMPERATURES; WHAT SEASON? WINTER; OUR HEMISPHERE IS TILTED AWAY FROM THE SUN

  18. HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE THE MOON TO ORBIT THE EARTH? • APPROXIMATELY 29 DAYS; THE SAME AMOUNT OF TIME IT TAKES TO ROTATE ONCE ON ITS AXIS

  19. DOES THE MOON CHANGE SHAPE? NO, SUNLIGHT REFLECTED OFF THE MOON & ITS POSITION AROUND THE EARTH DETERMINES ITS SHAPE / APPEARANCE.

  20. THE GRAVITATIONAL FORCE OF WHICH EARTH NEIGHBOR CAUSES OCEAN TIDES? MOON

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