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3. Click on each planet to learn more! Rocky Planets Gaseous Planets Skip all planet slides

4. The Solar System Sun viewed in ‘soft’ X ray Return to solar system

5. The Solar System Return to solar system

6. The Solar System Return to solar system

7. The Solar System Return to solar system

8. The Solar System Return to solar system

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11. The Solar System Return to solar system

12. The Solar System Return to solar system

13. The Solar System Return to solar system

14. Match up the planet with its correct statement

15. The Solar System Using the information you’ve gathered, plot a graph of surface temperature [y] against distance from sun [x]:  What happens to the surface temperature of planets as they get further away from the sun?  Predict the surface temperature of a planet which is 7000 km away from the sun.

16. Planet Postcards 1. Choose a planet you would like to know more about. You cannot choose Earth. 2. Using books or any other sources of information find out five facts about that planet. 3. Design a postcard from that planet. You need to draw a front to the postcard that suits your planet. 4. Write a postcard to someone on earth as if you visiting the planet you have chosen. You must use your five facts in your postcard.

17. Planet Postcards 1. Choose a planet you would like to know more about. 2. Find out about that planet using books and other sources of information. 3. Design a travel brochure to encourage people to come and visit the planet. You could tell people: - how they can get there and how long it will take - the climate of the planet - where they will stay - what sights they can see on the planet

18. The Earth & Beyond

19. The Earth & Beyond : Day & Night  How long is one day?  24 hours  How long is one year?  365¼ days  Planet Earth spins on its tilted axis and orbits the Sun.  This causes days & nights and the seasons.

20. The Earth & Beyond : Day & Night n i g h t d a y SUNLIGHT The Earth spins on its axis once every 24 hours.

21. The Earth & Beyond : Day & Night  It is 04:00 in London Casablanca Philippines Antanarivo Pretoria

22. The Earth & Beyond : The Seasons

23. Look at the the diagram of the earth below. Note where the light is shining. Then drag the season to match the correct hemisphere in the table.

24. Look at the the diagram of the earth below. Note where the light is shining. Then drag the season to match the correct hemisphere in the table.

25. Look at the the diagram of the earth below. Note where the light is shining. Then drag the season to match the correct hemisphere in the table.

26. Look at the the diagram of the earth below. Note where the light is shining. Then drag the season to match the correct hemisphere in the table.

27. The Earth & Beyond : The Seasons East West Autumn Copy the diagram above and add two ‘sun lines’ - one for Summer and one for Winter.

28. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon  The Sun and the Moon look about the same size from Earth - they’re not.  The Sun is about 400 times wider than the Moon but is 400 times further away!  The Moon takes just over 27 days to orbit the Earth. SUNLIGHT

29. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon These are called the phases of the Moon. SUNLIGHT N.B. This is the view from Earth

30. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Crescent Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

31. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Half Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

32. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Gibbous Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

33. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Full Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

34. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Gibbous Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

35. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Half Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

36. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon Crescent Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

37. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon New Moon N.B. This is the view from Earth.

39. The Earth & Beyond : Our Moon 1. The Moon does not produce its own light - how can we see it? 2. How long does it take the Moon to orbit the Earth? 3. Why do we always see the same side of the Moon? 4. Why do we only see a Full Moon once a month? 5. What is a New Moon? 6. What force keeps the Moon in orbit around the Earth? 7. Why is there very little atmosphere on the Moon? Homework : Find out how the Moon causes tides.

40. The Earth & Beyond : Eclipses  A solar eclipse happens when the Moon comes in between the Sun and the Earth. This casts a shadow over the Earth.  The last solar eclipse over the UK was on 11th August 1999. Solar eclipses don’t occur very often.  A lunar eclipse happens when the Earth comes in between the Sun and the Moon. This casts a shadow over the Moon.  Lunar eclipses happen in most years.

41. During a lunar eclipse the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth to the Sun. During a lunar eclipse the Earth blocks the Sun’s light from reaching the Moon. Where must the Moon be for a lunar eclipse to take place?

42. During a solar eclipse the Moon moves directly between the Sun and the Earth. During a solar eclipse the Moon blocks the Sun’s rays from reaching part of the Earth. Where must the Moon be for a solar eclipse to take place?

43. The Earth & Beyond : Eclipses 1. Why do eclipses only last a few minutes? 2. Why do you think ancient people were frightened of eclipses? 3. What causes an eclipse of the Sun [Solar eclipse]? 4. What causes an eclipse of the Moon [Lunar eclipse]? 5. What would a lunar eclipse look like if you were an astronaut standing on the Moon? 6. Draw 2 simple ray diagrams in your books - a) Solar Eclipse and b) Lunar Eclipse

44. The Earth & Beyond : Eclipses Always use eclipse viewers, NEVER look directly at the sun. The Earth  solar eclipse diagram

45. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites For thousands of years humans have been fascinated by the night sky and what lay beyond it.

46. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites Science Fiction writers first suggested the idea that we could put artificial satellites into orbit around the Earth. This only became reality in 1957 when the Soviet Union placed Sputnik I and Sputnik II into orbit [Sputnik II contained a live dog!]. Today, artificial satellites are launched very frequently by space shuttles and unmanned rockets.

47. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES :  Stay above the same place on Earth.  Speed of orbit matches the Earth’s rotation.  Used for communications, satellite TV, weather forecasting, intelligence, GPS.

48. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites POLAR ORBIT SATELLITES :  Low orbit around the Earth passing over North and South poles.  Earth rotates underneath them as they orbit.  Used for large-scale mapping and global weather monitoring.

49. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites

50. The Earth & Beyond : Probes & Satellites Meteorites, the Solar Wind and ‘space junk’ all travel very quickly through space and can damage satellites. Astronauts need to ‘space-walk’ in order to fix them.