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THE SOLAR SYSTEM
www.xtec.cat1. What is the name of the big explosion that occurred 14 billions years ago? 2. What is the name of the star that gives its name to our Solar System? 3. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System? 4. How many moons has the Earth got? 5. Which are bigger: galaxies or solar systems? 6. What is the difference between the inner planets ...
Voyage: A Journey through our Solar System …
www.messenger-education.orgJOURNEY THROUGH THE UNIVERSE Lesson at a Glance Science Overview Conducting the Lesson Resources Our Solar System Saturn is just a little smaller than Jupiter (its diameter is about 85% of
Planets Worksheets - Somerset Academy Riverside
www.somersetriverside.com•Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar system. It is so big that more than 1300 Earths could fit inside it. Jupiter’s symbol • Has 63 moons! The first 4 largest moons of Jupiter are called Galilean moons but 46 of them are much smaller ranging. • Jupiter is the stormiest planet in the Solar System. There is a permanent,
The Solar System - Start with a Book
www.startwithabook.org2 Introduction Our solar system is the Sun and everything that travels around it. Traveling around the Sun are eight official planets, at least five dwarf planets, nearly 200 moons (or natural satellites of the planets), and a large number of comets and asteroids. Supplies • Tape measure • Rolls of toilet paper
Science Georgia Standards of Excellence Sixth Grade Standards
www.georgiastandards.orgDevelop a model to represent the position of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy and in the known universe. c. Analyze and interpret data to compare and contrast the planets in our solar system in terms of: size relative to Earth, surface and …
Our Solar System - grades K-3
www.lpl.arizona.eduOUR SOLAR SYSTEM The sun is the center of our solar system. The sun is a star. It is a ball of hot, glowing gases. It is the closest star to Earth. Our sun is the only star we can see during the day. At night we can see many stars in the dark sky. Some stars are bigger than our sun and other stars are smaller. These stars are so
Our Solar System - New Jersey Institute of Technology
web.njit.edu• The remaining satellites of the solar system are much smaller 8.2 satellites, asteroids, and comets - All the planets except Mercury and Venus have satellites. - More than 130 satellites are known. Jupiter has more than 60. - Seven large satellites are …