Angela BuendoAngela Buendo

The Solar SystemThe Solar SystemObjectives :Objectives :

1.1. Students will understand what the Solar System is.Students will understand what the Solar System is.2.2. Students will learn and understand the planets in Students will learn and understand the planets in

the Solar System.the Solar System.3.3. Students will learn and understand where Earth is Students will learn and understand where Earth is

located.located.

What is the Solar System?What is the Solar System?

The sun (a star) The sun (a star) Has nine planets which are Earth, Uranus, Has nine planets which are Earth, Uranus,

Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Neptune, and Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury.Mercury.

The nine planets orbit the sun. That means to The nine planets orbit the sun. That means to move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical move or travel around in an orbital or elliptical path (circular)path (circular)

What does it look like?What does it look like?

Where is the Solar System?Where is the Solar System?

The Solar System is out of the Earths atmosphere. The Solar System is out of the Earths atmosphere. It is located in Outer Space.It is located in Outer Space.

What is in the Solar What is in the Solar System?System?

Now Lets Get Started………Now Lets Get Started………

EarthEarth

This is our home planet. THIS IS WHERE This is our home planet. THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE!!!!WE LIVE!!!!

The third planet from the Sun. The third planet from the Sun. It is made up of Air, water, land, and life - It is made up of Air, water, land, and life -

including humans (you and I).including humans (you and I).The fifth largest in the solar system The fifth largest in the solar system

UranusUranus

The seventh planet from the Sun.The seventh planet from the Sun. It takes 84 years to complete one orbit. It takes 84 years to complete one orbit.

That’s one complete circle around the sun.That’s one complete circle around the sun.Uranus, with no solid surface, is one of the Uranus, with no solid surface, is one of the

gas giant planets.gas giant planets.Uranus gets its blue-green color from Uranus gets its blue-green color from

methane gas methane gas

JupiterJupiter

Is the fifth planet from the Sun Is the fifth planet from the Sun It is the largest Planet in the Solar SystemIt is the largest Planet in the Solar System It is 11 times Earth's diameter. That It is 11 times Earth's diameter. That

means the width of the Planet.means the width of the Planet.

SaturnSaturn

Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen and helium Winds in the upper atmosphere reach 500 Winds in the upper atmosphere reach 500

meters (1,600 feet) per second so in comparison meters (1,600 feet) per second so in comparison the strongest hurricane-force winds on Earth top the strongest hurricane-force winds on Earth top out at about 110 meters, or (360 feet), per out at about 110 meters, or (360 feet), per second.second.

These super-fast winds, combined with heat These super-fast winds, combined with heat rising from within the planet's interior, cause the rising from within the planet's interior, cause the yellow and gold bands visible in the atmosphere. yellow and gold bands visible in the atmosphere.

MarsMars

This planet is said to be the most like This planet is said to be the most like Earth.Earth.

Great dust storms engulf the entire planet Great dust storms engulf the entire planet at times creating big craters on the planets at times creating big craters on the planets surface.surface.

The planet is also covered with volcanoes. The planet is also covered with volcanoes.

VenusVenus

Earth and Venus are very similar in sizeEarth and Venus are very similar in size It is covered by thick, rapidly spinning It is covered by thick, rapidly spinning

clouds that trap surface heatclouds that trap surface heatTemperatures hot enough to melt lead and Temperatures hot enough to melt lead and

pressure so intense that standing on pressure so intense that standing on Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 Venus would feel like the pressure felt 900 meters deep in Earth's oceans meters deep in Earth's oceans

NeptuneNeptune

The eighth planet from the Sun.The eighth planet from the Sun.The farthest planet from the Sun.The farthest planet from the Sun.Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165 Neptune orbits the Sun once every 165

years .years . It is invisible to the naked eye because of It is invisible to the naked eye because of

its extreme distance from Earth.its extreme distance from Earth.

Mercury Mercury

Closest planet to the SunClosest planet to the Sun This planet is on the smaller side and is very This planet is on the smaller side and is very

rockyrocky The length of one Mercury day is equal to The length of one Mercury day is equal to

58.646 Earth days.58.646 Earth days. Day temperatures can reach 467 degrees Day temperatures can reach 467 degrees

Celsius and night temperatures can go down to Celsius and night temperatures can go down to -170 degrees Celsius .-170 degrees Celsius .

Now that we have learned Now that we have learned about the Planets and the about the Planets and the

Solar System….Solar System….

Now be prepared for a little quiz Now be prepared for a little quiz tomorrow…tomorrow…

Where did I find my information?Where did I find my information?

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfmhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfmhttp://www.solarviews.com/eng/http://www.solarviews.com/eng/

homepage.htmhomepage.htmhttp://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/

nineplanets/picturelist.htmlnineplanets/picturelist.html