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. Solar System: our sun and all of the objects (moons, planets) that travel around it.
Definitions Star: matter that emits a huge amount of energy Planet: matter that revolves around a star
Our Solar System Consists of: Sun 8 planets Satellites (i.e. moons ) 3 dwarf planets Comets and asteroids Planets orbit around the sun (revolution)
Inner Solar System Sun Mercury Venus Earth Mars
Outer Solar System Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
LOOK AT ALL THE SPACE!
Size of planets
Current Abbreviated Theory of Solar System Origin An immense cloud of gas and dust called the solar nebula started rotating. The sun’s nuclear reaction began at the centre of the nebula. The planets formed by accumulating material within the rotating cloud. solar system
Star Maps and Constellations Star maps show the constellations in the sky that your should see at different times of year. Leo
The Big Dipper
The Big Dipper
The Little Dipper The Big Dipper
The Little Dipper Polaris The Big Dipper
The Little Dipper Polaris The Big Dipper
Cassiopeia The Little Dipper Polaris The Big Dipper
p.407 Cassiopeia The Little Dipper Polaris The Big Dipper
p.407 Bootes Orion Leo Canis Major Cassiopeia The Little Dipper Polaris The Big Dipper Orion Leo Canis Major
Constellations Little Dipper Orion Leo Bootes Polaris Rigel Betelgeuse Regulus Bootes Arcturus