The Solar SystemSection 1 Section 1: Sun, Earth and Moon Preview Key Ideas Bellringer The View from Earth A Family of Planets The Moon

The Solar SystemSection 1 Key Ideas 〉 Why does the night sky look the way it does from Earth? 〉 What objects make up the solar system? 〉 How does the moon affect Earth?

The Solar SystemSection 1 Bellringer Based on what you have learned, as well as previous knowledge, answer the following questions. 1.Earth moves around the sun, and the moon moves around Earth. What force keeps these bodies in their paths? 2.Describe two situations in which the sun, moon, and Earth interact with each other. 3.The moon’s surface is covered with craters, which were created by meteorites striking the moon’s surface. Although similar meteorites landed on Earth’s surface at the same time, there are very few craters to be found on Earth. Apply knowledge of the moon and Earth to explain this difference.

The Solar SystemSection 1 Bellringer, continued Based on what you have learned, as well as previous knowledge, answer the following questions: 4.Ptolemy proposed a model of our solar system as early as 140 CE. Ptolemy’s model, which placed Earth at the center of the solar system, was accepted as true until Copernicus proposed a new model in Copernicus’s model, similar to the model that we use today, had the sun as the center. Consider the reasons for this change in model, and then write a short paragraph explaining why we study the various parts of our universe.

The Solar SystemSection 1 The View from Earth 〉 Why does the night sky look the way it does from Earth? 〉 The positions of objects in the sky change over time because Earth, and everything else in the universe, is constantly moving. planet: a celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbital path The sun is the closest star to Earth.

The Solar SystemSection 1 Visual Concept: Structure of the Sun Click the button below to watch the Visual Concept.

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The Solar SystemSection 1 The View from Earth, continued Nature uses the sun to set daily cycles. Planets and distant stars are visible in the night sky.

The Solar SystemSection 1 A Family of Planets 〉 What objects make up the solar system? 〉 The solar system is the sun and all of the objects that orbit it. solar system: the sun and all the other planets and bodies that travel around it Gravity holds the solar system together.

The Solar SystemSection 1 Earth’s Orbit

The Solar SystemSection 1 A Family of Planets, continued Eight planets orbit the sun. –The eight planets are: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Satellites orbit objects that have a greater mass. satellite: a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass.

The Solar SystemSection 1 The Planets in the Solar System

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The Solar SystemSection 1 The Moon 〉 How does the moon affect Earth? 〉 Like the sun, the moon affects life on Earth through its movements and gravitational influence. The moon has phases because it revolves around the Earth. phase: the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body; phases of the moon are caused by the positions of Earth, the sun, and the moon

The Solar SystemSection 1 Phases of the Moon

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The Solar SystemSection 1 The Moon, continued Eclipses are caused by bodies casting shadows. eclipse: an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another The moon affects Earth’s tides. –Coastal areas on Earth have two high tides and two low tides each day. –Tides are mainly a result of the gravitational influence of the moon.

The Solar SystemSection 1 Solar and Lunar Eclipses

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