1. April 12, Week # 12 NB-141 Learning Target: I will Homework: Agenda:
Discuss the major components of the solar system
Homework:
CST Review Handout 3
Study for practice CST
Essential Question:
What else is in our solar system besides planets and stars?
Agenda:
Turn in hw: CST Review #15-35
Astronomy PowerPoint
Grade HW CST Review, NB-140
Organize notebook

2. 2. The galaxy that Earth is in is called the a. Big Dipper b
2. The galaxy that Earth is in is called the a. Big Dipper b. universe c. milky way d. planetary zone
c. milky way

3. 7. From what materials did the solar system form. a. Dust and ice b
7. From what materials did the solar system form? a. Dust and ice b. gas and dust c. magama and gas d. heat and light
b. gas and dust

4. 13. Earth’s only natural satellite is? a. The sun b. The solar system c. earth d. the moon

5. a. much farther from the Earth than the planets
16. The planets and stars we see in the night sky all look like tiny points of light. However, the stars are a. much farther from the Earth than the planets b. much closer to Earth than the planets c. just outside our solar system, whereas planets are inside d. moving in and out of the solar system over time
a. much farther from the Earth than the planets

6. Our favorite Solar System

7. A solar system is a star and everything that orbits the star

8. Our sun is not the only star with planets: 146 planetary systems
Upsilon Andromeda- very similar to ours
3 planets
PSR B solar system with two stars
1 planet

9. 1 AU = the distance from the Earth to the Sun.
Solar systems are small in space terms so they are measured using astronomical units
1 AU = the distance from the Earth to the Sun

10. Examples of using AU

11. Everything in the solar system is much smaller than the sun

12. The first 4 planets
Terrestrial
planets

13. Terrestrial planets are small compared to gas planets

14. Terrestrial planets are made of rock

15. Moons Planet Number of moons Names Mercury Venus Earth 1 moon Mars 2
Venus
Earth 1
moon
Mars 2
Phobos, Deimos

16. Outer planets
Sometimes
called
gas giants

17. Rings Terrestrial planets have no rings
Though Saturn is famous for its rings all gas planets have them.
Neptune Uranus

18. Moons Planet Names Number of Moons Jupiter 62 Saturn 33 Uranus 27
Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Amalthea, Himalia, Elara, Pasiphae, Sinope, Lysithea, Carme, Ananke, Leda, Metis, Adrastea, Thebe, Callirrhoe, Themisto, Kalyke, Iocaste, Erinome, Harpalyke, Isonoe, Praxidike, Megaclite, Taygete, Chaldene, Autonoe, Thyone, Hermippe, Eurydome, Sponde, Pasithee, Euanthe, Kale, Orthosie, Euporie, Aitne, plus others yet to receive names
Saturn 33
Titan, Rhea, Iapetus, Dione, Tethys, Enceladus, Mimas, Hyperion, Prometheus, Pandora, Phoebe, Janus, Epimetheus, Helene, Telesto, Calypso, Atlas, Pan, Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung, plus others yet treceive names
Uranus 27
Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo, plus others yet to receive names
Neptune 13
Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, plus others to receive names

19. Asteroids are giant rocks orbiting the sun
They range in size from about the size of a classroom to
the largest which is
580 miles long

20. Asteroids
Most asteroids are in the
Asteroid belt between
Mars and Jupiter

21. Comets Comets are made of ice, rock and dust
Comets have very elliptical orbits around the sun

22. Comets
Comets have a tail when they are close to the sun because of the melting ice

23. Main points Solar systems are a star and what orbits around it
Solar systems are measured using A.U.
In our solar system we have:
the sun
gas planets
terrestrial planets
asteroids
comets

24. CST Review NB-140, #1-20 A B C B C D A

25. CST Review NB-140, #1-20 Correct: Write the number correct on page 4

26. CST Review NB-140, #21-40 C B A D C A D B

27. CST Review NB-140, #21-40 Correct: Write the number correct on page 7

28. CST Review NB-140, #41-60 A B C D A C B D

29. CST Review NB-140, #41-60 Correct: Write the number correct on page 11

30. CST Review NB-140, #61-75 B C A D D C B

31. CST Review NB-140, #61-75 Correct: Write the number correct on page 13

32. Add up all of the numbers on pages 4, 7, 11 and 13. Correct:
CST Review NB-140, #1-75
Add up all of the numbers on pages 4, 7, 11 and 13.
Correct:
68-75= A
60-67= B
53-59= C

33. CST Review #1-15 Answers B C A D D A B

34. CST Review #16-35 Answers B C D A C B D A

35. CST Review #36-45 Answers A D C