1. What’s in Outer Space?
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2. The Sun
Planets
Stars
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3. Credits Facts From: TEKS: Grade Level 6 http://www.planetsforkids.org/
TEKS: Grade Level 6
(6.5) Scientific concepts. The student knows that systems may combine with other systems to form a larger system.
The student is expected to:
identify and describe a system that results from the combination of two or more systems such as in the solar system; and
describe how the properties of a system are different from the properties of its parts.
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4. The Sun!
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5. The Sun! Next Menu The Sun is found at the center of the solar system
It makes up around 99.86% of the Solar System’s mass.
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6. Light from the Sun reaches Earth in around 8 minutes.
The average distance from the Sun to the Earth is around 150 million kilometers).
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7. The Sun!
The Sun’s surface temperature is around 9941 degrees Fahrenheit!
At around 865,000 miles wide, the Sun’s diameter is about 110 times wider than Earth’s.
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8. Stars!
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9. Stars!
A star is a big ball of gas that changes color and size over billions of years.
On any given night, up to two thousand stars light up the sky – each one unique in shape and form.
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10. Stars! Next Menu Did you know that the Sun is really a very big star?
The sun is the brightest and biggest star in our universe!
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11. There are 5 different forms of stars:
Red Dwarf
Giant
Yellow
Super Giant
Blue Giant
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12. The Planets!
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13. We have nine planets in our Solar System.
The Planets!
We have nine planets in our Solar System.
The Solar System is made up of two parts; the Inner Solar System and the Outer Solar System
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14. The Inner Solar System includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
The Planets!
The Inner Solar System includes Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
These are closest to the sun and are called the terrestrial planets simply because the have very solid rocky surfaces.
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15. The Outer Solar System has Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
The Planets!
The Outer Solar System has Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
These are sometimes called the gas giants
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16. If wrong, find correct answer and retry
QUIZ!
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If wrong, find correct answer and retry
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17. The Sun is found in the ______
Of the Solar System?
Center
Front
Back
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18. The sun is found in the Middle
CORRECT!
The sun is found in the Middle
of the solar system!
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19. Hint: Look Under The Sun!
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Hint: Look Under The Sun!
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20. Light from the Sun reaches
Earth in ______?
25 Minutes
1 Hour
8 Minutes
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21. Light from the sun reaches
CORRECT!
Light from the sun reaches
Earth in 8 Minutes!
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22. Try Again!
Hint: It’s pretty fast!
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23. Temperature is around ____ degrees
The Sun’s surface
Temperature is around ____ degrees
Fahrenheit? 40
9941
500
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24. The Sun’s surface is around
CORRECT!
The Sun’s surface is around
9941 degrees, better bring
that sunscreen!
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25. Hint: WAY TOO HOT FOR HUMANS
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Hint: WAY TOO HOT FOR HUMANS
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26. On any given night, up to _____
stars light up the sky?
1 Hundred
2 Thousand
4 Million
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27. on any given night lighting up
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There are up to 2000 stars
on any given night lighting up
the sky!
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28. Try Again!
Hint: Look under Stars!
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29. The Sun is really
a big _____?
Balloon
Planet
Star
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30. The Sun is really just a big
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The Sun is really just a big
STAR!
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31. Hint: It’s shiny and yellow!
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Hint: It’s shiny and yellow!
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32. Which of the following is
NOT a type of star:
Yellow Star
Shooting Star
Giant Star
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33. Shooting star is not a type
CORRECT!
Shooting star is not a type
of star!
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34. Hint: We have them but they are not a real type!
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Hint: We have them but they are not a real type!
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35. We have _____ Planet(s)
in our solar system? 1 50 9
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36. CORRECT!
We have 9 Planets in our
Solar System!
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37. Hint: Look under Planets!
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Hint: Look under Planets!
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38. Earth is part of the ____
Solar System?
Inner
Middle
Outer
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39. Earth is part of the Inner
CORRECT!
Earth is part of the Inner
Solar System!
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40. Hint: We are closer to the Sun!
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Hint: We are closer to the Sun!
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41. The Outer Solar System are sometimes called the ____ ______?
Hot Planets
Outsiders
Gas Giants
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42. CORRECT! The Outer Solar System Planets are called the Gas Giants!
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43. Hint: They are big and not Solid!
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Hint: They are big and not Solid!
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44. Aliens and Unknown Planets
The Solar System is
made up of?
Stars, a Sun and Planets
Stars and a Sun
Aliens and Unknown Planets
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45. The solar system does have
CORRECT!
The solar system does have
Stars, Planets and a Sun!
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46. Hint: What did we learn about?
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Hint: What did we learn about?
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