1. Stars, Planets, and Moons Cornell Notes Page 81

2. Stars a massive sphere of gas so much pressure (from its own gravity), nuclear fusion takes place- this gives off light and heat! the Sun is our closest star

8. http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a01.html

9. To scale or not to scale?

10. Planets body that revolves around a star large enough to be rounded by own gravity has cleared an orbit for itself

11. Planets body that revolves around a star large enough to be rounded by own gravity has cleared an orbit for itself- Pluto has debris in its path- not a true planet!

12. Moons celestial body that orbits a planet or dwarf planet.

14. Solar System on a Sentence Strip Please follow along with me!

15. Our Solar System

16. 8 planets revolve around our sun, as well as many other celestial bodies Heliocentric

17. 4 Inner Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars “Terrestrial Planets” Small, dense, rocky

18. Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter Many irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids and minor planets

20. 4 Outer Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Very Large “Gas Giants” and “Ice Giants”

23. Pluto Originally the 9 th planet Located in the Kuiper Belt- (similar to the asteroid belt but objects are small and icy) along with Eris, another dwarf planet.