Download What is our Solar System?

The Sun &
The Solar
System
HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
Reepham C of E Primary
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Some facts to learn...
What is our Solar
System?
The Solar System is made up of all the planets that
orbit our Sun. In addition to planets, the Solar
System also consists of moons, comets,
asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas.
A very useful video about the Solar System.
If you have ibooks click below to play.
Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves
around the Sun. The Sun contains around 99% of
all the material in the Solar System. The larger an
object is, the more gravity it has. Because the Sun
is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other
objects in the Solar System towards it. At the same
time, these objects, which are moving very rapidly,
try to fly away from the Sun, outward into the
emptiness of outer space. The result of the planets
trying to fly away, at the same time that the Sun is
trying to pull them inward is that they become
trapped half-way in between. Balanced between
flying towards the Sun, and escaping into space,
they spend eternity orbiting around their parent star.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2qf5dsyfGE If your device
can’t play the above video go to this web address
Study 1: Written Answer!
Let’s think about The Sun?
DID YOU KNOW- SUN FACTS:
1. The Sun is a Star (a Yellow Dwarf Star).
2. Every Star could, at some point, have
supported its own Solar System.
3. The Sun makes life on Earth possible.
4. The Sun’s energy can be ‘harvested’ and
used, this is called Solar Energy.
5. All planets move (orbit) around the Sun.
6. It takes the Earth 1 Year to orbit the Sun
(well 365 & a quarter days).
In your book answer at least 1 of the following questions. Show off your writing
skills, using punctuation and neat handwriting. Show off your Scientific thinking by
using the correct vocabulary and providing evidence. Aim to write a paragraph:
7. You should never look directly at the Sun
even when wearing dark glasses.
8. It takes 8 minutes from the light from the
Sun to reach Earth.
1)Why is it day in Australia when it is night here in the UK?
2)Why do we have leap years?
9. The Sun is almost a perfect sphere.
3)Could Aliens exist somewhere in space?
10. The Sun is around 4.5 Billion years old,
which is middle aged for a Sun/star.
4)How does a Sun Dial work?
5)Will the Sun last forever?
2
Space
Maths
Keep your maths sharp
over the holiday,
Be a Space Ranger
complete at least 4
and challenge yourself with
number sentences using
Column Addition and
the 4 operations.
Subtraction.
Why not try using
money or decimals in
your problems?
Study 2: Present this however you like...
A very cute song
about our Solar
System
Click above or If your
device can’t play it,
watch the video at
http://
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=BZqLUIj_A0
Choose a planet in our Solar System and research some facts
about it, if your using your book why not add flaps and use
different textures, be proud of your work!
http://www.frontiernet.net/~kidpower/
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http://www.planetsforkids.org
http://www.spacekids.co.uk/
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What
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Topography
means what is the surface like...
the key features.
Well Done!
Good Work
Have a great
holiday, stay safe
and we will see
you soon.
Asteroids
A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging enormously in size,
are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits.
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System. The larger ones
have also been called planetoids.
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Comets
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when passing close to the Sun, heats up
and begins to trail gas, and sometimes also a tail.
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Gas
Particles that float around loosely connected.
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Moons
Moons are also called Satellites.
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Orbit
The curved path which things move.
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Chapter 1 - Written Work
Sphere
A round solid object. 3D.
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Topography
The arrangement of the surface. How it looks, it might be rocky or smooth etc...
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Chapter 3 - Planet Study