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How big do you think our Solar System
is compared to the Universe?
On the 5th of September 1977, NASA launched
Voyager 1.
In August 2013, Voyager 1 left the Solar System.
It took 36 years, with Voyager 1 travelling at a
speed of nearly 36 000 miles in one hour.
On the 12th of September 2013 Voyager was 11.6
billion miles from the Earth.
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How far away?
How far are each of these objects from the Earth?
Can you put them in order of distance, starting with
the Earth at the centre?
Moon
Proxima Centauri (a star)
Andromeda (a galaxy)
Neptune
Sun
How far away?
How far are each of these objects from the Earth?
Can you put them in order of distance, starting with
the Earth at the centre?
Moon = 384 000 km
Sun = 150 000 000 km
Neptune = 4 500 000 000 km
Proxima Centauri =4.0 x 1013 km (4.3 ly)
Andromeda = 2.5 x 1019 km (2.5 million ly)
The Solar System
Success Criteria
Today you will:
Know some objects in the Solar System
Understand the similarities and differences
between the planets in the Solar System
Be able to explain why it is difficult to make
scale models of the Solar System
What is in the Solar System?
What is in the Solar System?
What is in the Solar System?
How can we remember…?
M–V–E–M–J–S–U–N
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What is in the Solar System?
The Solar System
Success Criteria
Today you will:
Know some objects in the Solar System
Understand the similarities and differences
between the planets in the Solar System
Be able to explain why it is difficult to make
scale models of the Solar System
What are the planets like?
The planets can be divided into
two groups:
• Rocky inner planets
• Gas giants
How do you think
these planets
might be similar
and how might
they be different?
What are the planets like?
Solar System Top Trumps
Round 1: Which has the BIGGEST DIAMETER?
Round 2: Which has the TEMPERATURE CLOSEST TO
EARTH’S TEMPERATURE?
Round 3: Which has the HIGHEST ORBITAL SPEED?
Round 4: Which has the HIGHEST MASS?
Round 5: Which has the EARLIEST YEAR OF DISCOVERY?
The Solar System
Success Criteria
Today you will:
Know some objects in the Solar System
Understand the similarities and differences
between the planets in the Solar System
Be able to explain why it is difficult to make
scale models of the Solar System
Scale of the Solar System
Can you fit the whole Solar System onto one strip of paper?
1. Fold your strip of paper into three equal sections.
2. Write ‘Sun’ at the top, ‘Saturn’ at the first fold, ‘Uranus’
at the second fold, and ‘Neptune’ at the bottom.
3. Fold the top of the page (Sun) to the first fold (Saturn).
Label the new fold ‘Jupiter’.
4. Fold the top of the page (Sun) and the new fold
(Jupiter) into three equal sections.
5. Label the fold closest to the Sun as ‘Mars’.
6. Write the remaining planets equally spaced between
the Sun and Mars. These planets are Mercury, Venus,
and Earth.
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The Solar System
Success Criteria
Today you will:
Know some objects in the Solar System
Understand the similarities and differences
between the planets in the Solar System
Be able to explain why it is difficult to make
scale models of the Solar System
Our Solar System
Our solar system has ______ planets and
Earth
thousands of ___________, which are small
eight
lumps of rock found between _________ and
Mars
Jupiter.
reflect
All the planets and asteroids _______ around
orbit
the Sun. The Sun is a ______ so it produces its
star
own _______. We can only see planets when
light
they _________ light from the Sun.
asteroids
One of Four
What is the closest planet
to the Sun?
Jupiter
The Earth
Mercury
Saturn
What is the closest planet
to the Sun?
Jupiter
The Earth
Mercury
Saturn
Which is the largest
planet?
Jupiter
The Earth
Mercury
Saturn
Which is the largest
planet?
Jupiter
The Earth
Mercury
Saturn
Which of the following
planets is our next door
neighbour?
The Moon
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
Which of the following
planets is our next door
neighbour?
The Moon
Mercury
Venus
Neptune
Put the following in order
of size (smallest first):
a.Galaxy
b.Planet
c.Star
d.Universe
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Put the following in order
of size (smallest first):
a.Galaxy
b.Planet
c.Star
d.Universe
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bcad
dcba
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Identify the planet:
Earth
Mars
Pluto
Saturn
Identify the planet:
Earth
Mars
Pluto
Saturn
Identify the planet:
Pluto
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
Identify the planet:
Pluto
Mercury
Uranus
Neptune
How long does it take the
Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 month
1 day
3 months
I year
How long does it take the
Earth to orbit the Sun?
1 month
1 day
3 months
1 year
How long does it take for
the Earth to rotate once on
it’s axis?
1 Hour
12 Hours
24 Hours
1 Year
How long does it take for
the Earth to rotate once on
it’s axis?
1 Hour
12 Hours
24 Hours
1 Year
Which planet has the
greatest gravitational pull?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Pluto
Which planet has the
greatest gravitational pull?
Jupiter
Mars
Earth
Pluto