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THE SOLAR SYSTEM •What do you know about systems? •What is a solar system? •What are the parts of a solar system? The Sun • What is the Sun? • What is the sun’s importance in our solar system? MERCURY • How did Mercury get its name? •What are some interesting facts about Mercury? •Why is its name appropriate for this planet? VENUS • How is this planet like our moon? • What country(s) have landed probes on this planet? • What is notable about Venus? EARTH • What is unique about our planet? • What are some things that contribute to the existence of life on Planet Earth? MARS • How is Mars like Earth? • How is Mars different from Earth? CERES • What is a dwarf planet? ASTEROIDS • What are asteroids? • Where are they located? JUPITER • Why is Jupiter known as a gas giant? • How is Jupiter like the Sun? SATURN • What is special about Saturn? URANUS • Why would anyone name a planet Uranus? NEPTUNE • What is the Great Dark Spot? • Does Neptune have seasons? PLUTO • Is this a planet or not? IS THERE A TENTH PLANET? • Scientists have discovered planet-like bodies orbiting farther out than Pluto. • Some of them are considered to be dwarf planets. COMETS •What are comets? Which direction does a comet’s tail point? METEOROIDS • How big are meteoroids? • What do meteoroids become if they enter the Earth’s atmosphere? • What are they called if they don’t totally burn up, but land on Earth? THE SOLAR SYSTEM • The solar system consists of the Sun and everything that is orbiting around it. • 8 Planets • Dwarf Planets • Moons • Comets • Meteoroids • Asteroids Images and information used in this presentation were taken from Microsoft Encarta Reference Suite.