Download star (yes, the sun is really a star)

When you click on the sun you
will hear from Tim and Moby.
They will spew dozens of fun
facts about our very own star
(yes, the sun is really a star),
the sun! You’ll find out about
its huge size as well as just how
hot it is, both on the surface
and in the sun’s middle parts
(let’s just say you’d fry if you
got anywhere near it)! You’ll
also discover what the sun’s
made of, as well as how it got
its start way back at the
beginning of our solar system’s
history. And, you can find out
what neat things go on near
the sun’s surface, while getting
pointers about how to protect
yourself from the sun’s
powerful rays. This movie is
“solarly” cool, man!
The Sun
• Our solar system contains:
– The sun
– 9 Planets (or 8 if you take away Pluto).
– All the planets revolve around the sun
– The sun uses gravitational force (pull) on
each planet to keep all of the planets in orbit
around it.
– The planets all exert gravitational force (pull)
on their moons and any spacecraft that come
near them.
– A bigger planet exerts a greater gravitational
force than a smaller planet.
Let’s Hear From Tim and Moby Again!
Click on the picture of the space shuttle to hear
what Tim and Moby have to tell us about our
Solar System and the Planets.
• 1. Mercury
• 2. Venus
• 3. Earth
• 4. Mars
• They are the four planets closest
to the sun.
Inner Planets:
They all have rocky
surfaces, and they
are warmer than
the outer planets.
Earth is different from the other
inner planets. It has a watery
surface. It is the only planet with a
lot of oxygen in its atmosphere.
Earth has plant life and animal life.
• 1.
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Outer Planets are made
mostly of frozen gases.
Their surfaces are colder
than the inner planets
because they are farther
away from the sun. Most
outer planets have many
moons.
Pluto: Is It really a planet???
Some scientists now believe that
Pluto is really just a moon that
once belonged to Neptune.
Anyway, it is now called a dwarf
planet.
Compare the Planets’ Sizes
Here is a song you may hear when you
meet Solar Max.
They come from space
No they don’t come from here
These are the Spase Peepole
They are from
A different
Planet
Spase Peepole
They’re not of this Earth
They’re from outer space
Ohhh,
Spase Peepole
Spase Peepole
Spase Peepole
Spase Peepole
I was outside one day in my
backyard
And I saw the Spase Peepole
Camped out in my yard
They said
We are not from here
We’re Spase Peepole
We’re not of this Earth
Cause we are from space
Ohhh
Spase Peepole
Spase Peepole
Spase Peepole!