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Stars, Planets, and Moons

Stars, Planets, and Moons. Cornell Notes Page 81. 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. http://www.seasky.org/cosmic/sky7a01.html. To scale or not to scale?. Planets.

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Stars, Planets, and Moons

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  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

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

  4. To scale or not to scale?

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

  6. 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!

  7. Moons • celestial body that orbits a planet or dwarf planet.

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

  9. Our Solar System

  10. Our Solar System 8 planets revolve around our sun, as well as many other celestial bodies Heliocentric

  11. 4 Inner Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars “Terrestrial Planets” Small, dense, rocky

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

  13. 4 Outer Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Very Large “Gas Giants” and “Ice Giants”

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

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