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The Celestial Bodies—Planets, Stars, and other things

The Celestial Bodies—Planets, Stars, and other things. The Solar System and Beyond. Groups of Stars. What are their names?. Groups of stars that form a pattern are called constellations . Some of them you know—Leo the lion, Gemini the twins, Taurus the bull. There are now eight planets.

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The Celestial Bodies—Planets, Stars, and other things

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  1. The Celestial Bodies—Planets, Stars, and other things The Solar System and Beyond

  2. Groups of Stars What are their names? • Groups of stars that form a pattern are called constellations. Some of them you know—Leo the lion, Gemini the twins, Taurus the bull.

  3. There are now eight planets Learn the planets in order from the sun. • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (asteroid belt), Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • http://www.gifbin.com/981867

  4. Dwarf Planets Pluto is the largest one. • Ceres—is in the asteroid belt • Pluto—was the ninth planet—cold because it is so far from the sun • Charon—was once thought to be Pluto’s moon • Eris, Makemake, and Haumea are called Kuiper Belt objects

  5. All of the planets have moons Our moon has six phases.

  6. The Tilt of the earth causes the Seasons Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall (autumn) • The Earth tilts toward the sun in summer and away from it in winter. • http://esminfo.prenhall.com/science/geoanimations/animations/01_EarthSun_E2.html

  7. What is a Star? definition • A star is a ball of hot gas that produces heat and light. The sun is our star.

  8. The Difference between revolution and rotation There is a difference!! • Revolution is the earth orbiting (going around) the sun • Rotation is the earth spinning on its axis

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