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Chapter 11 Looking at the Universe

Chapter 11 Looking at the Universe. By: Mr. Leslie’s Class. Gravity. Gravity is the force that pulls bodies towards other bodies or objects. Earth’s gravity pulls you towards Earth at the same time the Sun’s gravity pulls Earth towards it.

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Chapter 11 Looking at the Universe

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  1. Chapter 11Looking at the Universe By: Mr. Leslie’s Class

  2. Gravity • Gravity is the force that pulls bodies towards other bodies or objects. • Earth’s gravity pulls you towards Earth at the same time the Sun’s gravity pulls Earth towards it. • We don’t go flying towards the Sun because Earth’s pull is stronger. • Earth wants to float off into space but the sun will not let it.

  3. The Sun and Solar System • The solar system is made up of the Sun, eight planets, and other smaller bodies that orbit the Sun.

  4. Planets (4th grade challenge game) • Mercury • Venus • Earth • Mars • Jupiter • Saturn • Uranus • Neptune • A planet is a large body made up of rock, or gas that moves around a star.(sun)

  5. Orbit • Earth’s path as it travels around the Sun is called its orbit. • The moon is a body that moves in an orbit around a planet.

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