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My Universe

My Universe. Click to Learn About…. My Planet – Earth. My Solar System. My Galaxy - The Milky Way. My Universe. If that’s Earth… Where am I?. On the Moon!. The moon orbits the Earth in about 28 days This side of the moon always faces Earth 384,000 km from Earth. Men on the Moon.

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My Universe

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  1. My Universe

  2. Click to Learn About… My Planet – Earth My Solar System My Galaxy - The Milky Way My Universe

  3. If that’s Earth… Where am I?

  4. On the Moon! The moon orbits the Earth in about 28 days This side of the moon always faces Earth 384,000 km from Earth

  5. Men on the Moon • 6 Manned spacecraft landed on the moon • It took Apollo 11 four days to travel to the moon • 12 People walked on the moon

  6. Why Does the Moon Look Different? • The sun lights up half of the moon • The moon orbits Earth • The moon looks different to us during its orbit

  7. Moon Phases • New moon • Waxing crescent • First quarter • Waxing gibbous • Full moon • Waning gibbous • Last quarter • Waning crescent

  8. My Solar System

  9. 8 Planets in our Solar System • First 4: Inner Planets • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Rocks & Minerals • Last 4: Gas Giants • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • Liquids & Gas

  10. The Center of our Solar System

  11. Sun Facts • So large 1 million Earths could fit in it • 93 million miles from Earth • An airplane would take 17 years to get there • Sunlight travels to Earth in 8 minutes The Sun as seen in X-rays(from the Yohkoh satellite)

  12. Solar System Fun Song This song is a great way to learn the planets.

  13. Solar System Fun Oh the Sun is a hot star and Mercury is hot too Venus is the brightest planet and Earth is home to me & you Mars is the red one and Jupiter is most wide Saturn has those icy rings and Uranus spins on its side Neptune is really windy and they all orbit the sun We’ve named all 8 planets and had some solar system fun!

  14. The Sun is a Hot Star • Millions of Degrees • Hydrogen & Helium • Provides Light & Heat Making Life Possible

  15. Mercury is hot too! • 840  F during the day • At night it gets very cold -275  F • Fastest planet to orbits the sun (30 miles/sec)

  16. Venus is the Brightest Planet • Looks brighter than any other planet or star from Earth • Closest planet to Earth • It is called “Earth’s Twin” • Almost the same size as Earth

  17. Earth is Home to Me and You • Perfect distance from the sun for life • 93 million miles (93,000,000) • Rotates on its axis in 1 day (24 hours) • Orbits the sun in 1 year (365 days)

  18. Mars is the Red One • Soil contains iron rich minerals • Similar to Rust (iron & oxygen) • In 2004: 2 Rovers landed on Mars • Spirit & Opportunity • May 2008: Phoenix craft lands on Mar’s Pole

  19. Jupiter is Most Wide • Largest planet in solar system • 1,000 Earths could fit inside Jupiter • Jupiter is a giant ball of gas and liquid • It’s Great Red Spot is like a hurricane

  20. Saturn has Those Icy Rings • Saturn has 7 thin flat rings around it • The icy rings orbit Saturn • Saturn has many moons

  21. Uranus Spins on its Side • Gas Giant Planet • Methane Gas

  22. Neptune is Really Windy • Winds blow at 700 miles/hour • Gas Giant planet • Has 11 moons • Has several rings

  23. And they all Orbit the Sun

  24. Galaxies are Clusters of Stars

  25. My Galaxy – the Milky Way • Billions of stars • A Spiral Galaxy • Flat & Rotating • Bulge in Middle • A Billion, Billion Kilometers Wide

  26. Our Sun is one of Billions in the Milky Way Galaxy

  27. Everything There Is… All Matter

  28. My Universe • 13.7 billion years old • Made up of 100 billion galaxies • 156 billion light years wide

  29. Our Expanding Universe

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