THE SOLAR SYSTEM

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• What do you know about systems?
• What is a solar system?
• What are the parts of a solar system?

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The Sun

• What is the Sun?
• What is the suns importance in our solar system?

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MERCURY

• How did Mercury get its name?

• What are some interesting
• facts about Mercury?

• Why is its name appropriate
• for this planet?

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VENUS

• How is this planet like our moon?
• What country(s) have landed probes on this
  planet?
• What is notable about Venus?

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EARTH

• What is unique about our planet?
• What are some things that contribute to the
  existence of life on Planet Earth?

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MARS

• How is Mars like Earth?
• How is Mars different from Earth?

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CERES

• What is a dwarf planet?

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ASTEROIDS

• What are asteroids?
• Where are they located?

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JUPITER

• Why is Jupiter known as a gas giant?
• How is Jupiter like the Sun?

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SATURN

• What is special about Saturn?

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URANUS

• Why would anyone name a planet Uranus?

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NEPTUNE

• What is the Great Dark Spot?
• Does Neptune have seasons?

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PLUTO

• Is this a planet or not?

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IS THERE A TENTH PLANET?

• Scientists have discovered planet-like bodies
  orbiting farther out than Pluto.
• Some of them are considered to be dwarf planets.

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COMETS

• What are comets?

Which direction does a comets tail point?
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METEOROIDS

• How big are meteoroids?
• What do meteoroids become if they enter the
  Earths atmosphere?
• What are they called if they dont totally burn
  up, but land on Earth?

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THE SOLAR SYSTEM

• The solar system consists of the Sun and
  everything that is orbiting around it.
• 8 Planets
• Dwarf Planets
• Moons
• Comets
• Meteoroids
• Asteroids

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