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My Solar System 2.03 - bayes.colorado.edu
The Solar System unit reveals detailed facts about our Sun and the planets. It also addresses other components of our solar system, including dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. Certain reading resources are provided at three reading levels within the unit to support differentiated instruction.
Our solar system formed about 4.6 billion years ago. The four planets closest to the Sun — Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars — are called the terrestrial planets because they have solid, rocky surfaces. Two of the outer planets beyond the orbit of Mars — Jupiter and Saturn — are known as gas giants; the more distant
The Kuiper belt is a region of the outer solar system, extending from the orbit of Neptune (at 30 AU4) to approximately 50 AU from the Sun. It is similar to the asteroid belt, though far larger — 20 times as wide. Like the asteroid belt, it consists mainly of small bodies, remnants from the solar system's formation.
Learn about the science behind the current exploration of the solar system in this free class. Use principles from physics, chemistry, biology, and geology to understand the latest from Mars, comprehend the outer solar system, ponder planets outside our solar system, and search for habitability in our neighborhood and beyond.
What is the Solar System? At the center of the Solar System is the Sun. This is but one of billions of stars in the sky, but is important to us as it gives us warmth and energy for us to use. There are many worlds that are near the Sun, each of them are as different as you can possibly imagine. All of these worlds that either orbit the Sun or ...
Earth Planet’s Order From the Sun Planet’s Distance From the Sun Planet’s Length of Year One Interesting Fact About This Planet ˜˚˛
