Our Solar System

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Our Solar System

• By Mrs. Johnston

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The Sun

• The only star you can see during the day
• The closest star to the earth
• Ball of gas that emits light and gives off heat

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The Moon

• Satellite that orbits the earth
• Reflects light from the sun
• No air or water
• Has many craters on surface

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Star Constellations

• The Big Dipper
• The Little Dipper
• Pegasus
• Perseus
• Princess Andromeda
• Cetus (the whale)

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Asteroids, Meteors, Meteorites

• Meteors- pieces of rock in space that fall into
  earths gravity
• Meteorites- meteors that hits the earth
• Asteroids- very large chunks of rock in space

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Planets

• Mercury
• Venus
• Earth
• Mars
• Saturn
• Jupiter
• Uranus
• Neptune
• Pluto

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This has been a space presentation