Topic 12: Solar System

solar system

• sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
• the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
• A representation of an object or event
• The movement of an object around another object

astronomical unit

• the average distance between the earth and the sun
• sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
• the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
• A representation of an object or event

sun

• The star at the center of our solar system
• the average distance between the earth and the sun
• sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
• the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole

planet

• An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
• The star at the center of our solar system
• the average distance between the earth and the sun
• sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun

moon

• a natural object that orbits a planet
• An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
• The star at the center of our solar system
• the average distance between the earth and the sun

asteroid

• a small rocky body orbiting the sun
• a natural object that orbits a planet
• An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
• The star at the center of our solar system

Meteroids

• Chunks of rock or dust from space
• a small rocky body orbiting the sun
• a natural object that orbits a planet
• An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.

Comets

• balls of ice, rock, and dust in space with a tail
• Chunks of rock or dust from space
• a small rocky body orbiting the sun
• a natural object that orbits a planet

electromagnetic radiation

• The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.
• balls of ice, rock, and dust in space with a tail
• Chunks of rock or dust from space
• a small rocky body orbiting the sun

visible light

• electromagnetic waves that you can see
• The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.
• balls of ice, rock, and dust in space with a tail
• Chunks of rock or dust from space