GSM Sci6 - Solar System Wayground

The Sun is at the center and planets revolve around it.

The Sun, Planets, Stars, and the Moon revolve around the Earth.

The Earth revolves around the Sun.

The Moon is at the center of the universe.

Aristotle

Copernicus

Newton

Plato

Copernicus

Galileo

Newton

Plato

Copernicus

Galileo

Newton

Aristotle

The sun formed at the center and became hot.

A planet formed at the center and became cold.

An asteroid belt formed at the center and became rocky.

A black hole formed at the center and became dense.

It must orbit a star (for us, the Sun).

It must orbit a moon.

It must orbit an asteroid.

It must orbit a comet.

It must have a nearly spherical (round) shape.

It must have a triangular shape.

It must have a flat, disc-like shape.

It must have a cube-like shape.

Its gravity has cleared away most other objects of a similar size near its orbit around the Sun. (It is the biggest object in its orbit.)

Its gravity has caused it to spin rapidly on its axis.

Its gravity has attracted all the asteroids in the solar system.

Its gravity has made it the hottest object in the solar system.

Between Mars & Jupiter

Between Earth & Mars

Between Jupiter & Saturn

Between Venus & Earth

Gaseous

Rocky

Many moons

Less dense