Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 6 Term 4: Planet Earth and Beyond The Solar System (ppt 3)

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Topic 1 The Solar System The Planets Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Outer Planets Known as the gas giants. Some have many moons. http://space-facts.com/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Jupiter It is the fifth planet from the Sun and also the largest planet. First gas planet [90% hydrogen - has clouds of ammonia and 10% helium]. Mass is 318 times that of Earth. Takes 12 years to orbit the Sun. http://space-facts.com/jupiter/ https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+jupiter+fun+facts https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+saturn+facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 4

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Jupiter Three thin dark rings, made of dust. 4 big moons and 60 smaller moons. Fast winds blow from east to west. Colour is light pink-brown. Distance from the Sun is 142 800 km. Surface temperature is -145 ºC. http://space-facts.com/jupiter/ https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+jupiter+fun+facts https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+saturn+facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 5

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet. Gas planet of hydrogen and helium. Famous for its bright colourful rings made of frozen water. http://space-facts.com/saturn/ http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-facts-about-saturn.html https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+saturn+facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Saturn Furthest planet from Earth that can be seen without a telescope or binoculars. Has 62 moons. It takes 29.45 years to orbit the Sun. The average temperature is -141ºC. http://space-facts.com/saturn/ http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-facts-about-saturn.html https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet+saturn+facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 7

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Uranus A smooth blue-green gas planet. It is called an ‘ice giant,’ because it is mostly made of frozen gas [hydrogen, helium and methane]. It has 9 dark and 2 brightly coloured rings. http://space-facts.com/uranus/ https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=information%20and%20pictures%20of%20planet%20uranus https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet%20uranus%20facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 8

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Uranus It has 27 known moons. Uranus turns on its axis once every 17 hours and 14 minutes. It takes 84 years to orbit the Sun. The average temperature is -216 ºC. Its distance from the Sun is 3 000 M km. http://space-facts.com/uranus/ https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=information%20and%20pictures%20of%20planet%20uranus https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=planet%20uranus%20facts Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 9

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Neptune It is the furthest away from the Sun. It is a gas planet. It has fast, strong winds of 1 400 km/h. http://space-facts.com/neptune/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 10

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Neptune 14 Moons. It takes 165 years to orbit the Sun. Surface temperature is -201 °C. It was discovered on the 23rd September 1846. http://space-facts.com/neptune/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 11

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Dwarf Planets Dwarf planets are also known as a planetoids/plutoids. Eris Pluto Ceres Haumea Makemake http://space-facts.com/dwarf-planets/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Pluto It is no longer a planet since 2006. Largest known dwarf planet. It has an irregular orbit – tilted and elongated. Surface temperature is -225 °C. It has 5 moons – one is very large. http://space-facts.com/dwarf-planets/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 Eris Orbit period around the Sun is 560 years. It was discovered on 5th January 2005. It has only one moon, known as Disnomia. http://space-facts.com/dwarf-planets/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 The Inside Story What rock planets look like inside: http://space-facts.com/terrestrial-planets/ https://www.google.co.za/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=rocky%20planets Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6

Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6 The Inside Story What gas planets look like inside: http://space-facts.com/gas-giants/ Natural Sciences and Technology - Grade 6