1. Astronomy & Solar System

2. Solar System
Note Taking

3. 2. What is between Mars and Jupiter? (p. 670)
1. List the planets in order of closest to the farthest from the Sun. (p.644)
2. What is between Mars and Jupiter? (p. 670)
SUN
Neptune
Mercury
Asteroid Belt
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter

4. Inner Planets Outer Planets
3. How are the planets grouped? (p )
The INNER and OUTER planets
SUN
Inner
Planets
Outer
Planets
Neptune
Mercury
Asteroid Belt
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter

5. Rocky and Dense Mercury, Venus, Earth , Mars SUN
4. Which are the terrestrial planets? (p.646)
5. What do terrestrial planets have in common? (p.648)
Mercury, Venus, Earth , Mars
Rocky and Dense
SUN
Inner
Planets
Outer
Planets
(Terrestrial)
Neptune
Mercury
Asteroid Belt
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter

6. Rocky and Dense J.S.U.N. SUN Gaseous Surface All have rings Many moons
6. Which are the Gas Giants? (p.647)
J.S.U.N.
7. What do Gas Giants have in common? (p.648)
Rocky and Dense
SUN
Inner
Planets
Outer
Planets
(Terrestrial)
(Gas Giants)
Neptune
Mercury
Asteroid Belt
Venus
Uranus
Earth
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Gaseous Surface
All have rings
Many moons

7. Rocky and Dense Rocky and Dense - Giant Gaseous All have rings
8. How are the inner planets similar to Earth? (p.648)
Rocky and Dense
9. How are the outer planets different than the inner planets? (p.654)
Neptune
Rocky and Dense
(Inner Planets)
(Outer Planets)
Mercury
Uranus
Venus
Earth
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
Asteroid Belt
- Giant Gaseous
All have rings
All have many moons

8. The Planets orbit: ellipse
10. What shape is the orbit of the planets around the Sun? (p. 631 top)
Some
Ellipse
(oval)
Some
Circular
11. Draw the shape (the path of a planet around the Sun): (p. 646)
The Planets orbit: ellipse
SUN

9. Astronomy
Note taking

10. SUN Earth Centered Sun Centered
1. Draw a “Geo-Centric” model of a solar system (p.555)
2. Draw a “Helio-Centric” model of a solar system (p.555)
Earth Centered
Sun Centered
SUN

11. Near the outer edge of the ORION ARM
3. Which galaxy do we live in? (p.596)
Milky Way Galaxy
4. What type of galaxy it this? (p.596, figure 1)
Spiral Galaxy * *
We are here
Near the outer edge of the ORION ARM *
Side view

12. 5. What is the “Big Bang” Theory (p.601)
The Universe began from a tiny point, exploded, and is now continuing to expand.

13. About 13 – 15 Billion years old About 4 - 5 Billion years old
6. About how old is our UNIVERSE? (p.601)
About 13 – 15 Billion years old
7. About how old is our solar system? (p.614)
About Billion years old

14. 8. Saturn has many rings. What are they made of? (p.655)
Mostly icy Particles, some rocks
All Gaseous Giants have rings.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have rings.

15. Ice, rock, and cosmic dust packed together.
9. What is a comet? (p.668)
Ice, rock, and cosmic dust
packed together.
Most of the comets we see come from the Kuiper Belt

16. Tail always points away from the sun 11. Draw the comet and its tail
10. In which direction is the comet’s tail as it orbits the sun? (p.669)
Tail always points away from the sun
11. Draw the comet and its tail
Tail
Nucleus
Coma

17. Rocks (billions) orbiting the sun.
12. What is the asteroid belt and what is it made of?
Rocks (billions) orbiting the sun.
Mars
Jupiter
13. Between which two planets is the asteroid belt located? (p.670)
Mars and Jupiter