SCIENCEYEAR 4

INVESTIGATING THE EARTH AND THE UNIVERSE

SUN

What can you see in this slide?

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Consist of :1.The Sun2.9 planets3.Natural satellites4.Asteroids

THE SUN

• Is the center of the Solar System.

• It is in the middle of the Solar System and there are 9 planet which revolve around it.

• It is a star that able to give us light and warmth.

9 PLANETS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEMSUN

MERCURY

URANUS

MARS

SATURN

PLUTO

JUPITER

VENUS

EARTH

NEPTUNE

PLANET• Each planet revolves around the Sun in

its own elliptical orbit.• The orbit ensures that the planets will

not collide.• While revolving around the Sun, the

planets also rotate on their axes.• All planets, except Venus and Uranus

rotates anti-clockwise.• Venus rotates clockwise while Uranus

rotates from top downwards (on its side).

• The nearest planet ( Mercury ) has the smallest orbit.

• The furthest ( Pluto ) has the biggest orbit.

• The rotation of the Earth in the west to east direction causes

a) the formation of day and night b) the Sun rising in the east and

setting in the west.

The Website…

• http://masvanessa.tripod.com/sistemsuria.html

• http://www.astronomes.com/m1_solaire/m100_main.html

• http://www.sabah.edu.my/ptc026.wcdd/

• http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Union/6728/bab23.html

ACTIVITY SHEET

http://www.sabah.edu.my/ptc026.wcdd/

MERCURY VENUS AND EARTH

EARTH AND EARTH

EARTH AND EARTH

MARS JUPITER SATURN URANUS

NEPTUNE PLUTO

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