Celestial Bodies Grade 9 Science. Earth Our home.
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Transcript of Celestial Bodies Grade 9 Science. Earth Our home.
A Moon HaloThese happen
quite often. Look for them when
there are lots of high, but thin
clouds in the sky
Can you see another celestial
body in the picture?
…also has rings.
It’s also tilted
(compared to the other
planets), it flies
through space on its side.
The Dwarf PlanetsCeres
Found between Mars and
Jupiter
Pluto
Found past Neptune
Eris
The largest Dwarf Planet
and even further from the Sun
than Pluto
AsteroidsAsteroids come in all
shapes and sizes. Most are found in the
Asteroid Belt, between Mars and Jupiter
They can be as small as a pebble and as large as 1000 km across
Meteors (or Shooting
Stars)
Each streak is a piece of rock or dust burning up as it enters our atmosphere. The rock is a meteoroid. They are
travelling between 10 and 70 kilometres per second.
This can happen!
This crater in Arizona is 1200 m wide, 200 m deep and was made by a meteorite about 40 m wide.
The Sun
The Sun provides our world with the warmth and light
needed to survive.
Our Sun is an average sized, middle age (4.5
billion years old) star
Features of the Sun
Sun spots
They may appear dark, but they are actually brighter than a full moon
They can also cause…
Solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections
This is a CME. The Sun throws out particles. If
they hit the Earth they can
cause blackouts, fry satellites and kill astronauts
in space.