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The Universe

TheoriesComponentsUnits of measurementTimeline

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The Solar System

Components Movement of planets

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Inner planets

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What are the different theories about the Universe?

What makes up the Universe?

What units of measurement do astronomers use?

Timeline What makes up the Solar System?

How do the planets move?

Which are the inner planets?

Which are the outer planets?

What are dwarf planets and small solar system bodies?

Interactive activity: Solar system bodies

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4,000 YEARS AGO

3,000 YEARS AGO

ANCIENT GREECE

500 YEARS AGO

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4,000 years ago

Origin of

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Orion

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3,000 years ago

Mythology

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Ancient Greece

Geocentrictheory

The Earth was the centre of the

Universe.

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500 years ago

Heliocentric theory

The Sun was the centre of the

Universe.

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What makes up the Universe?

Galaxy cluster

Milky Way

Solar System

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What units of measurements do astronomers use?

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EARTH

Astronomical unit (AU) The distance between the Earth and the Sun: about 150 million kilometres

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Light-yearThe distance light travels

in one year: about 9.5 trillion km

Kilometres

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300,000

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UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

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Timeline

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Nicolas Copernicus Heliocentric theory

Tycho Brahe Planet movement

Johannes Kepler Calculates planetary orbits

Galileo Galilei Invented the telescope to study space

Discovery of Uranus

Johann Galle Discovery of Neptune

Radio telescopes

First person walks on Moon

Space telescopes

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What makes up the Solar System?

outer planets

Suninner planets

asteroid belt

dwarf planet

Kuiper belt

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How do the planets move?

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Which are the inner planets?

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Mercury

EarthVenus

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Mercury

Earth

Characteristics

Which are the inner planets?

Satellites: noneAtmosphere: noneTemperature: -180 to 430 ºCDiameter: 4,880 kmSize: the smallest planetDistance: the closest to the Sun

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Mercury

Venus Earth

Which are the inner planets?

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Satellites: noneAtmosphere: CO2

Temperature: 465 ºCDiameter: 12,104 km

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Characteristics

Mercury

Which are the inner planets?

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Satellites: 1 Atmosphere: N2+O2

Diameter: 12,740 kmFact: the only planet with life

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Mercury

Earth

Which are the inner planets?

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Satellites: 2 (Deimos and Phobos)Atmosphere: CO2

Temperature: - 50 ºCDiameter: 6,794 km

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Which are the outer planets?

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Jupiter

Which are the outer planets?

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Satellites: 63Largest moons: Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede Diameter: 142,984 kmSize: the largest planet

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Jupiter

Which are the outer planets?

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Satellites: 59Largest moon: Titan Diameter: 120,536 kmSize: the second largest Fact: a system of rings

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Satellites: 27Diameter: 51,118 kmAxis: almost horizontal Fact: a system of rings

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Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Which are the outer planets?

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Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Which are the outer planets?

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Satellites: 13Diameter: 49,528 km Size: smaller than UranusDistance: the most distant from the Sun

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• Ceres

• Eris

Dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies

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Dwarf planets

Small solar system bodies

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Dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies

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Pluto

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Dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies

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asteroid belt

Kuiper belt

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Dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies

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Oort cloud

comet orbit

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