13 November 2012

How to Remember the Order of the Planets in Our Solar System

How to Remember the Order of the Planets in Our Solar System ??

http://www.wikihow.com/Remember-the-Order-of-the-Planets-in-Our-Solar-System  

 

 

 

  • M = Mercury
  • V = Venus
  • E = Earth
  • M = Mars
  • J = Jupiter
  • S = Saturn
  • U = Uranus
  • N = Neptune
  • P = Pluto(no longer considered a planet)

 Happy Learning ~~~

The Planets in Our Solar System 

 


Solar System Order

Mercury has a tenuous atmosphere, so, despite being the planet closest to the Sun, it is unable to retain the heat it is exposed to. The temperature ranges by a few hundred degrees Celsius each Mercurian day.

Venus has a thick atmosphere and an average surface temperature of 460 degrees Celsius. If you were standing on Venus, you would choke on the high amounts of carbon dioxide as your skin dissolved in the sulfuric acid rain.

Earth Our home planet .

Mars is perhaps the most studied planet besides Earth. It has a nearly nonexistent atmosphere, so it is a cold world. Temperatures are about -140 Celsius in the winter. At the height of summer you could not comfortably wear shorts.

Jupiter is 2.5 times as massive as all of the other planets in the Solar System combined. Jupiter has 63 recognized moons, but more are thought to be in orbit. That accounts for about 1/3 of the moons in our Solar System.

Saturn is a contradiction. It is the second largest planet, yet it has a very low density. It would float if you had enough water to put it in. There are 60 acknowledged moons orbiting Saturn.

Uranus is tilted like crazy. All planets are slightly tilted on their axis, but Uranus is tilting at 98 degrees. 

Neptune, is last, but not least. It orbits an average of 4.5 billion km from the Sun. It was discovered in 1846, making it the most recent recognized planet to be discovered.



Latest pictures of the solar system


 
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Saturn



12 November 2012

We Love Science

 

Birth of the Solar System

Birth of the Solar System 

 

Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet ?

 

Why Pluto is No Longer a Planet ?

 

What Is a Planet Today?
 
According to the new definition, a full-fledged planet is an object that orbits the sun and is large enough to have become round due to the force of its own gravity. In addition, a planet has to dominate the neighborhood around its orbit. 

Pluto has been demoted because it does not dominate its neighborhood. Charon, its large "moon," is only about half the size of Pluto, while all the true planets are far larger than their moons. 

In addition, bodies that dominate their neighborhoods, "sweep up" asteroids, comets, and other debris, clearing a path along their orbits. By contrast, Pluto's orbit is somewhat untidy. 


Neptune


Neptune 



Neptune is the smallest of the four gas giants in our Solar System. Much like Saturn and Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere contains hydrogen, helium and methane.

Neptune is a very windy place. No other planet in the Solar System has winds that are as strong as Neptune's. The winds near the Great Dark Spot were believed to have reached nearly 1,200 miles per hour .

Neptune has six rings which circle the planet. These rings are believed to be fairly new. The rings are more irregular than the rings of other planets. 

Neptune has 13 moons that we know of. Because Neptune is so far away, it is difficult to see any of these worlds. There are probably many more moons orbiting this blue planet which we have not yet discovered. Perhaps you will be the astronomer who discovers some of these worlds.  


Uranus


Uranus

 

It would take you many years to fly a rocket to Uranus . Like Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus is a gas giant. But Uranus is a little different. Unlike all the other planets and most of the moons in our Solar System, Uranus spins on its side. It is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into this planet. The crash was so powerful that it completely changed the direction of Uranus' planetary rotation. 

The thick atmosphere of Uranus is made up of methane, hydrogen and helium. But Uranus is an extremely cold planet. It has been called the "ice giant." It is believed that Uranus is made up of rock and ice and has a large rocky core. Because of the tremendous planetary pressure of Uranus, there could possibly be trillions of large diamonds in or on the surface of this planet.

Uranus also has rings, though they don't stretch out as far as the rings of Saturn. The rings of Uranus are made up of black dust particles and large rocks.

Uranus has 27 moons. Five of these moons are large and the rest are smaller.   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scvVpjRT-4M&feature=player_embedded 

 

Saturn


Saturn



Saturn is similar to Jupiter, but it is much smaller. It is the second largest planet in our Solar System and it is a gas giant like Jupiter. Under the clouds of methane, hydrogen and helium, the sky gradually turns into liquid until it becomes a giant ocean of liquid chemicals.
Saturn is the least dense planet in our Solar System. It is made up of mostly hydrogen and helium, which are the two lightest elements in the universe and thus make Saturn the lightest planet that we know of. This is why you wouldn't weigh as much on Saturn as you think you would because of its size. And because Saturn is so light, it does not have as much gravity.

Jupiter


Jupiter 



Jupiter is by far the largest planet in our Solar System. The Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1000 times. 
 
Jupiter is a very stormy planet. There are storms found throughout the atmosphere, and most of the storms seem to never end. The many different cloud formations and storms in the atmosphere also make Jupiter a very colorful planet.

Jupiter's great red spot, visible in the picture above to the right, is where a giant storm has been raging for at least 300 years. This red spot is also called "The Eye of Jupiter" because of its shape.  

Jupiter has 50 official moons and 12 provisional (unofficial) moons. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s56pxa9lpvo&feature=player_embedded  



Mars

Mars

Mars excites scientists because its mild temperament is more like the Earth's than any of the other planets. Evidence suggests that Mars once had rivers, streams, lakes, and even an ocean. As Mars' atmosphere slowly depleted into outer space, the surface water began to permanently evaporate. Today the only water on Mars in either frozen in the polar caps or underground. You may sometimes hear Mars referred to as the "Red Planet." This is because the surface of Mars is red. If you stood on the surface of Mars, you would see red dirt and rocks everywhere.

Mars has two moons, their names are Deimos and Phobos.






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09 October 2012

Earth - Our Home



Earth : our home


Earth is the third planet from the Sun and largest of the terrestrial planets. Suprisingly, while it is only the fifth largest planet in terms of size and mass. Regarding its name, Earth is the only planet not named after a mythological being. Instead, its name is derived from the Old English word "ertha," which means ground.
Number of Moons: 1
Rings: No
Time it takes light to reach Earth from the Sun:
8 minutes 17 seconds

Length of Day:
23 hours 56 minutes
Length of Year:
365.26 days


Venus

Venus 

 


As the third brightest object in Earth's sky after the Sun and moon. It is often remarked that Venus and Earth are twin planets due to their similarity in size, density, mass, and volume. Though these planetary characteristics are relatively the same, Venus and Earth are still substantially different in many other ways (e.g., atmosphere, rotation, surface temperatures, and Venus' lacking a moon). 


Number of Moons: 0
Rings: No
Time it takes light to reach Venus from the Sun:
6 min

Length of Day:
243.02 Earth Days

Mercury - the closest planet to the sun

Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. As such, it circles the sun faster than all the other planets.






Number of Moons: 0
Rings: No
Time it takes light to reach Mercury from the Sun:
3 min 16 sec
Mass: 3.3010 x 1023 kg
Diameter: 4,878 km
Density: 5,400 kg/m3
Length of Day:
58.65 Earth Days
Length of Year:
87.97 Earth Days


Mercury 





The Solar System Song


It's a song about the Sun and the planets for children of all ages.
This song was written and performed by A.J. Jenkins. Video by KidsTV123

Let's sing the song ~~ 

Planets of Solar System

Solar System—sistem suria


Mercury—Utarid


Venus—Zuhrah

 

Earth—Bumi

 

Mars—Marikh


Jupiter—Musytari

 

Saturn—Zuhal

 

Uranus—Uranus

 

Neptune—Neptun

 







Can you list the planet in the Solar System in a sequence ?

Understanding the solar system

Understanding the solar system 

Our solar neighborhood is an exciting place. The Solar System is full of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, minor planets, and many other exciting objects. Learn about Io, the explosive moon that orbits the planet Jupiter, or explore the gigantic canyons and deserts on Mars. 

What Is The Solar System?

The Solar System is made up of all the planets that orbit our Sun. In addition to planets, the Solar System also consists of moons, comets, asteroids, minor planets, and dust and gas.

Everything in the Solar System orbits or revolves around the Sun. The Sun contains around 98% of all the material in the Solar System. The larger an object is, the more gravity it has. Because the Sun is so large, its powerful gravity attracts all the other objects in the Solar System towards it. At the same time, these objects, which are moving very rapidly, try to fly away from the Sun, outward into the emptiness of outer space. The result of the planets trying to fly away, at the same time that the Sun is trying to pull them inward is that they become trapped half-way in between. Balanced between flying towards the Sun, and escaping into space, they spend eternity orbiting around their parent star.