the solar system

sun placement on solar system

at the centre of solar system

gravity

the force that keeps objects in their orbits around the sun

solar system look like

flat disk or plate

orbits of objects around the sun

all move in the same direction

the solar system consists of

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Sun

Asteroids

Dwarf planets

Dust

Ice

Eights planets and their moons

sun size

medium sized

sun produces

heat and light in nuclear reactions

characteristics of planets

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Keep their orbital path clear

Circular orbit

Spherical in shape

inner rocky planets

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Terrestrial

Warmer

Rock

Small

Dense

outer gas planets

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Gas giants

Further

cold

has and liquid

large

dwarf planets

do not keep their orbital path clear

examples of dwarf planets

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Pluto

Ceres

Haumea

Makemake

Eris

moon

natural object that revolves around a planet

moons shine

moons reflect light from sun

asteroids

large rocks found in space. asteroid belt

meteoroids

in space. smaller than an asteroids. asteroid belt

meteor

in atmosphere. burns up. shooting stars

meteorite

on surface. lands on earth

comet

CE/FO

Central part called coma and long tail

Elliptical orbit

Frozen gas and lumps of rock

Outer solar system

when comet come close to sun

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when a comet come close to the sun, the ice melts and releases gases and dust. this causes a bright ring of gas and dust around the coma and the very long, bright tail. 10 m km. away from the sun

light year

distance travelled by light in a year. 10 tr km