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AstronomyPhilip
DestefanoThe scientific study and observation of
the universe beyond Earth includingstars, planets, comets and galaxies.
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Galaxies
Spiral
Elliptical
Barred Spiral
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Inner PlanetsThese are also known as the Rocky
Planets
Mercury;
Named after theRoman godmessenger.
Venus;
Named after the Romangoddess of
love andbeauty.
Earth;
May havebeen
namedOceans
and water
Mars;
Namedafter the
Romangod of war.
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Outer PlanetsGas Giants
Jupiter
Named after theRoman king of thegods,because it is
very large
Saturn
Named after the Roman
God of harvest becauseits only visible during
growing season
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(Not actual size)
Pluto
I believe Plutoshould not be a
planet because itis so small andPluto has not
been visited sowe shouldnt
even be able totell.
Sorry Pluto
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Day and Night
UsUs
Day Night
The EarthRotatesaround an Axis
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The Four Seasons
Us Us
We are tilted
towards thesun, so it is
hotter.
We are nowin Summer
We aretilted away
from thesun, so it iscolder.
We are nowin Winter
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Gravity
Theinvisibleforce
that pullsyou
towardsthe
center of a Planet
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The Moon
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Lunar Eclipse
When Earth is blocking the Sunlight fromthe Moon We see:
= Sunlight
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Solar eclipseThe moon is blocking the Sun, so we can
see the Sun We see:The suns corona is the flashing
thing around the edge of the moon
= Sunlight
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Constellations and Stars
Big Dipper