2. Sun is a star at the centre of the
solar system.
The heat & light from the sun is
caused by nuclear reactions in its
centre.
It is one of may billions of stars
which form the Milky Way galaxy.
Every second 700 million tons of
hydrogen converted to 695
million tons helium, and 5
million tons of energy.
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Known to the ancients: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are
visible to the naked eye and have been known since prehistoric times.
Modern Planets: Uranus (1781), Neptune (1846) and Pluto (1930) were
discovered only after the invention of the telescope. In 2006, Pluto was
reassigned to a new class of planets known as the dwarf planets.
Solar System
6. The Sun and the celestial bodies which revolve around it form
the solar system. It consists of large number of bodies such as
planets, comets, asteroids and meteors. The gravitational
attraction between the Sun and these objects keeps them
revolving around it.
The eight planets in their order of distance from the Sun are:
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Solar System
7. Mercury(0.055 Earth masses)
Mercury is nearest to the Sun. It is the smallest planet of our solar system.
It is very difficult to observe it, as most of the time it is hidden in the glare
of the Sun. However, it can be observed just before sunrise or just after
sunset, near the horizon.
Mercury has no satellite of its own
Orbital Periods of this planet is 88 days .
Mercury:
Radius: 2,440 km
Mass: 3.3x1023 kg
Orbit: 5.8 x 107 km
Made of : rock
Atmosphere: yes (unstable)
Temperatures vary from 90K to 700K - largest range in solar system
Solar System
8. From space
Venus is earth’s nearest planetary neighbor. It is
the brightest
planet in the night sky.
Venus appears in the eastern sky before sunrise
and western sky
just after sunset.
It is often called a morning or an evening star
Venus has no moon or satellite of its own.
Venus rotates from east to west while the Earth
rotates from west
to east.
Venus:
Radius: 6,052 km
Mass: 4.9 x 1024 kg
Orbit: 1.1 x 108 km
Made of: rock
Atmosphere: yes (CO2)
Surface temperature: 750K
1 year = 225 days
1 day = 243 days
Solar System
9. The Earth
The Earth is the only planet in the solar system on
which life is known to exist.
From space, the Earth appears blue green due to the
reflection of light from water and landmass on its
surface.
The Earth has only one moon.
Some special environmental are responsible for the existence and
continuation of life on the Earth. These include just the right distance
from the Sun, so that it has the right temperature range, the presence of
water and suitable atmosphere and a blanket of ozone
The axis of rotation of the Earth is not perpendicular to the plane of its
orbit. The tilt is responsible for the change of seasons on the Earth.
Solar System
10. The Earth
Radius: 6,678 km
Mass: 5.9x1024 kg
Orbit: 1.5 x 108 km
Made of: rock
Atmosphere: yes (nitrogen, oxygen, argon)
Moons: 1
1 day = 24 hours
1 year = 365.25 days
Solar System
11. The first outside the orbit of the
Earth is Mars. It appears slightly reddish
Mars is also called the red planet.
Mars has two small natural satellites.
MARS
Radius: 3,397 km
Mass: 6.4x1023 kg
Orbit: 2.3 x 108 km
Made of: rock
Atmosphere: yes(CO2)
Moons: 2
1 year = 78 days
1 day = 25 hours
Solar System
12. Jupiter
Jupiter is the largest planet of the solar system. It is
so large that about 1300 earths can be placed inside
this giant.
Jupiter has a large number of satellites.
Easily recognize Jupiter as it appears quite bright in
the sky.
Jupiter has four large moons (Io, Callisto, Ganymede,
and Europa) which is easily seen by telescope.
Jupiter and It's 4 big Moon Surface
Solar System
13. Jupiter:
Radius: 71,492 km
Mass: 1.9x1027 kg
Orbit: 7.8 x 108 km
Made of: hydrogen (90%),
helium (10%),
ice and rock
Atmosphere : Yes
Moons: 61
Day: 9.8 hours
Year: 4,333 days
Solar System
14. Saturn which appears yellowish in color, has a large number
of satellites.
Saturn is the least dense among all the planets. Its density is
less than that of water.
Satrun
1 year = 10832 days
1 day = 11 hours
Mean Radius : 58,232 km
Mass : 5.7x1026 kg
Orbit : 1.4 x 109 km
Made of : Hydrogen, Helium ice, and rock
Atmosphere: yes
Moons : 31
Least dense planet 0.7 g cm-3 (water = 1)
Solar System
15. The outermost planet of the solar system. They can be
seen only with the help of large telescopes.
Uranus rotates from east to west.
Uranus has highly tilted rotational axis As a result, in
its orbital motion it appears to roll on its side.
Uranus
Radius : 25,559 km
Mass : 8.7x1025 kg
Orbit : 2.9 x 109 km
Made of : ices, rock,
hydrogen, helium
Atmosphere: Yes
Moons : 27
Day : 17 hours
Year : 30,700 days
Uranus and It’s Moons
Solar System
16. Neptune:
Radius : 24,766 km
Mass : 1.0x1026 kg
Orbit : 4.5 x 109 km
Made of : ices (H20, CH4, NH3), rock, hydrogen (15%)
helium.
Atmosphere : Yes
Moons : 13 known
-Internal heat source
radiates twice the
energy it receives
-Fastest winds in solar
system > 2000km/hr
1 day = 16 hours
1 year = 60,225 days
Neptune
Solar System
17. The Earth
The Moon
Earth‘s Moon • Moons are like little
planets that encircle the
real planets..Usually,
they are much smaller
than planets.
The Moon revolves around the Earth.
The Earth along with the moon, revolve
around the Sun
Solar System
18. Earth's Moon: Facts &
Figures
Average Distance from
Earth
3.844 x 105 km
Mean Radius 1.738 x 103 km
Mean Circumference 1.0917 x 104 km
Volume 2.197 x 1010 km3
Mass 7.3477 x 1022 kg
Sidereal Rotation
Period (Length of Day)
27.322 Earth days
Sidereal Orbit Period
(Length of Year)
27.322 Earth days
Minimum/Maximum
Surface Temperature
-233 / 123 °C
The Moon
Solar System
19. The day on which the whole disc of the moon is
visible is known as the full moon day.
On the fifteenth day the moon is not visible. This day is known
as the new moon day.
The next day, only a small portion of the moon
appears in the sky. This is known as the crescent
moon.
The various shapes of the bright the moon as seen
during a month are called phases of the moon
Earth‘s Moon The moon completes one rotation on
its axis as it completes one evolution
around the Earth
Solar System
20. Earth‘s Moon
Moon does not produce its
own light We see the moon
because the sunlight falling
on it gets reflected towards us
We, therefore, see only that
part of the moon, from which
the light of the Sun is
reflected towards us.
Solar System
21. Phases of the moon It is also sometimes possible for Earth to
block sunlight to the Moon. This happens
when the Moon is in its Full Moon phase.
When this happens, Earth simply casts a
shadow on the Moon. It can either be
partially or totally eclipsed. During a total
lunar eclipse, the Moon doesn't appear
totally dark as light from the Sun is
refracted through Earth's atmosphere
which reflects dimly on the Moon and gives
it a dull brownish colour as shown in the
image below.
Solar System
22. Phases of the moon
The moon has no atmosphere. It has no water.
On July 21, 1969 (Indian time) the
American astronaut Neil Armstrong
landed on the moon for the first time
followed by Edwin Aldrin.
Solar System
23. There is a large number of stars in the sky. Observe carefully
on a dark night
Stars emit light of their own
The stars are millions of times farther away than the Sun.
Therefore, the stars appear to us like points.
The Sun is also a star nearly 150 million km away from the
Earth. The next nearest star is Alpha Centauri. It is at a
distance of about 40,000,000,000,000 km from the Earth.
If the stars appear to move from east to west, It mean that
the Earth, If light from stars takes rotates from west to east.
The pole star, which is situated in the direction of the
earth’s axis. It does not appear to move.
The Stars
24. The stars forming a group that has a recognizable shape is called a constellation
The Big Dipper, the Great Bear or the Saptarshi.
There are seven prominent stars in this constellation.
constellation
25. Phases of the moon
Asteroids
There is a large gap in between the orbits
of Mars and Jupiter. This gap is occupied
by a large number of small objects that
revolve around the Sun. These are called
asteroids.
Asteroids can only be seen through large
telescopes.
26. Phases of the moon
Comets
Comets are also members of our solar
system. They revolve around the Sun
in highly elliptical orbits. However,
their period of revolution round the
Sun is usually very long. A Comet
appears generally as a bright head
with a long tail. The length of the tail
grows in size as it approaches the sun.
The tail of a comet is always directed
away from the sun
27. Phases of the moonMeteors
These are commonly known as shooting stars,
although they are not stars. They are called
meteors.
A meteor is usually a small object that
occasionally enters the earth’s atmosphere.
At that time it has a very high speed. The friction
due to the atmosphere heats it up. It glows and
evaporates quickly. That is why the bright steak
lasts for a very short time
28. Meteorites
Some meteors are large so that they can
reach the Earth before they evaporate
completely. The body that reaches the
Earth is called a meteorite.
Meteorites help scientists in investigating
the nature of the material from which the
solar system was formed
29. Artificial Satellites
The artificial satellites are man-made.
They are launched from the Earth.
They revolve around the Earth much
closer than earth’s natural satellite.
Artificial satellites have many practical
applications. They are used for forecasting
weather, transmitting television and
radio signals. They are also used for
telecommunication and remote sensing.
30. Artificial Satellites By India
India has built and launched several
artificial satellites. Aryabhatta was the
first Indian satellite.
Some other Indian satellites are INSAT,
IRS, Kalpana-1,EDUSAT, etc
31. They called these objects planets, meaning wanderers, and named them after
Roman deities -- Jupiter, king of the gods; Mars, the god of war; Mercury,
messenger of the gods; Venus, the goddess of love and beauty; and Saturn, father
of Jupiter and god of agriculture.
From our small world we have gazed upon the
cosmic ocean for thousands of years. Ancient
astronomers observed points of light that appeared
to move among the stars
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