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| + | [[The Solar System]] is [[The Sun]] and all the [[object]]s which [[orbit]] [[The Sun]]. | ||
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| + | ===About The Solar System=== | ||
| + | : [[The Solar System]] includes all the [[planet]]s, [[Dwarf Planet|dwarf planets]], [[moon]]s, [[asteroid]]s and [[comet]]s that we can see. | ||
| + | : [[The Solar System]] is what we call our [[Solar System]] but there are many others. | ||
| + | : [[The Sun]] is at the centre of [[The Solar System]]. | ||
| + | : [[The Solar System]] has 8 confirmed [[Planet]]s and many [[Dwarf Planet]]s. | ||
| + | The 8 [[Planet]]s are: | ||
| + | *[[Mercury]] | ||
| + | *[[Venus]] | ||
| + | *[[Earth]] | ||
| + | *[[Mars]] | ||
| + | *[[Jupiter]] | ||
| + | *[[Saturn]] | ||
| + | *[[Uranus]] | ||
| + | *[[Neptune]] | ||
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| + | ==Key Stage 4== | ||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
[[The Solar System]] is [[The Sun]] and all the [[object]]s which [[orbit]] [[The Sun]]. | [[The Solar System]] is [[The Sun]] and all the [[object]]s which [[orbit]] [[The Sun]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:35, 12 March 2019
Contents
Key Stage 2
Meaning
The Solar System is made of The Sun and all the Planets that go around The Sun.
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About The Solar System
- The Solar System is what we call our Solar System but there are many others.
- The Sun is at the centre of The Solar System.
- The Solar System has 8 confirmed Planets and many Dwarf Planets.
The 8 Planets are:
Geocentric Model
- 1900 years ago an astronomer named Ptolemy made careful observations of the 5 known planets and all the Stars in the night's sky.
- Ptolemy used these observations to claim that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe and The Solar System and that everything in the Universe orbits the Earth.
- This was known as the Geocentric Model of The Solar System.
- Many people believed Ptolemy because it fit well with their religious beliefs that a god created the Earth before the Sun, stars and planets.
Heliocentric Model
- 400 years ago an astronomer named Galileo made observations of the planet Jupiter using a new invention called a telescope.
- Galileo noticed in the observations that there were 4 moons that seemed to orbit Jupiter which proved Ptolemy's Geocentric Model of The Solar System was not true because not everything orbitted the Earth.
- Galileo then went on to claim that the Earth was not the centre of The Solar System but the Sun was the centre and the planets orbitted the Sun.
- This was called the Heliocentric Model of The Solar System.
- Unfortunately many religious people did not like this idea and Galileo was put under house arrest for heresy until he died several years later.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
The Solar System is The Sun and all the objects which orbit The Sun.
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About The Solar System
- The Solar System includes all the planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets that we can see.
- The Solar System is what we call our Solar System but there are many others.
- The Sun is at the centre of The Solar System.
- The Solar System has 8 confirmed Planets and many Dwarf Planets.
The 8 Planets are:
Key Stage 4
Meaning
The Solar System is The Sun and all the objects which orbit The Sun.
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About The Solar System
- The Solar System includes all the planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids and comets that we can see.
- The Solar System is what we call our Solar System but there are many others.
- The Sun is at the centre of The Solar System.
- The Solar System has 8 confirmed Planets and many Dwarf Planets.
The 8 Planets are: