the sun current age (and predicted lifetime) mass (kg and also earth masses) size (radius in m and...

The SunThe Sun

Current Age (and predicted lifetime)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius in m and Earth radii)

Surface Temperature (in Kelvin)

Chemical Composition and energy source (the abundance percentages of various elements within the Sun, and the process by which the Sun generates its energy)

Insert the Sun’s Picture Here

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Nearest Neighbouring Stars (give distances in m and Light Years, plus BRIEFLY explain what a light year is)

MercuryMercury

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

Insert Mercury’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

VenusVenus

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU)

Surface Conditions (Gas Giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

Insert Venus’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

EarthEarth

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg)

Size (radius in m)

Distance from the Sun (in m) Insert Earth’s Picture Here

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Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, space stations etc)

Composition (What is the earth made of? How is it structured below the surface? What is the earth’s atmosphere made up of?

MarsMars

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Mars’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

JupiterJupiter

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Jupiter’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings , SPACE MISSIONS etc)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

SaturnSaturn

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Saturn’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

UranusUranus

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Uranus’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

NeptuneNeptune

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Neptune’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites and exploration (i.e. Moons, rings, SPACE MISSIONS etc)

Surface Conditions (Gas giant or rocky planet? Weather, surface temperature, atmosphere etc.)

PlutoPluto (Dwarf Planet) (Dwarf Planet)

Orbital Period (years)

Mass (kg and also Earth Masses)

Size (radius m and Earth radii)

Distance from the Sun (in m and AU) Insert Pluto’s Picture Here

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Natural Satellites (i.e. Moons, rings etc)

Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet?

CometsComets

Orbital Periods (range of orbital periods in years)

Masses and sizes (masses and sizes in a range from smallest to largest comets, as an example give the mass of Halley’s comet)

Orbits (BRIEFLY describe the type of orbits that comets make around the Sun. Include a diagram if you like) Insert various Comet’s

Pictures Here

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Chemical Composition (What are comets made of? Special Challenge: Why do we see comets’ tails, and why do they appear to trail off at an angle behind the comet?)

Where do Comets come from? (research SHORT-PERIOD comets not long period ones – the long-period ones come from the Oort cloud which is way over the top for Year 9! Simply and BRIEFLY discuss the orgins and discovery of SHORT-PERIOD comets.