the Solar

System
How was the solar
system formed?
What type of heavenly bodies
are present in —our solar
system?
Our Solar System
Solar system- located in the milky way
-spiral arms rotate around globular cluster
or bulge of many stars at the center of
which lies a supermassive blackhole
Milky way is part of the so called Local
Group of galaxies which in turn is part of
The Virgo supercluster of galaxies
Earth and solar system are 4.6 billion
years old.
 WHAT IS THIS TOPIC ABOUT?

SOLAR SYSTEM the sun is the only

star that is present in
our solar system.
it is by far the largest
object in the solar
system.
● sun has different parts. The innermost of the
sun is the core. It generates a tremendous
amount of energy from nuclear reactions.
● Radiation zone above the core and
transports solar energy toward the surface by
electromagnetic radiation. Above the radiation
zone is the convection zone. and transports
energy toward the surface by convection
movement of the sun’s material. The convection
and radiation zones are referred to as solar
interior.
Its bright and visible surface is called the photosphere.
The temperature is about 5,500ºK. In this part sunspots
appear. The photosphere appears black when it is blocked out
by the moon during an eclipse. It is also known as
lightsphere.
Above the photosphere it flashes like a brilliant red rings
called the chromospheres. When the moon blocked
the photosphere during an eclipse, a thin layer of red light
around the sun appears.
Above the chromospheres and extending
over million kilometers beyond the
surface of the sun is the corona or
crown. It is a halo to faint silver white
light during total eclipse and it becomes
visible to earth. It is composed of
extremely gas and thin dust
The Sun is the only star
that is present in our Solar
System.
It is by far the largest
object in the solar system.

moon- a natural
satellite that
revolves a planet.
Space Debris
In addition to
planets, small
bodies orbit the
sun: Asteroids,
comets,
meteoroids.
 Comet Space Debris
A cosmic Asteroids Meteoroids
snowball of
Big chunks Small
rocks, dusts,
frozen gases of debris chunks of
that grows and rocks debris and
tails as it in space. rocks in
comes nearer space.
to the sun.
Asteroid belt is a region
of space between the
orbits of Mars and Jupiter
where most of the
asteroids in our Solar
System are found
orbiting the Sun
 The first known
ceres asteroids
There are asteroids
that can be perturbed
out of their main belt
and may especially
come close to earth.
The are called NEAR
 DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS

NEPTUNE
mars
Despite being
Mercury is thered,
closestisplanet
Mars actually
to a
the Sun
cold place

jupiter MERCURY
It’s composed Venus is the
mostly of second planet
hydrogen and from the Sun
 Planets of our Two Kinds of Planets
solar system can
be divided into
two very different
kinds:
Inner and outer
or
Terrestrial and
Jovian
 The planets in the solar system are divided into
two groups: the inner planets and the outer
planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the four
planets closest to the sun are th e inner planets.
They are small dense bodies with thin atmosphere.
Each inner planet has a solid, mineral containing crust. This
is the reason why they are called terrestrial planets.
MERCURY: A Planet the Size of the Moon
Mercury is the planet
closest to the sun; it is a
little bit larger than our moon.
The spacecraft Mariner 10 took
MERCURY
JUPITER
picture of this planet. The
Jupiter
Mercury is is
a gas
the
closest
giant and
planet
Fig.2.3.1 theto
Mars pictures showed the surface of
biggest
the Sunplanet
and thein
the
smallest
Solarof System
them Mercury to be full of craters.
all
.
  Venus is still a sight of natural
beauty and the brightest solar
body visible from earth.
 second planet It is brighter
than Mercury
 It most closely resembles earth
Fig.2.3.2 Venus in size,
VENUS: The  Venus has been volcanically
Greenhouse active, which makes its surface
Planet very rough.
̶̶̶ 30% is land and about 70% is
water.
̶ Earth is the only planet in our solar system
CAPABLE OF SUSTAINING LIFE. Located at 150
million km from the sun, with the diameter of 12,756
km. EARTH: The Blue Planet
̶ Earth is just right distance from the sun so it is either
too hot or too cold. It is surrounded by an atmosphere
which contains enough oxygen, a gas needed to
Fig.2.3.3 Earth

support life.
 EARTH: The Blue Planet
Earth has GRAVITY that pulls things
toward it so they will not fall into space.
Among the planets, Earth is unique
because it is the only one which has the
right conditions to support life.
Fig.2.3.3 Earth
Mars is called a RED
MARS: A
PLANET. The bright
areas on the surface of
Search for
Mars are yellow-orange Lost Water
while the dark areas
are gray-red. Iron oxide
(rust) in Mars soil gives
it a reddy complexion.
Fig.2.3.4 Mars
RED PLANET. MARS: A
Mars has polar ice caps very
similar to Earth. Mars has rocks
Search for
and soil, mountains, valleys as Lost
well as volcanoes. Water
In 1965, Mariner 4 spacecraft
transmitted pictures of the
planet. The strong winds of Mars
blow soil into the atmosphere
and cause large dust storms.
Fig.2.3.4 Mars
 ● Jupiter is the largest planet
JUPITER: A Star ● The most outstanding
That Failed feature on Jupiter is the
Great Red Spot which is
over three times the size of
earth.
Fig.2.3.5.1 Great
● Jupiter does not have a solid
Red Spot
surface or a molten core,
● but rather it is gaseous and
has a small, solid core
 ● Saturn is the second largest
SATURN: The Ringed
Giant planet.
● Saturn is the last planet that
is visible with the naked eye
from Earth.
● Like Jupiter, it is made up of
hydrogen, helium and other
Fig.2.3.6 Saturn few gases.
● Saturn is easy to recognize
because of its rings. It’s
literally thousands of rings.
URANUS: The Lazy Giant
● Uranus is the planet where the sun
never rises. Uranus revolves around
the side on its side.
● Uranus is the planet where the sun never
rises. Uranus revolves around the side on
its side.
Fig.2.3.7 Uranus ● The Uranus core composed of silicate rock
and metals.
● The most abundant elements in Uranus’
atmosphere are hydrogen and helium.
NEPTUNE: A Distant Giant Fig.2.3.8 Neptune
● Neptune is the eight planets from the sun. it does
not shine very brightly so it cannot be seen by the
naked eye.
● composition, primarily a hydrogen,helium,
methane and ammonia atmosphere
● The most noticeable aspect about Neptune is the
Great Dark Spot (GDS). GDS is an elliptical,
storm like feature.
● Neptune’s rings are very irregular. It is known
that there are four thin rings around the planet.
●Currently Pluto was included in
the dwarf planet. Pluto’s size is
estimated to be between 3,456 km-
2,200 km. Pluto is thought to have
a rocky core and might have a
tenuous methane vapor
atmosphere.
Five celestial bodies that have been categorized as
dwarft planet Characteristic of dwarf planet
eris Is in orbit around the sun
Has sufficient mass for its self-
ceres
gravity to overcome rigid body
Makema
forces so that it assume a nearly
ke
round shape
pluto Has not cleared the
neighborhood around it
Is not a satellite
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