Science Project
The Solar System
Content Of The Project
Learning The Planets.
The Center Of The Sun.
Structure Of The Earth
The Moon.
About The Solar System
The solar system is a gravitationally bound system that includes the Sun, eight pl
anets, five officially named dwarf planets, hundreds of moons, and thousands of
asteroids and comets. It formed approximately 4.6 billion years ago from a collap
sing interstellar cloud of gas and dust, which also gave rise to the Milky Way galax
y where it resides. The four inner planets are terrestrial, while the outer planets a
re gas giants.
People Helping With The Project
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Contents
The Solar The Planets The Earth
System • Types Of Planet • The Formation Of
• Learning The • Rocky Planets The Earth
Formation • Gasy Planets • The Structure Of
• When It Was Born The Earth
The Solar System
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The Formation Of The Solar System
How The Solar System Was
Formed Why It Is Still Expanding
The Sun and the planets formed Advancements in technology and
together, 4.6 billion years ago, methods have allowed scientists to
from a cloud of gas and dust called gather more data about the
the solar nebula. A shock wave interactions of various celestial
from a nearby supernova explosion bodies and the influence of dark
(when a high mass star uses up its energy. You Can Find It Here
fuel) probably initiated the collapse
of the solar nebula.
When It Was Born?
The solar system began to form about 4.6 billion years ago - 9.2 billion
years after the Big Bang. Scientists think that its formation was triggered by
the shockwave from a nearby supernova - an exploding star.
The Planets
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The Types Of Planets
Our solar system is home to In This Section We Will Tell You About The
eight planets, all of which are Types Of Planets.
categorized between two
This Section Will Help You Differ Between
different types of planet: rocky
Rocky And Gasy Planets.
and gas giant. The four inner
planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth, And Lastly You Will Find Out How To Also
and Mars, are all rocky planets. Find Why The Earth Is The Best Habitat
For Living Things.
Rocky Planets
The rocky planets are Mercury,
Venus, Earth and Mars. They
have a solid surface and are
composed mainly of silicates.
They have a metallic iron core
and active plate tectonics. Earth
is the only known rocky planet
that supports life. We know that
there are two types of planets
in the solar system.
Gas Planets
Gas giants are a type of massive
planet that consist
predominantly of hydrogen and
helium, lacking a well-defined
solid surface. In our Solar
System, the two gas giants
are Jupiter and Saturn, which
are distinguished from the
smaller and denser ice giants
Uranus and Neptune.