The Universe and our Solar System
Since ancient times, humans have tried to explain the nature of the Universe. For centuries it was thought that the Earth was a flat surface. People believed that everything in the sky rotated around the Earth. We now know that this is not so. We have seen the Earth from space, we have reached the Moon and we have sent space probes to other planets and throughout the Solar System and beyond. All this makes our old beliefs seem very simple. [...]
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Didactic objectives Place the solar system correctly in the universe as one of its components. Recognise that the universe originated from a large explosion, the Big Bang. Recognise the characteristics of the Sun and stars in general. [...]
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1. The Universe The Universe includes all space and time. In the Universe, there are a lot of stars. Billions of stars together form galaxies. Billions of galaxies form galactic clusters. [...]
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Since ancient times, humans have tried to explain the nature of the Universe. For centuries it was thought that the Earth was a flat surface. People believed that everything in the sky rotated around the Earth. We now know that this is not so. [...]
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1.1. The composition of the universe The Universe is everything. It includes all space and time, and all known or still undiscovered forms of energy and matter. In the Universe, there are a lot of stars. [...]
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2.1. The nature of starts Stars are spherical bodies that emit light and heat. They are made up of very hot gases. Nuclear reactions take place inside these stars. For this reason, the temperatures of these gases are very high. [...]
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3.1. The nature of our Solar System Our Solar System consists of a central star, the Sun, and several other bodies bound by gravity that move around the Sun. These bodies include planets, dwarf planets, satellites and other small bodies. 3.2. [...]
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The inner planets The four inner planets are also called terrestrial planets. They are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. The inner planets are rocky, and relatively small. They have few satellites. [...]
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4.1. Satellites Satellites are small bodies that do not move around the Sun. They move around other bodies in the Solar System. Most satellites are spherical, such as the Moon, although there are also irregularly shaped satellites. [...]
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Since ancient times, humans have tried to explain the nature of the Universe. For centuries it was thought that the Earth was a flat surface. People believed that everything in the sky rotated around the Earth. We now know that this is not so. [...]
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Since ancient times, humans have tried to explain the nature of the Universe. For centuries it was thought that the Earth was a flat surface. People believed that everything in the sky rotated around the Earth. We now know that this is not so. [...]
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