Astronomy Final Project

• Completed by Table 3

By Carl Tyson

Facts About the Earth

• Created 4.5 billion years ago• Has 1 moon• 3rd in the solar system• 7,926 miles across in diameter• Color blue, white, brown, and green• Got it’s name from the ancient word “eaurth” • 5th largest in the solar system

Earth Compared to the Planets

The Earth is made of…

• Rock

• Water • Air (oxygen)

All of the phases of the moon in order are, New Moon, then, Waxing Crescent, next, First Quarter, then, Waxing Gibbous, next, Full Moon, then, Waning Gibbous, next, Third Quarter, and last, Waning Crescent.

The Planets

By Sean Toner

Inner PlanetsMercury 1st planet, 3,031 mi, No moons, Made of rock, Brown/Gray, Day is 59

Earth days, Year is 88 Earth days.Venus 2nd planet, 7,516 mi, No moons, Made of rock, Tan/Yellow, Day is 243 Earth

Days, Year is 225 Earth Years.Earth 3rd planet, 7,926 mi, One moon, Made of rock, Blue/White/Brown, Day is 23

hr 56 min, Year is 365 ¼ days. Mars 4th planet, 4,219 mi, 2 moons, Made of rock, Red, Day is 24 hr 37 min, Year is

687 Earth days.

Outer PlanetsJupiter 5th planet, 88,793 mi, 16 moons, Gas Giant, Orange/Yellow bands, Day is 9 hr 56 min, Year

is 4,331 Earth days.Saturn 6th planet, 74,898 mi, 34 moons, Gas Giant, Yellow/Brown, Day is 10 hr 39 min, Year is 29.5

Earth years.Uranus 7th planet, 32,000 mi, 17 or more moons, Gas Giant, Blue/Green, Day is 17 hr 14 min, Year

is 84 Earth years.Neptune 8th planet, 30,775 mi, 13 moons, Gas Giant, Blue, Day is 16 hr 17 min, Year is 60,190

Earth days or 165 Earth years.

Our Sun and Stars

By Emma Palmer

Our SunOur sun has layers just like EarthOn the inside there is the core.Outside of the core there is the photosphere.Then there is the chromosphere. On the very outside there is the corona. Our sun is a middle aged star. In the 1700’s people thought that the earth was the center of our solar

system. Over time people learned that the sun was at the center of the solar system.

The Stars in Our Solar System

The diagram shows how we know the age of stars by their color.

New born star young star middle aged star oldest star20,000 Celsius 10, 000 Celsius 5,000 Celsius 3,000 Celsius

Life and Death of Stars

1- The nebula is a swirling 2-Gravity forces dust and 3- The newly born star is coolmass of dust and gas. gasses of the nebula press together. at 3,ooo Celsius.

4-The matter continues to 5- The star’s color changes as it gets 6- The star will change its color press to get hotter. hotter. and temperature over time.

7- It will use it’s last supply of 8- the core gets larger 9-The star gets so tight that it explodes hydrogen. while the outside gets into a nova, supernova or a mega-nova. smaller.