7. Investigate and explore the different sections or components of the solar system. Describe some of their physical characteristics. by Ms. Costa - Grade 6 Science https://padlet.com/mscosta/7 en-us 2017-04-12 22:22:46 UTC 2025-11-08 15:49:01 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rocket.png https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166304576 Moon physical characteristics]]> 2017-04-13 18:15:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166304576 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166304581 2017-04-13 18:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166304581 saturn boi https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166305031 2017-04-13 18:17:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166305031 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166308092 2017-04-13 18:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166308092 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166800494 2017-04-18 15:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166800494 Pluto is the largest and second-most-massive known dwarf planet in the Solar System and the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object directly orbiting the Sun. It is the largest known trans-Neptunian object by volume but is less massive than Eris, a dwarf planet in the scattered disc. Like other Kuiper belt objects, Pluto is primarily made of ice and rock[14] and is relatively small—about one-sixth the mass of the Moon and one-third its volume. It has a moderately eccentric and inclined orbit during which it ranges from 30 to 49 astronomical units or AU (4.4–7.4 billion km) from the Sun. This means that Pluto periodically comes closer to the Sun than Neptune, but a stable orbital resonance with Neptune prevents them from colliding. Light from the Sun takes about 5.5 hours to reach Pluto at its average distance (39.5 AU). https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166803770 2017-04-18 16:05:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166803770 moon https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166844845 The average temperature on the surface of the Moon during the day is 107°C. That is hot enough to boil water on the Earth. During the night, the average temperature drops to −153°C.]]> 2017-04-18 18:08:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166844845 Pluto has five known moons: Charon (the largest, with a diameter just over half that of Pluto), Styx, Nix, Kerberos, and Hydra.[15] Pluto and Charon are sometimes considered a binary system because the barycenter of their orbits does not lie within either body.[16] The IAU has not formalized a definition for binary dwarf planets, and Charon is officially classified as a moon of Pluto. https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166845833 2017-04-18 18:10:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166845833 saturn https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166846997  Whereas temperatures on Saturn are normally −185 °C, temperatures on the vortex often reach as high as −122 °C, suspected to be the warmest spot on Saturn.]]> 2017-04-18 18:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166846997 The sun is 4.5 billion years old https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166847059 2017-04-18 18:14:00 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166847059 As you know, our Sun has a limited lifespan. Over the next 5 billion years, it will burn the last of its hydrogen, bloat up as a red giant and consume Mercury and Venus. This would be totally disastrous for local flora and fauna, but all life on the surface of the Earth will already be long gone. https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166847540 2017-04-18 18:15:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166847540 cool https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166849500 Saturn's rings are about 175,000 miles (282,000 km) across, but only about 3,200 feet (~1 km) thick. If you had a model of Saturn that was a meter stick wide (3 feet), its rings would be about 10,000 times thinner than a razor blade! Saturn and its rings would just fit in the distance between Earth and the Moon.]]> 2017-04-18 18:21:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166849500 One day the Sun will consume the Earth. The Sun will continue to burn for about 130 million years after it burns through all of its hydrogen, instead burning helium. During this time it will expand to such a size that it will engulf Mercury, Venus, and Earth. When it reaches this point, it will have become a red giant star https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166850332 2017-04-18 18:23:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/166850332 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167245590 2017-04-20 13:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167245590 Mercury is the smallest and innermost planet in the Solar System. Its orbital period around the Sun of 88 days is the shortest of all the planets in the Solar System. It is named after the Roman deity Mercury, the messenger to the gods https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167248438 2017-04-20 13:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167248438 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167248674
  • A year on Mercury is just 88 days long. ...
  • Mercury is the smallest planet in the Solar System. ...

    • ]]>     2017-04-20 13:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167248674     Mercury is the closest planet to our Sun. It is named for the ancient Roman god of trade and profit. Legend says Mercury's winged sandals gave him super speed. Mercury the planet is super fast, too. It zips around the ... https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167305492 2017-04-20 15:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167305492 Uranus https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167306377 It is the only plant that is on its sid]]> 2017-04-20 15:55:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167306377 Neptune https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167306775 2017-04-20 15:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167306775 https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167932103 Venus is the second planet from the Sun and the third brightest object in Earth's sky after the Sun and Moon. It is sometimes referred to as the sister planet to Earth, because their size and mass are so similar. Venus is also the closest planet to Earth. The surface of Venus is hidden by an opaque layer of clouds which are formed from sulphuric acid.

    The planet is named for Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty and is the second largest terrestrial planet.

    ]]>     2017-04-24 18:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/167932103     pluto https://padlet.com/mscosta/7/wish/168155213
  • Pluto is named after the Greek god of the underworld. ...
  • Pluto was reclassified from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. ...
  • Pluto was discovered on February 18th, 1930 by the Lowell Observatory. ...
  • Pluto has five known moons. ...
  • Pluto is the largest dwarf planet. ...
  • Pluto is one third water.
    • pluto is a dwaf planet
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