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The order of the 9 planets, closest to furthest from the Sun* :

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (Asteroid Belt), Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Neptune, Pluto. (Pluto is no longer a planet because it does not fulfill the third rule of the definition of planets: The gravity must be strong enough to attract all the bits and pieces in its orbit. But Pluto has still many tiny rocks in its orbit af the Sun) How can you memorise the order of the planets? Check out these:
 * M y ﻿V enn-diagram E ats M anifactured ﻿J ellies S o U nicorns N ever P roduce
 * M ercury's V ﻿enomous E ggs M ake J uggling S illy U nicorns N ormal P ractise.
 * M y V illage's E nemy M an J ust S erved U nder N ine P ies
 * M y V ery E asy M ethod J ust S peeds U p N aming P lanets!

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INNER PLANETS AND THE OUTER PLANETS?

(The inner planets and the outer planets are divided by the astreroid belt which lies between Mars and Jupiter) The difference from the inner planets and outer planets: The 4 inner planets are rock ones. (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.) They are made of rock, and the smallest four. Apart from the atmosphere, which is made of gasses, you will have solid ground to land on. The 4 outer planets are totally different: They are made of gas, with no solid ground to land on. The outer layer is gas, and below that is liquid. Then, like almost all planets, they have a metallic core. __What I learnt at the Starlab incursion __
 * Certain star signs appeared because of the Sun's light directly shing on them
 * Star signs were invented by ancient Greeks
 * The Milky Way is rather flat because gravity pulls them towards the centre and flattens the poles
 * Earths's seasons are created by the orbit around the Sun
 * You could fit all the planets of the Solar System in the planet Jupiter
 * The Sun's solar flares can be at least the size of Earth
 * All of the Gas Giants have rings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Eri, the dwarf planet, is larger than Pluto
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Mars' volcano, Olympus Mons is 3 times the size of Everest and the largest in the Solar System

<span style="color: #ff1900; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 110%;">How was the moon created?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Scientists have a theory. A large asteroid smashed into Earth long long ago. It broke up into many pieces and circled the Earth. With gravity helping, they gathered together and formed a large piece of rock, which we call the moon. This theory does seem resonable because when astronauts examined the surface, it was filled with many large craters.

<span style="color: #dd1313; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__WHAT__ ARE THE PHASES OF EARTH'S MOON <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">? <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The moon rotates anti-clockwise if you look from a birds eye view
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">First quarter
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Waxing gibbous
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Full moon
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Waning gibbous
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Third cresent
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Waning cresent
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">New Moon
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Waxing cresent

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Then it goes back to 'First Quarter

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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">It takes 27.3 days for the moon to orbit the Earth. Each day has a different phase. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">This is the view we see from Earth. For some reason, we can only see one side of the moon. The only way to see the hidden side, was for a rocket, or space probe to fly out into space and take the the photo image.

<span style="color: #ff1900; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">__WHY__ DOES THE MOON HAVE PHASES?

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">One of the biggest misconceptions about the moon, is that the phases are caused by Earth's shadow. But, actually, the Earth's shadow has only to do with our eclipses, but not the moon's phases. Rather, the phases are caused by the alignment of the the moon and the Sun in the sky.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The new moon appears when it is between the Earth and the Sun. It is very hard to make out because it's lost in the glowing glare of the Sun. *

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The glowing side of the moon always faces the Sun. As the moon orbits the Earth, the Earth is also orbiting the Sun. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> <span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">*When it is a very bright day, and you're standing 7 m in front of the door where Ms Storey's grade lines up, (And where Ms Withers and Mr Todd's grade hangs their bags.) You see a pupil walking towards you. But you cannot make out their identity beacuse the back ground is so bright. It's also the same with camera's. When you were on Queenscliff camp, and you were on that fantastic cruise, sometimes the seals would be hard to catch. Because the big and very bright sky would make the seals appear dark and faint.

<span style="color: #808080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Click this: This is a link to websites that contain amazing videos about space

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">WHY DOES THE EARTH HAVE SEASONS?


 * This would definitely be easier to explain in a diagram or model, but here goes: **

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Earth's axis is tilted on a 25.3 degree angle from to north and south. As Earth orbits around the Sun, whichever side facing the Sun would be hotter. If Earth's axis was vertical, Earth really wouldn't have seasons. It would mainly just be day, night, day, night. But with Eath's axis of 25.3 Degrees, the North and the South would be different. In June, the Northen Hemisphere is being closer to the Sun, causing warmer days and warmer weather in places like North America and Asia. Thus, in the same period, the Southern Hemisphere is leaning away from the Sun, which gives Oceania the "Winter Season". During December, though, the SOUTHERN part is facing towards the Sun, being the opposite to the time in June - Australia and New Zealand have their scorching hot "Summer season." Like this:

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">What is an orbit? **An orbit is a curved path of an object travelling around a larger heavenly body. [For the answer: How long does it take for each planet to orbit the Sun in one Earth year, click on each planet to find out. The links are at the top of the page.] __//**<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">Gravity: **//__

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">Introduction: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Gravity is always in our presence, although we seldomly marvell at the mystery at it, for it is such a difficult force to understand. There are many theories to explain the frequently asked questions, but even so, they are still only thoeries. No one can say the real word of gravity. The mystery of gravity's pull is pretty much intact.

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Gravity is a big word. Gravity is created when you squeeze a large amount of matter into a very small space. For example, a black hole. ( Click on this: ) [] Also, it causes two objects to be drawn closer to each other. We would not be here if it wasn't for gravity. It assisted in creating the universe, helps moon orbit, and gives us night and day. (Years too!) When we jump, for example, we find ourselves be pulled towards the Earth, after the leap. Gravity pulls you back towards the ground. But it doesn't only pull US towards Earth. Trees, houses, tables, animals, insects, dirt, even flames, are being attracted as well. Imagine having squared eyes and your glasses won't even hold into place! But there are many parts of gravity we cannot understand. How was gravity first formed? Do humans or animals contain gravity? Is gravity everywhere? Is Eath's or the Suns gravity consistent? What would happen if gravity suddenly blacked out? Many of these questions we do not know. But sometimes, do we need to know? Hmmm.... have a think about that. Please post your thoughts on the Discussion Board. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Isaac Newton was the first one to discover gravity. His universal law of gravitation states: <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">(It is a bit confusing. He is also a mathematician so there are many formulas)
 * <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Any object or piece of matter, from a planet to a pin, has an attracting force. The 'object', or whatever it is, pulls the others towards its centre
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The gravitational force between 2 objects is proportional to the product of their masses multiplied together.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The force between 2 objects fade extremely quickly as you get farther apart. (Mathematically, the force fades according the the inverse square of the distance. From your knowledge already (after Newton figured it out), we just use it as common sense - the further apart, the less the force.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The formula: F=//Gm1 m2/r (F=// Force)



<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The idea of gravity came to Newton after spending the years of the plague in his family garden at Woolsthorpe. As he sat on his wooden bench plotted in the grass, an apple fell from the tree. He watched it with thought as he wondered why it was attracted to the Earth. Although there are many accounts of this story - some say it fell on his head- from this action of the falling apple, the now discovered law of gravity has given us many insights on how the Solat System works. From this knowledge, Newton began extending his thoughts: "I began to think of gravity extending to the orb of the moon." We now know, that the Sun gravity can extend all the way to Pluto and Eris! (Although Earth's gravitational pull is much much weaker than the Sun's.) <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Newtons book, //[|Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica],// was published on the 5th July, 1687.

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bibliography: Sites


 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] Wikipedia Law of Gravitation] Viewed 21 October 2010 (21/10/10)


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 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [Answers.com] Date Researched: 8th October 2010 (8/10/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [Blurt it] Viewed: 1 November 2010 (1/11/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [The Solar System- Kids Astronomy] Date Researched: 11th October 2010 (11/10/10) and 21 October 2010 (21/10/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [NASA Jupiter] Viewed: 26 October 2010 (26/10/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [Views of the Solar System] Date Researched: 11th October 2010 (11/10/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] [Earth's moon] Viewed 4th November 2010 (4/11/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] Viewed: 7 November 2010 (7/11/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] (NASA - Venus) Viewed: 11 November 2010 (11/11/10)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[] Viewed: 11/11/10

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Bibliography: Books


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">George's Secret Key to the Universe, by Lucy and Stephen Hawking ISBN: 978-0-385-61270-8
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">VENUS, by Giles Sparrow ISBN: 1-84044-055-4
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Jupiter, by Robin Kerrod ISBN: 0-8225-3907-1
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Saturn, by Robin Kerrod ISBN: 0-8225-3909-8
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Neptune, by Robin Birch ISBN: 0-7329-8906-x
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The Sun, by Dr Raman K Prinja ISBN: 0-431-15451-1
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">THE SUN by Patricia Whitehouse ISBN:0-431-11340-8
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Isaac Newton by Steve Parker [Great Scientist series] ISBN: 1-84138-639-1
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Uranus by Robin Birch [The Solar System series] ISBN: 0-7329-8905-1