Space slideshow
- 1. K and K’s Space Slideshow
- 2. The Sun • The sun is a big ball of gas and fire. • It is a star, but is small to stars in other galaxies.
- 3. The Moon • The moon is made of rock. • It orbits around the earth and takes a month to travel the whole way round. • The most likely time you will see the moon is at night. • The moon is lit up by the sun and reflects the light.
- 4. Gravity • Gravity is a force that pulls us down to the earth. • If you get two objects, one heavier than the other, they will both fall at the same speed, unless air resistant's gets in the way. • Gravity pulls us towards the sun and pulls the moon towards us. • Gravity is all around us.
- 5. The Solar System • Our solar system is made of the sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
- 6. U.F.O’s • U.F.O stands for unidentified flying object. • U.F.O’s are said are said to be alien spaceships. • There is no proof that U.F.O’s are actually aliens spaceships. • There is no proof that there are any alien- lifeforms in our galaxy.
- 7. The Space Race • The space race was a race that happened between 1957 and 1975. • It was a race between the two countries USSR and the USA. • The race was to see which country could make the right technology to get into space first.
- 8. The Moon Landing • The moon landing was in 1969. • The people in the shuttle were: Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin and Michael Collins. • Neil Armstrong was the first man on the moon and the comment he is famous for is “One small step for man, one giant leap for man kind.”
- 9. Stars • Stars are big balls of gas and fire. • They change colour, from blue to white then yellow, orange and last, red. • When they die, they let of all their outer layer and appear as a small dead star. • The most powerful stars turn into a black hole, when they die.
- 10. Galaxies • Galaxies come in different shapes. • The type of shapes are spirals, discs and eggs.
- 11. Aliens • There is no proof that aliens actually exist. • Aliens could look like anything, so people like to make up what they look like. • Nobody has travelled beyond the milky way, there could be aliens in other galaxies.
- 12. Orbits • An orbit is a journey around something, for instance the Moon orbits the Earth. • The Earth orbits the Sun and the Moon orbits the Earth. • As the Earth goes around the Sun, it ‘s spins. It’s the same with the Moon.