Solar System Models
Structure of the Sun
Physical characteristics of the moon
Types of solar eclipses
Planets
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It is the system that proposed that the earth was the center of the solar system

Geocentric Model

100

In this layer of the sun, energy is born through thermonuclear reactions.

Core

100

The moon is approximately 3,476 km in diameter, or a quarter of the size of the earth

Size

100

It can shift between annular and total eclipse.

Hybrid Solar eclipse

100

It is the first rocky planet in our solar system.

Mercury

200

It is the name of the person that proposed the geocentric model.

Eudoxus

200

A process called nucluear fusion produces energy that travels outwards in this layer.

Radioactive zone

200

The moon’s atmosphere is very thin. It is so thin that it doesn’t have oxygen available to breathe

Atmosphere

200

The moon appears small, so it looks like a dark disc on top of the sun.

Annular eclipse

200

It is the largest planet in our solar system and it is made of gas.

Jupiter

300

It is the system that states that the sun is the center of the solar system.

Heliocentric Model

300

This is an inner layer in which energy flows through convection streams of heated and cooled gases.

Convection zone

300

The causes of the depressions on the surface is the millions of years of rocks hitting the surface of the moon. Some volcanoes also contributed to create the craters of the moon.

Craters

300

The sun, the moon and the earth are not perfectly aligned, so only part of the sun is covered.

Partial Solar eclipse

300

It is tha planet we call "Home"

Earth

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It is the person that proposed the heliocentric model.

Nicolas Copernicus

400

This is the part of the sun that can be directly observed, covered with granulation.

Photosphere

400

The moon is about 384,000 km away from earth

Distance

400

Whenever the moon is not totally blocking the sun.

Non-total eclipse

400

It is the planet that has a rigns around and it is the sixth planet in line.

Saturn

500

This is a layer of orange colored gas that can be seen during a solar eclipse.

Chromosphere

500

During the day the moon is 107° degrees Celsius while at night it drops to -153 degrees Celsius.

Temperature

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This type of eclipse happens when the moon completely blocks the sun from the earth’s surface.

Total eclipse

500

It is considered a dwarf planet in our solar system.

Pluto

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