Different sized objects scattered around the Kuiper belt are highlighted in blue and labeled Scattered disc.. TIM: There are more than 1,000 trans-Neptunian objects in the solar system and counting! Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos. This topic is not available for students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade. TIM: Other large Kuiper bodies include Orcus, Quaoar, and Varuna. . Learn how you can get access to hundreds of topic-specific coding projects. An animation shows Moby sitting next to Tim and looking at him while Tim is talking to him. Two inserts appear showing two different views of the surface. ","What is in the inner Solar System? Tim stops looking at the stars and takes the paper from Moby. But how does it make our calculators work? All rights reserved. TIM: But there are tons of other objects that keep popping up in the far regions of the solar system! Searching.. educators resources search ELL topics. One planet is dark purple with a white ring around its center, and the other is small and brown. Charon partially overlapping it on the left, and two small, gray moons labeled Hydra and Nix above and below it. One is barren and the other shows some rocks. When were you there? That's caused by the high iron content in Martian rocks. TIM: Plutos moons, Charon, Hydra, and Nix, are also Kuiper belt objects. 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In the animation, Mars moves out of view. In the animation, Venus moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Earth. BrainPOP recommends reading the movie description that appears on the Solar System Topic Page to your class. TIM: Dear Tim and Moby, Is there really such a thing as Planet X? BrainPOP Transcripts Category page View source List of BrainPOP transcripts. An image of the Oort cloud is shown again. (Identify cause/effect), Timecode 2:28: What can you infer about the temperature on Mars compared to Earth? An animation shows the four outer planets, then zooms in to show Jupiter encircled by a narrow ring. Filed as: Discussion Prompts, Solar System The animation zooms out to show a large proportion of the rocks form a circle around the sun and lie between Mars and Jupiter. TIM: That means it traps the sun's heat. A diagram of the solar system is shown. It was considered the main planet until 2006 when it got demoted to a dwarf planet. Tim is holding a star chart. TIM: The Oort cloud is a whole light-year away from the sun it takes an entire year for a ray of sunshine to reach it! TIM: Mars is called the "red planet" because of its reddish surface, created by the iron in Martian rocks. The last planet shown and its orbit are labeled Planet Upper X. The animation focuses on the swirling red storm on Jupiter's surface. That means they travel around it in an orbit. An animation shows Earth rotating, with the moon orbiting around it. It then zooms out to show a big spherical object composed of light colored particles. TIM: For a while, Pluto was thought to be the missing planet. TIM: Around Jupiter, there are almost 70 moons. Outer Solar System is a Science video of BrainPOP aired on May 14, 2002. The text trans-Neptunian objects is still written above the arrow. TIM: It also has a permanent storm on its surface called the Great Red Spot, which is way bigger than the entire Earth! It started out around four and a half billion years agoBack then, our solar system was just a cloud of gas and dust, probably left over from the explosion of a star. So, get ready to blast off with Tim and Moby as they explore our galactic neighborhood! TIM: The Oort cloud is thought to be made of billions of small objects, mostly comets. TIM: The smaller clumps became the planets that we know about today. An animation shows the sun and then zooms out to show the sun in the center with other planets around it. TIM: The four outer planets are really far from the sun, so they're much colder. Then Neptunes orbit is added and an arrow pointing away from Neptune and the sun is added. An animation shows the deep blue planet surrounded by rings. An animation shows Tim peering into a telescope pointed at the night sky. All rights reserved. ","alignment_guid":"95D6F986-2F4E-11E9-AECB-D0A0D9F723EE","requires_flash":"","small_screen_compatible":"","url":"\/science\/space\/solarsystem\/challenge\/","icon":"\/assets\/images\/challenge_svg_icon.svg"},{"feature_id":"294","type":"concept_map","name":"Make-a-Map","alignments_description":"A concept mapping tool. TIM: Well well, how do you know? Another animation shows a view of a large rock moving in a starry sky. Tim addresses Moby. An image shows a night sky and stars through a pair of binoculars. ","What is the Sun? Like Uranus, it's sometimes called an ice giant because it's so cold. All of the parts of the diagram are labeled and a horizontal red arrow labeled gravity goes through the image and points from the Oort cloud to the sun. *BrainPOPs Discussion Questions and Prompts align to CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards. Another view shows clumps spinning around a large central clump. It likely had oceans and rivers, and its atmosphere contained more heat-trapping gases. An animation shows Mars, with two gray moons orbiting the planet. *BrainPOP's Discussion Questions and Prompts align to CCSS Speaking and Listening Standards. An animation shows the spacecraft moving away from the camera into outer space until it eventually disappears. Jupiter is the largest of these gas giants. Our solar system is also home to asteroids, comets, dwarf planets such as Pluto, and the distant objects of the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud. An animation shows all the lined up planets. The animation shows Moby take a cloth and clean the lens on Tim's telescope. TIM: The farthest that humans have ever gone is the moon, but several spacecraft have been to the outer regions of the solar system. TIM: The dwarf planet Pluto, known as a main planet until it was demoted in 2006, is a cold, rocky body even smaller than our own moon. 19992023 BrainPOP. The sun gets larger and wispy tails appear behind the clump of ice. This topic is not available for students in Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade and 12th Grade.Contact your administrator for guidance on teaching this topic. TIM: Uranus is a gassy planet with small gray rings and more than 25 moons. It's so tilted that it looks like its lying on its side! (, What is something new you hope to learn about the solar system? Most of them are concentrated in the Asteroid Belt, between Mars and Jupiter. Asteroids are pieces of rock centimeters to hundreds of kilometers wide that wander the solar system. It's nearly three times the height of Mount Everest. Tim: Eris is actually the largest dwarf planet in the solar system its just a bit bigger than Pluto! TIM: Sure. An animation shows the sun, then pulls back to show the eight planets orbiting around it. ","Is Pluto a planet? An image of a dark red planet is shown against a night sky and is labeled Sedna.. An animation shows Mercury rotating. The animation shows drawings of Ceres and Eris appear in succession. Tim is looking at the night sky through a telescope. A robot, Moby, wipes the end of the telescope with a dust cloth. TIM: Then there's the last one Pluto, a cold, rocky body even smaller than our own moon. TIM: They say its one of the reddest bodies in the solar system maybe even redder than Mars! In the animation, Saturn moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Uranus. Two images are displayed next to each other against a night sky. What's your favorite thing out there? Contents 1 Summary 2 Appearances 3 Transcript 4 Quiz 5 FYI Comic 6 Gallery Summary While scanning the night sky with a pair of binoculars, Tim is interrupted by Moby, giving him a letter asking if there is a 'Planet X'. Explain how each is connected to the Solar System topic. (Predict), What is something new you hope to learn about the solar system? TIM: So the search for Planet X was kind of pointless An animation shows the camera panning across stars in the night sky. TIM: The four inner planets are much smaller than the four outer ones. If you An interactive tutorial for finding and using Challenge 1999-2023 BrainPOP. Stop at the following times in the movie and ask questions or prompt a discussion to keep students focused and to assess their understanding before moving on: Timecode 1:12: Why did Earth become an inner planet? Standing next to him is Moby. TIM: Yup, Pluto is also a Kuiper belt object. TIM: Scientists say scattered disc objects are well, Kuiper belt rejects! The animation zooms in on Mercury. ","What is in the outer Solar System? The sun is on the left of the screen, planets and Kuiper belt to the right of it, followed by the scattered disc and the Oort cloud to the far right of the screen. The heliopause is shown as a dark orange semicircle to the left of the termination shock with a bigger radius than the circle that represents the termination shock. 19992023 BrainPOP. An image is shown of a gray planet, labeled Eris, against a night sky. Terms of Use; Privacy; Trademarks and Copyrights; Accessibility; Do Not Sell My Personal Information TIM: Like the stuff in the Kuiper belt, objects in the Oort cloud are thought to have originated way back when the solar system was just starting up. It started out four and a half billion years ago, as a big cloud of gas and dust out in space, mostly hydrogen and helium. An animation shows the dry, rocky surface of Mars transition to a lake. TIM: It also has the tallest mountain in the solar system, Olympus Mons. Two inserts appear showing the axis of the planet perpendicular to the plane containing the ring. It makes an intermittent beeping sound that fades as the spacecraft moves farther and farther away. Text reads: Oort cloud. It's way bigger than our entire planet, and it's been raging for centuries. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! View our, {"synopsis":"How we did we all get here? He is holding a star chart in one hand and a pair of binoculars in the other. TIM: The moon is the sixth planet in the sky, next to the sun between Mars and the Earth. Tim is wearing a T-shirt with a drawing of planets in the center. TIM: Jupiter is the largest, and one of those gas giants I was mentioning before. From Sam. Mars has two moons and the tallest mountain in the solar system called Olympus Mons. In the animation, the view of the asteroids moves out of view and is replaced by a drawing of Pluto. You probably know Saturn by its amazing set of rings. One shows moons circling Neptune. In the animation, an insert shows a close-up of the red spot. 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Tim is lying on the ground in a sleeping bag partially sticking out of a camping tent. Venus is sometimes called Earths sister planet, because of the similar size. The eight planets in our solar system are satellites of the sun. An animation shows Earth from outer space, with Moby's arms extending around the planet in a giant hug. The sphere gets bigger and brighter until it explodes, pushing gas away and leaving the eight planets orbiting the sun. BrainPOP Jr. Games. (Set goals). Explain how each is connected to the Solar System topic. TIM: The sun's not all that big compared to other stars. TIM: Bubut their hypothesis was based on faulty calculations of Neptunes mass! 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The ellipse representing Plutos orbit is long and narrow and can be seen to intersect the ellipse representing Neptune's orbit. An image of an astronaut walking on the moon is displayed on the screen, and then an image of a spacecraft against a night sky is added to the right of it. What do you think youll learn about the solar system in this movie? An image shows Tims hand holding a typed letter. It makes an intermittent beeping sound that fades as the spacecraft moves farther and farther away. It's got just the right conditions for humans, plants, and animals. BrainPOP recommends reading the movie description that appears on the Solar System Topic Page to your class. The image of the sun, the planets, the Kuiper belt, and the scattered disc is shown again. It is depicted as a blue-green sphere with a small white vertical ring. An earth-friendly renewable source of energy that comes to us straight from the sun! While scanning the night sky with a pair of binoculars, Tim is interrupted by Moby, giving him a letter asking if there is a 'Planet X'. The animation pans to now show the four outer planets, located on their circular orbits. Moby thinks and then extends his arms. Already have an individual account with Creative Coding? An image of a planet labeled Pluto is shown against a night sky. For all eleven planets, each ellipse lies entirely within the surrounding ellipse. Immense gravitational pressure built up at the core of this gigantic clump. TIM: Thats where the solar wind gets stopped in its tracks by particles from the rest of outer space! Astronomers believe that more than 4.5 billion years ago, an exploding star created a huge cloud of gas and dust. 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