A globe is a representation of our planet. The green areas represent land, while the blue areas represent water.

The sun gives off light energy to the planets in the solar system. When the globe moves in counterclockwise (East to
West) motion, there are parts of the globe which directly face the light and there are also parts which are facing away from
the light.
When the Earth spins on its axis, the part directly facing the sun experiences daytime while the part of the Earth
which facing away from the sun experiences nighttime. An axis is an imaginary line where the Earth spins. It is tilted 23.5
degrees and it extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called rotation. It takes
24 hours or one day to complete one rotation and this causes day and night. The counterclockwise spinning of the Earth on
its axis makes the sun seems to rise in the East and seems to set on the West.
The deflection of the air is called Coriolis Effect. This effect happens because different parts of the Earth move at
different speed as it rotates on its axis. Earth is an oblate spheroid, so the part near the equator is much wider compared to the
poles. This means that movement of air in the equator is faster compared to the part near the North Pole or South Pole. The
farther you go from the equator the slower is the movement of the air. Therefore, air is deflected towards the right in the
Northern Hemisphere and towards the left in the Southern Hemisphere instead of moving in straight patterns.

A globe is a representation of our planet. The green areas represent land, while the blue areas represent water.
The sun gives off light energy to the planets in the solar system. When the globe moves in counterclockwise (East to
West) motion, there are parts of the globe which directly face the light and there are also parts which are facing away from
the light.
When the Earth spins on its axis, the part directly facing the sun experiences daytime while the part of the Earth
which facing away from the sun experiences nighttime. An axis is an imaginary line where the Earth spins. It is tilted 23.5
degrees and it extends from the North Pole to the South Pole. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called rotation. It takes
24 hours or one day to complete one rotation and this causes day and night. The counterclockwise spinning of the Earth on
its axis makes the sun seems to rise in the East and seems to set on the West.
The deflection of the air is called Coriolis Effect. This effect happens because different parts of the Earth move at
different speed as it rotates on its axis. Earth is an oblate spheroid, so the part near the equator is much wider compared to the
poles. This means that movement of air in the equator is faster compared to the part near the North Pole or South Pole. The
farther you go from the equator the slower is the movement of the air. Therefore, air is deflected towards the right in the
Northern Hemisphere and towards the left in the Southern Hemisphere instead of moving in straight patterns.

The solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is composed of the Sun and the eight planets. These
are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The eight planets of the solar system can be
described by their size, distance from the sun, composition and other characteristics.
The solar system is composed of the Sun and all the objects that travel around it. The Sun is orbited by planets and
their moons, asteroids, comets and other heavenly bodies.
 The first four planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial or inner planets. They are solid and are
mostly made up of rocks and metal; they do not have rings. These are the planets closer to the Sun. Among the four
terrestrial planets Earth has one moon, Mars has two moons, Mercury and Venus has none. The terrestrial planets have
common features such as mountains and volcanoes.
The last four planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are outer or Jovian planets. They are called gas giants.
These gas giants are so-called because they are much larger than other planets and are mostly made up of gas. They are set-
apart from the terrestrial planets by the asteroid belt. All of these gas giants have rings and moons. Of the four gas giants
Saturn has the most prominent ring.

The terrestrial or inner planets have solid surfaces. These planets are small and mostly made up of rock and metal.
They have silicate mantle surrounding a metallic core composed mostly of iron.

The Jovian or outer planets are made up of hydrogen and helium and they have small rocky core. Aside from being
called gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are also called ice giants. The ice giants have interior composition of compounds like
water, methane and ammonia.

The solar system orbits the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. It is composed of the Sun and the eight planets. These
are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The eight planets of the solar system can be
described by their size, distance from the sun, composition and other characteristics.
The solar system is composed of the Sun and all the objects that travel around it. The Sun is orbited by planets and
their moons, asteroids, comets and other heavenly bodies.
The first four planets, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial or inner planets. They are solid and are
mostly made up of rocks and metal; they do not have rings. These are the planets closer to the Sun. Among the four
terrestrial planets Earth has one moon, Mars has two moons, Mercury and Venus has none. The terrestrial planets have
common features such as mountains and volcanoes.
The last four planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are outer or Jovian planets. They are called gas giants.
These gas giants are so-called because they are much larger than other planets and are mostly made up of gas. They are set-
apart from the terrestrial planets by the asteroid belt. All of these gas giants have rings and moons. Of the four gas giants
Saturn has the most prominent ring.

The terrestrial or inner planets have solid surfaces. These planets are small and mostly made up of rock and metal.
They have silicate mantle surrounding a metallic core composed mostly of iron.

The Jovian or outer planets are made up of hydrogen and helium and they have small rocky core. Aside from being
called gas giants, Uranus and Neptune are also called ice giants. The ice giants have interior composition of compounds like
water, methane and ammonia.