Solar System and Earth-Sun-Moon Relationships / Energy
Virginia SOL 6.2.SS
Investigate the organization and interactions of the solar system.
What students need to be able to do
- Recognize that matter is distributed throughout the solar system.
- Recognize that planets have different sizes and orbit at different distances from the sun.
- Recognize that gravity contributes to orbital motion.
- Recognize that the understanding of the solar system has developed over time.