Unit4Extraterrestrials课程.pptVIP

Unit 4 Extraterrestrials The Watery Place Russian-born American writer and scientist. He was a distinguished biochemist, but is more widely known as the author of many works of science fiction and essays on a wide variety of subjects. Among his best-known science fiction are I, Robot (1950) and the Foundation trilogy (1951—1953). Extraterrestrial (E.T.) Life Life existing or originating outside the limits of the earth. terrestrial adj. 陆地的;地球的;世俗的 n.地球生物;地球上的居民 Draw a picture of E.T What color are the E.Ts? What do you think of their appearance? (do they look the same as human?) Are E.Ts really smarter than human? Unidentified Flying Object Questions for you If one day, you meet an E.T, what would you say? (from the internet) Would you like to make friends with E.T? why or why not? Do you believe there are really E.Ts? If someone says that he/she is from the watery place, where do you think this person comes from? E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T’s dog An Overview of the Solar System The solar system consists of the Sun; the eight official planets, at least three dwarf planets, more than 130 satellites of the planets, a large number of small bodies (the comets and asteroids), and the interplanetary medium. (There are probably also many more planetary satellites that have not yet been discovered.) An Overview of the Solar System The inner solar system contains the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars: The main asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The planets of the outer solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet): About Venus Fair but inhospitable Venus, a Sister planet to the Earth that is very different from our home. Venus does not have any moons or rings. Venus: Planet Profile Mass (kg) 4.87 x 1024 Diameter (km) 12104 Mean density (kg/m3) 5250 Escape velocity (m/s) 10400 Average distance from Sun 0.723 AU (108,208,930 km) Rotation period (length of day in Earth days) 2