A visual introduction to distances in space. It starts with the distance to the Moon, introduces the astronomical unit with a table of planet distances, explains parallax, and works through the calculation of a light year step by step before looking at our nearest neighbouring stars.
What this presentation covers
- Earth to Moon distance
- the astronomical unit
- planet distances in AU
- parallax
- calculating a light year
- nearest stars
Level: KS3 / GCSE
Slides: 15
Format: PowerPoint (.ppt)