Planet Research and Planning Sheet
Use the Internet and/or other
sources to find the information you will need to create your brochure.
Available web sites include:
http://www.solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/nineplanets.html
http://letrc.lpb.org/Moon
Web Page 4-6/resourses.htm
There are other sources you may
use to get the requested information in addition to these suggested web sites.
Group Members: ____________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
1. Name of
Planet being researched:________________________________________________________________
2. Order
from the Sun:_____________________________________________________________________
3. Distance
from the sun in km:______________________________________________________________
4. Mass of
planet:_________________________________________________________________________
5. Density
of planet:_______________________________________________________________________
* The difference between mass
and density is:________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
6. The
planet rotates in____________________________________________________________________
*Rotate means ___________________________________________________________________________
7. The
planet revolves around the sun _______________________________________________________
*Revolve means __________________________________________________________________________
8. Mean
surface temperature on the day (or lit) side:____________________________________________
the night (or dark) side:________________________________________________________________
* Degrees Kelvin means____________________________________________________________________
9. Description
of the planet's surface:_________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
*Describe at least four different
surface characteristics, such as craters, volcanoes, thin layer of ice, etc.
10. Description
of planet's interior:_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
11. Atmospheric
components:________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
12. Discovered
by:_________________________________________________________________________
13. Date
discovered:________________________________________________________________________
14. How
discovered:________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
15. Who or
what planet was named after:_______________________________________________________
16. Number
of natural satellites (moons):_______________________________________________________
17. Names
of one well-known or important satellite:_______________________________________________
18. Brief
description of this satellite:___________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
19. Names
of spacecraft visiting or flying-by this planet:___________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
20. Special equipment visitors might need to be
able to survive for a short visit on this planet:_____________
(gas
masks, thermal suits, oxygen, etc.)_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
21. Special sites visitors might want to see if
visiting this planet:_____________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
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