the solar system (online lab)

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The Solar System (online lab) Due

12/5 @ 11:59 pm

The Solar system includes the sun, planets that orbit the sun, and the moons of those planets. There are other substances found inside the space of the solar

system but we are going to concentrate on these. This is an internet research lab.

You are to surf the net and find the information requested.

Sun:Find a photo of the sun and paste it to this lab.

What is the composition of the sun? Mostly Hydrogen and Helium, but also contains

small levels of Oxygen, Carbon, Nitrogen, Silicon, Magnesium, Neon, Iron, and

Sulfur.

What is the temperature at the surface of the sun? 5,500 degrees Celsius.

What is the internal temperature of the sun? 15,000,000 degrees Celsius.

What is a sunspot? Occasional spot of darker color on the Sun, caused by cooler

temperature in that region.

What is the size of the sun? The diameter of the Sun is 1,391,980 kilometers.



MercuryFind a photo of Mercury and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Mercury:

Distancefrom the

sun

Period of time for aplanetary

year


day

Mass Size Numberof Moons

Mercury 57,910,000 km

88 days 58 days 3.30104× 1023 kg

4,878 kmdiameter

None

What is the typical temperature during the day? 400 degrees Celsius.

What is the typical temperature during the night? -173 degrees Celsius.

If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Mercury? 28 lbs.

Describe how and when to find Mercury in the night sky in Springfield, MO. Right



now Mercury is only visible 90 minutes before the sun rises; it is found in the

Southeast.



VenusFind a photo of Venus and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Venus:

Distancefrom the

sun


year


day

Mass Size Number

of Moons

Venus 107,500,000 km

243 days 118 days 4.86732× 1024 kg

12, 103kmdiameter

None



What is the typical temperature during the day? 460 degrees Celsius.

What is the typical temperature during the night? 460 degrees Celsius

If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Venus? 90.7 lbs

Describe how and when to find Venus in the night sky in Springfield, MO. In the

West by Southwest just after the Sun sets.

EarthFind a photo of the planet Earth (taken from space) and paste it to this lab.



Complete the following data table on Earth:

Distance

from thesun

Period of time for a

planetaryyear


planetaryday

Mass Size Number

of Moons

Earth 149,600,000 km

365 days 1 day 5.97219× 1024

12 756.2km

1

What is the typical temperature during the day? 19 degrees Celsius




MarsFind a photo of Mars and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Mars:

Distancefrom the



Mass Size Number



sun year day of Moons

Mars 228,000,000 km

687 day 1 day 6.41693× 1023 kg

6,787 kmdiameter

2

What is the typical temperature during the day?-5 degrees Celsius.

What is the typical temperature during the night? -85 degrees Celsius

If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Mars? 37.7 lbs.

Describe how and when to find Mars in the night sky in Springfield, MO. In spring, it

can be seen best in the East by southeast.

Jupiter

Find a photo of Jupiter and paste it to this lab.



Complete the following data table on Jupiter:

Distancefrom the

sun


year


day

Mass Size Number

of Moons

Jupiter 778,500,000 km

4,332.6days

58.65days

1.89813× 1027 kg

142,984kmdiameter

68

What is the typical temperature during the day? 121 degrees Celsius


If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Jupiter? 236.4

lbs.

Describe how and when to find Jupiter in the night sky in Springfield, MO. It rises at

7pm in the East

Saturn

Find a photo of Saturn and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Saturn:



Distancefrom the

sun


year


day


Saturn 1,,472,000,

000 km

29.46

days

10.5

hours

5.68319

× 1026 kg

120,536

kmdiameter

61

What is the typical temperature during the day? -125 degrees Celsius


If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Saturn? 106.4

Describe how and when to find Saturn in the night sky in Springfield, MO. Just before

sunrise in the Southeast

UranusFind a photo of Uranus and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Uranus:

Distance

from thesun


planetaryyear


planetaryday

Mass Size Number

of Moons

Uranus 2,877,000,000 km

84 years 17.24hours

8.68103× 1025 kg

51,118kmdiameter

27



What is the typical temperature during the day? -193 degrees Celsius.


If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Uranus? 88.9

lbs.

Describe how and when to find Uranus in the night sky in Springfield, MO. It is high

in the southeast or southern skies by 9pm, but is only barely visible with the naked

eye.

NeptuneFind a photo of Neptune and paste it to this lab.

Complete the following data table on Neptune:

Distancefrom the

sun


year


day


Neptune 4,486,000,000 km

164 years 17.24hours

1.0241 ×1026 kg

49,532kmdiameter

13

What is the typical temperature during the day? -214 degrees Celsius.




If you weighed 100 pounds on Earth, what would your weight be on Neptune? 112.5

lbs

Describe how and when to find Neptune in the night sky in Springfield, MO. Only

visible through a telescope. Best seen high in the early evening sky during late

August.

PlutoComplete the following data table on Pluto:

Distance

from thesun


planetaryyear


planetaryday

Mass Size Number

of Moons

Pluto 5,913,000,000 km

248.5years

6.39 days 1.30900× 1022 kg

3,500 kmdiameter

5

What is the typical temperature during the day? -195 degrees Celsius


Give a paragraph describing the reasons for removing Pluto as a planet.

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union set an official set of

criteria that must be met for a celestial body to be classified as a “planet”. This

criteria is as follows:

(1) The object must be in orbit around a star, while not being itself a star.

(2) The body must be massive enough for its own gravity to pull it into a nearly

spherical shape.

(3) The object has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.

Since Pluto could not meet the third requirement, it was reclassified as a “Dwarf Planet”. The other eight planets’ status remains the same.

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