Let's Explore The Planets
Name________________________ Worksheet
Date____________ Per._______
Solar System Information Chart
Locate the following information about each planet
using whatever Internet and other sources are necessary.
Planet/ Dimension
* Radius (km.)
* Diameter (km.)
Average Distance From the Sun (km.)
Distance in (A.U.)
Rotational Period
Period of Revolution
Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto
*If you find the radius at you site,
multiply by 2 to get the diameter, if you find the diameter, divide by 2 to get the radius. Take the values you found
for the diameters and change them into scientific notation using one digit
in front of the decimal point and labeling each with the correct unit and
power of 10 writing them under the number on the chart above. How take the values you
found for the average distance in kilometers and do the same thing changing
them into scientific notation and writing them below the other number in
the blank. Now on the back list
the planets in order from smallest to largest by diameter; then from shortest
to longest rotation period; and finally from shortest to longest revolutionary
period - Which of these lists correlates directly with the distance
from the sun? Using the formula Distance
(D) = Rate (r) X Time (t), determine the length of time in seconds it would
take the sunlight to reach Pluto traveling at the speed of light which
is 300,000 kilometers per second.(Hint: You can change the speed
of light into scientific notation also ----> 3.0
X 105 km. per sec.) Some good sites to use
for this are: