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Lesson 11
Scaling the Solar System
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Science
8th Grade
11/03/2012

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Term
Which planets do not have natural satellites (moons).
Definition

Mercury

Venus

 

Term
List the planets in order starting from the Sun.
Definition

Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn
Uranus

Neptune 

Term
Which planets are considered the gas planets?
Definition

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

Term

Pedro wanted to make a scale model of Jupiter using a scale factor of 10,000 km/cm.  Calculate what size his model needs to be if the actual diameter of Jupiter is 142,980 km.

Definition

142,980 km / 10,000 km/cm

 

=

 

14.298 cm = 14. 3 cm

 

 

Term
Pedro wanted to calculate where his scale model of Jupiter should be placed still using a scale factor of 10,000 km/cm.  Calculate the scale distance Pedro should place his model of the actual distance of Jupiter is 778,400,000 km.
Definition

778,400,000 / 10,000 km/cm

 

=

 

77,840 cm / 100 = 778 m

 

 

Term
A ___________  _______________
is one way of working with measurements
that are too large to see first hand.
Definition
scale model
Term
Which group of planets have solid surfaces?
Definition
Terrestrial
Term
What planetary feature separates the inner and outer planets?
Definition
Asteroid Belt
Term
These planets have no well defined surfaces and have atomosphers composed of hydrogen, helium, and methane.
Definition
Gas Planets
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