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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
Background: Currently there are 8 known major planets, plus an estimated thousand other smaller ones called “dwarf planets”. While many people can name the major planets and their order, most don’t know their relative location or distance from each other. Distances in space are tough to comprehend. To make it easier to compare distance, astronomers use the unit “AU” or “astronomical unit”.
1 AU = the average distance from Earth to the Sun = 150,000,000km
Question: How are the major and dwarf planets arranged across the solar system?
Hypothesis:
Procedure: 1) Calculate the distance in AU each planet is from the Sun.2) Calculate its football field distance from the Sun using the formula:
Yards¿Goal Line (Sun )=Distance¿ Sun(AU ) x2.563) Place the planet you are assigned, on the correct yard line away from the Sun.4) Plot all planets on the football field diagram on the back of this page.
Observations: Table 1: Solar System Distances:
Planet Distance (km) from Sun
Distance (AU) from Sun
Football field distance from Sun (yards)
Mercury 58,000,000
Venus 108,000,000
Earth 150,000,000
Mars 228,000,000
Ceres 415,500,000
Jupiter 778,500,000
Saturn 1,430,000,000
Uranus 2,880,000,000
Neptune 4,500,000,000
Orcus 5,875,500,000
Pluto 5,922,000,000
Salacia 6,328,335,000
Haumea 6,469,500,000
Quaoar 6,510,750,000
Makemake 6,868,500,000
Eris 10,150,500,000
Sedna 77,700,000,000
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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
Sketch (nearly) all planets on the football field below
Analysis Questions:
1. Describe where:a. the 4 inner planets were found on the football field.
b. the 4 outer planets were found on the football field.
c. most dwarf planets were located
2. Explain why was it impossible to place Sedna on the field?
3. Why do astronomers use the measurement of an AU instead of using km?
4. Describe something NEW that you learned from this activity.
CONCLUSION:
SUN
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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
MERCURY
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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
VENUS
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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
EARTH
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Lab: Scaling the Solar System Name: ________________________Honors Earth Science Date: ________________ Hr: ____
MARS
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CERES
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JUPITER
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SATURN
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URANUS
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NEPTUNE
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PLUTO
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ERIS
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ORCUS
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HAUMEA
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MAKEMAKE
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SALACIA
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QUAOAR
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SEDNA