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Name ____________________________

Period ____________________________

SOLAR SYSTEM DRAWING

You will be creating a scale drawing of our entire solar system.

You will be using two different scales for your drawing; one for distance, one for size

SCALE FOR DISTANCE OF A PLANET FROM THE SUN: 1,000,000 miles = 0.5 mm

SCALE FOR DIAMETER OF A PLANET:

1,000 miles = 0.25 cm

PAPER: Get a piece of butcher paper one and a half meters long

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED FOR EACH PLANET:

-Average or mean distance from the sun in miles

-Period of revolution around the sun or Orbital Period (length of a year in hours)

Example: Earth (365.25 days) = 8766 hours

-Period of rotation on its axis (length of a day in hours)

Example: Earth – 24 hours

-Planet diameter or equatorial diameter (in miles)

-High and low temperatures on the planet in degrees Celsius

-Moons (how many?)

-Planet classification (Terrestrial or Gas Giant)

-Speed of revolution around the sun (in miles per hour)

-Speed of rotation on its axis at the equator (in miles per hour)

-Interesting, unique facts about the planet

The information sheets must be approved by Mr. Hobbs before beginning diagram

Grading:

Helpful conversions

Sheet #1

10 points

1 AU = 93,000,000 miles

Sheet #2

10 points

1 km = 0.62 miles

Diagram accuracy 10 points

1 year = 8766 hours

Drawing neatness 10 points

1 day = 24 hours

Total

40 points

5/09

Signature _______________________

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