Analyzing Data: Using Planetary Information
Turn to page 319 and familiarize yourself with Table 2.
Use this data to answer the following questions:
1. One rotation = 1 ‘day’. Which planets have ‘days’
shorter than Earth’s? longer than Earth’s?
2. Which is the densest planet? Least dense?
3. Gravity pulls stuff towards earth. On which planet
could I throw a ball the farthest? The shortest?
4. Look at the greatest gravities and least gravities.
Look also at greatest masses and least masses. Is there
a relationship?
5. Look at the # of moons. Is there a pattern?
6. Which is the hottest planet? Coldest planet?
Use this data to answer the following questions:
1. One rotation = 1 ‘day’. Which planets have ‘days’
shorter than Earth’s?
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
longer than Earth’s?
• Mercury, Venus
2. Which is the densest planet? • Earth
Least dense? • Saturn
3. Gravity pulls stuff towards earth. On which planet
could I throw a ball the farthest? • Mars
The shortest? • Jupiter
4. Look at the greatest gravities and least gravities.
Look also at greatest masses and least masses. Is there
a relationship? • More mass = more gravity
5. Look at the # of moons. Is there a pattern?
• Seems more moon in Gas Giants – most close
to asteroid belt.
6. Which is the hottest planet? • Venus
Coldest planet? • Neptune