Space Questions and Skype

January 21, 2020

1. Work on answering your questions the best you can on space.

2. If you are done with your first answers, you should use the links at the bottom of the page to see if
you can figure out the actual answers. Don't write anything but you can take notes on a separate word
document.
3. Today some of you will begin the process of putting the answers to your questions in blue

Here is how to answer the questions the first time.

First Time Through In Blue

If you know the answer: Put it down in a complete sentence.

If you think you know the answer: I think ________, but I'm not completely sure. I'm pretty sure
it is ________, but I'm not positive.

If you know part of the answer: I know ______ but I'm not so sure about _______.

If you have no idea: I have not learned this yet.

----------------Second Time Through in Red) -------

You were correct the first time: I was correct in my answer but now I have also learned that ______

You were not correct: I was wrong about _______ but now I know that _______.

You were partly correct: I was mostly correct about _______ but I now know that __________
You did not have an answer: At first, I did not know what _____ was but now I know that _______.

Questions

1. There is a disagreement with two students on how many planets are in the solar
system. Student A claims there are 8 planets and Student B claims there are 12
planets. What is some evidence to support each claim?
a. Answer: I know that student A is thinking of the normal planets, but I don't know
how student b can be thinking of 12 planets.
b. Answer: I now know that student A is thinking they are right because . . . I
can also see how student B is right because some planets . . . .
c. Answer: I know that student a is correct because if you count the most popular
known planets in our solar system, mercury, Venus, earth, mars, Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, and the dwarf planet Pluto, you count 8 planets.
d. Answer: At first, I thought student a was correct, but now I know that both a and
b is correct. I know that student a is talking about The Planets in our solar system,
but student b is
2. On which planet would you weigh the least? What is your evidence to prove this?
a. Answer: I think the Planet would be Pluto because that is the smallest planet.
3. How does the mass of our planet compare to the other inner planets?

Answer: I don’t know how the mass of our planet compare to the other inner planets.

Answer: At first, I thought Mercury would make you weigh the least because it is the smallest
planet. But now I know that Mars is correct because it is less dense than Mercury even though it
had a bigger diameter.

Answer: At first, I didn’t know much about this, but I know that Venus is smaller than
Earth, making earth #1

4. Grumbles claims that it is colder during the winter because Earth is farther from the
sun. Provide evidence to prove him right or wrong?

4. How does the path of the sun in the sky change during seasons?
a.
5. How would seasons on Uranus be different from Earth?
a. Answer:
b.
 c. Answer: The earth is farthest from the sun in the northern hemisphere's
summer, and not winter. Grumbles have been proved wrong.
d. Answer: At first, I thought that Grumbles was wrong but didn’t have much
evidence but now I know that Earth is not farther from the
e. Answer: Since Uranus is farther away from the sun than earth, its seasons are going to
be longer, and Uranus goes around the sun about every 30,687 days (84 years), Uranus’
seasons will each last for about 21 years. It will also be probably way colder, being so far
from the sun.

Here are some sources to help you with your second round - Don't click on these until the second day

Solar System Online Model

Interactive Seasons Model