Name: _______________
Filtering the Solar System Database
Directions: Retrieve the “Solar System” database and open the “Solar System” table. Demonstrate your
knowledge of searching databases by answering the questions below. If your software includes a “Filter
By Form” feature, you may use it to complete this assignment.
Note: In this assignment, the term “planet” refers to both planets and dwarf planets.
Sample Question: How many planets have a diameter in kilometers greater than 12,000?
Field:
Diameter (KM)
Criterion:
>12, 000
Answer:
Six
1. (x3) How long is one year on Saturn?
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2. (x3) How far is Venus from the Sun in miles?
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3. (x6) Which planets have more than 10 moons?
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4. (x5) Which planets have no moons?
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5. (x3) How long is one day on Neptune?
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6. (x3) Which planet is 92,955,820 miles from the Sun?
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Name: _______________
Filtering the Solar System Database
7. (x3) How long is a year on Jupiter?
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Criterion:
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8. (x3) How many planets have a day that lasts less than Earth’s at 24 hours?
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9. (x3) Which planet’s year lasts only 225 days?
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10. (x5) Which planets in our solar system are dwarf planets?
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11. (x6) Which planets have a year longer than Earth at 365 days and more than 50 moons?
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12. (x6) Which planets have a diameter in miles smaller than Earth’s at 7,918 but more moons than
Earth’s one?
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13. (x6) Which planets have less than 5 moons and are more than 2,000,000,000 (2 billion) miles
from the Sun?
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14. (x5) Which dwarf planet has no moons?
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