Name: __________________________ Period: ________________
Earth & Moon Stations Answer Sheet
Making Meteorites and Craters
Type of Pebble
Prediction of Crater
Observation of Crater
Small Pebble
Medium Pebble
Large Pebble
Med. Pebble Higher
Med. Pebble Lower
Med. Pebble at 450 Angle
1. Why does the crater change with a different type of pebble?
2. Which type of meteoroid would make the biggest impact?
How Old Are You Really??
Divide your age by the planets period of revolution
Enter your age in the table below
Planet
Period of
Revolution
0.241 Earth Years
Saturn
29.5 Earth
Years
Venus
0.615 Earth Years
Uranus
84.0 Earth
Years
Mars
1.88 Earth Years
Neptune
164.8 Earth
Years
Pluto
248.5 Earth
Years
Planet
Period of Revolution
Mercury
Jupiter
11.9
Meteor Burnout
Prediction:
Observation:
Earth Years
Age on Planet
Age on Planet
1.
Name: __________________________ Period: ________________
How does the meteor burn up when it enters earth’s atmosphere?
2. What would happen if the meteors did not burn up when they entered earth’s
atmosphere?
Travel to the Moon
Action
Observation/Prediction
Observation of hitting
stopper while it is still
Prediction of hitting stopper
while it is moving
Observation of hitting
stopper while it is moving
1. Why is it hard for a spaceship to land on the moon?
2. Why does it save fuel to aim rockets at where the moon or planet will be when the
rocket is ready to land instead of aiming at where they are now?
Your Weight in the Solar System
To found your weight on the surface of each object, multiply your weight on earth by the
surface gravity for each object.
Enter your weight in the table below
Object
Gravity
Sun
Weight
Object
Gravity
274
Jupiter
11.19
Mercury
.38
Saturn
9.45
Venus
.95
Uranus
3.98
Moon
.16
Neptune
3.81
Mars
.53
Pluto
.24
Weight