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Natural Satellites Power Point
To better understand more about natural satellites of planets (moons), you will create a presentation for the class about
natural satellites in the solar system. You must create a Power Point presentation for the class that explains the features of your
assigned satellite. This project is worth 100 points, and you will be given approximately 3 weeks to complete this assignment.
Grades will be based on content, presentation, and quality. The following criteria must be fulfilled :
1. Title (8 points)
- Name of the natural satellite
- Subtitle of the title
- Meaning of satellite name & symbol
- Picture of natural satellite
Earth
2. Physical Characteristics (12 points)
- Diameter (miles)
- Mass (kilograms)
- Density (g/cm3)
- Surface Gravity (miles/sec.2)
- Additional fact pertaining to characteristics
- Picture of natural satellite
Jupiter
3. Orbit (12 points)
- Average Orbital Speed (miles/sec.)
- Average Distance To Sun (AU)
- Period Of Rotation (hours or days)
- Period Of Revolution (hours, days, or years)
- Additional fact pertaining to orbit
- Picture of natural satellite
4. Surface & Atmosphere (12 points)
- Terrain
- Temperature Range (°C or Kelvin (K))
- Atmosphere
- Geology (Interior or Surface)
- Additional fact pertaining to surface conditions
- Picture of natural satellite
- Moon
Mars
7. Literature Cited (12 points)
- Cite at least five sources
- Picture of natural satellite
8. Slide Appearance (10 points)
9. Presentation (10 points)
- Deimos
- Adrastea
- Ananke
- Carme
- Europa
- Himalia
- Leda
- Metis
- Sinope
- Amalthea
- Callisto
- Elara
- Ganymede
- Io
- Lysithea
- Pasiphae
- Thebe
- Atlas
- Dione
- Epimethius
- Hyperion
- Janus
- Pan
- Phoebe
- Rhea
- Tethys
- Calypso
- Enceladus
- Helene
- Iapetus
- Mimas
- Pandora
- Prometheus
- Telesto
- Titan
- Ariel
- Bianca
- Cordelia
- Desdemona
- Miranda
- Ophelia
- Prospero
- Rosalind
- Stephano
- Titania
- Belinda
- Caliban
- Cressida
- Juliet
- Oberon
- Portia
- Puck
- Setebos
- Sycorax
- Umbriel
- Despina
- Larissa
- Nereid
- Thalassa
- Galatea
- Naiad
- Proteus
- Triton
Saturn
Uranus
5. Discovery (12 points)
- Discovered By (Who discovered the satellite)
- Date Discovered (Be specific)
- Additional fact pertaining to discovery
- Additional fact pertaining to discovery
- Additional fact pertaining to discovery
- Picture of natural satellite
6. Facts (12 points)
- List 5 (number-based) facts about the satellite
- Picture of the natural satellite
- Phobos
Neptune
Dwarf Planets
- Ceres
- Haumea
- Eris
- Pluto
- Makemake
Trans-Neptunian Objects
- Orcus
- Charon
- Ixion
- Huya
- Quaoar
- Varuna
- Sedna