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Create Your Own Solar System
Name:
Using this manipulative you will create your own solar system. You must describe at least 3
planets, though you’re welcome to do 4.)
(Note: Extra point for creating a Life Sustaining world with a sun different from our own.)
Type of star:
Brief explanation about why you selected this type:
How long potentially will it take for planets in your solar system to collide?
Planet 1:
Radius of Planet (size):
Semimajor Axis (how far is orbiting from the sun):
Eccentricity (does it orbit in a perfect circle?):
Temperature:
Atmosphere:
Sustaining Life as we know it:
Planet 2:
Radius of Planet (size):
Semimajor Axis (how far is orbiting from the sun):
Eccentricity (does it orbit in a perfect circle?):
Temperature:
Atmosphere:
Sustaining Life as we know it:
Planet 3:
Radius of Planet (size):
Semimajor Axis (how far is orbiting from the sun):
Eccentricity (does it orbit in a perfect circle?):
Temperature:
Atmosphere:
Sustaining Life as we know it: