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BuildaPlanet:Day2
Physics
Atthispoint,ifyouhavenotfinishedtheworkfromDayOne,youneedtodothat
beforecontinuinghere.Thewholefirstworksheetneedstobefilledout.
DueDates:bothworksheets(DayOneandDayTwo)willbedueforacompletion
gradeonTuesday,February21st.Makesureyouhaveattemptedeverything.Ifyou
needtomakesomefixeslateron,thatisfine.
Important:Thereisatypoontheoriginaldatatable.Themassofthesuninkg
is1.989x1030kg.Ifyouusedthewrongnumberforyourcalculationyoumust
gobackandfixthisbeforecontinuing.Thiswillmessupyourcalculations
below.
ResearchanExoplanet
1) UsetheInternettofindanextrasolarplanet,meaningaplanetthatorbitsa
differentstarthanours.Youwillneedtobeabletofindthemassandthe
radiusoftheplanet.Recordalldataindatatable.
Mass–FindthemassofyourplanetinEarthmasses.1Earthmassisequivalentto
themassofourEarth.ThemassofourEarthis5.97X1024kg.Usethistoconvert
yourplanetsmasstokg.
Radius–FindtheradiusofyourplanetinEarthradii.1Earthradiiisequivalentto
theradiusoftheEarth.TheradiusoftheEarthis6.371X106m.Usethistoconvert
yourplanetsradiustometers.
2) Atthispointyoushouldonlyhaverows1-4filledin.Checktomakesure
thesearecompletebeforemovingon.
3) Brieflydescribeyourplanetbeneaththedatatable.
4) UsetheworkyoudidontheDayOneworksheettopickthedistanceyour
newplanetisgoingtobefromyourstar.Lookattherangeofthehabitable
zone.Pickavaluethatisinbetweentheriandthero.Recordthisasyour
distancefromyourstarinAU.
5) ConvertthisdistancefromyourstarinAUtometers.Todothismultiplythe
distanceinAUbythedistancetheEarthisfromthesuninmeters.
Distance(AU)X(1.496X1011)m=______________________.Recordindatatable.
6) Atthispointtheentiretableshouldbefilledout.Donotmoveonuntilitis
complete.
7) Completethecalculationsafterthedatatable.Pleaseshowworkandinclude
units.
Mass(Earth
Masses)
Mass(kg)
Earth
YourPlanet:________________________
Radius(Earthradii) Radius(m)
Distancefromstar
(AU)
Distancefromstar
in(m)
DescriptionofPlanet:Whereisit?Whatisspecialaboutit?Writeanyinteresting
facts.
Calculations:
1) Determinetheperiodofyourplanet.Showyourworkbelow.Youranswer
shouldbeinseconds.
Usetheequation𝑇 = 2𝜋
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r=thedistancefromtheplanettothestarinmeters(row6).
G=6.67X10-11Nm2/kg2
M=massofthestarinkg(rowBfromdayonesheet)
2) Converttheperiodfromsecondsintoyearsbelow.
3) Calculatethevelocityofyourplanetthroughspace.
Usetheequation:
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r=thedistancefromtheplanettothestarinmeters(row6).
G=6.67X10-11Nm2/kg2
M=massofthestarinkg(rowBfromdayonesheet)
4) Calculatetheaccelerationduetogravityonyourplanet.
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Usetheequation:𝑔 = ! ! r=theradiusofyourplanetinmeters(row4).
G=6.67X10-11Nm2/kg2
M=massoftheplanetinkg(row2).