Meteorologists
will study the weather
and atmospheric activity. We learned in the Great Solar System Rescue
temperature on the surface of a planet comes from a combination of
heat from the Sun and heat from inside the planet. We also learned
that atmosphere consists of the gases that surround the surface of
planets. You'll need to know about the atmosphere, and the weather
features of various planets and moons.
Check out these sites
to answer your questions:
This
site will give you a multimedia tour of the solar system. Hang On!
Wow,
what a lot of information here. Cool!
Welcome
to the nine planets, NASA style.
Here
is a splendid view of our solar system.
This
express tour may be helpful. Check it out!
Are
you interested in gravity?
Are
you interested in the length of a year on another planet?
Questions you'll need
to answer are:
- Which planets or moons
have an atmosphere that would support life? How do they compare
to earth? Adaptations? How?
- Would the temperature
on any planets or moons permit a colony to be formed? How do the
temperatures compare to earth? Could they be controlled?
- What other weather
features, such as winds, storms, etc. do the planets or moons have?
How do those features compare to earth? How would those features
be controlled?
- Are there seasons
on any planets or moons? How would seasons compare to earth? How
would the seasons or lack of them effect a colony?
- Would the weather
on any planets or moons permit any agriculture? How does the weather
compare to earth? Could the weather be adapted to permit the growth
of plants?
- Write and answer at
least four (one good question and answer from each group member)
of your own questions from the perspective of an meteorologist.
