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8.117 Interpret Planetary Data Tables Worksheet

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Interpret Planetary Data Tables - Which comparison best orbital periods, distances and sizes to infer patterns across planets and moons? (NGSS MS‑ESS1‑3; CCSS Math 8.SP; TEKS §112.28 Grade 8; FL NGSSS; VA SOL; MA STE)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A summary table includes planet distance from the Sun, planet diameter, and orbital period. Which overall claim is best supported by solar system data?

APlanet diameters always increase as orbital periods decrease.

BAll planets have equal distances and equal periods.

CPlanet orbital periods generally increase with average distance from the Sun, while planet diameters vary without a simple distance order.

DMoons and planets should always be compared without checking what they orbit.

Solution & Explanation:The main pattern is that farther planets have longer orbital periods. Diameter data do not follow a simple increasing order with distance.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

AEnceladus

BTethys

CMimas

DDione

Solution & Explanation:The shortest orbital period means the largest fraction of an orbit completed in one day. Mimas has the shortest listed period.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which comparison uses both distance from the Sun and orbital period correctly? Data table: Planet | Distance (AU) | Period (days): Jupiter | 5.20 | 4,333; Saturn | 9.58 | 10,759; Uranus | 19.2 | 30,687; Neptune | 30.1 | 60,190.

AJupiter is farther from the Sun than Neptune and has a longer orbital period.

BUranus is closer to the Sun than Jupiter and has a shorter orbital period.

CNeptune is closer to the Sun than Saturn and has a shorter orbital period.

DSaturn is farther from the Sun than Jupiter and has a longer orbital period.

Solution & Explanation:Saturn's distance, 9.58 AU, is greater than Jupiter's 5.20 AU, and Saturn's period, 10,759 days, is greater than Jupiter's 4,333 days.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 8 Science students. It aligns with educational standard MS-ESS1-3 (Students interpret solar system data tables and visuals to identify trends such as farther planets having longer orbital periods and size not always following distance.).