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III. "Shall I Compare Thee To A Martian Summer Day?"(Comparing Temperatures for Summer on Mars and the Place You Live)click here for a printable version |
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III. "Shall I Compare Thee To A Martian Summer Day?"(Comparing Temperatures for Summer on Mars and the Place You Live)click here for a printable version |
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For Mars, what would be a typical summer day's temperatures?
Make a graph showing temperatures at 3 hour intervals for 30°N latitude.
Use A Day's Temperatures
on Mars: It's A Cold Cruel World. Where data are missing (black color),
put an "X" in the appropriate place in the chart. Use a dotted line to show
interpolations between data points on the graph if data are missing. Be
sure to title your graph. If you can get hourly temperatures of your city
(or the closest major city) from your daily newspaper, graph those data
on the grid too. It is helpful to use a ruler on the screen to read the
temperatures.
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Though it might not be summer where you live, what were the high and low
temperatures for your city yesterday (or the closest major city)? You can
usually find this data in the daily newspaper.
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What was the high and low for Mars at 30°N? Convert to °F (if
necessary) using the conversion charts supplied by your teacher or by
clicking on
Conversion Chart.
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Why don't the daily temperatures for earth change as much as those for
Mars? See
Atmosphere in Earth Stats and
Atmosphere in Mars Stats.
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Use
Getting Down to Earth: See the U.S.A in a Brand New Way
to find the current temperature
conditions for 30° N. What is the range of temperatures?
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Find out the current temperature conditions for Mars at 30°N. Use
Mars: All Sun All The Time? The picture you want is in the lower right.
Temperature scales are below it. Convert to °F.
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What is the difference in temperatures between 30°N USA and 30°N Mars
for today? (Compare answers in questions 5 and 6)
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