<bigger><bigger>"How many miles above the earth do the polar-orbiting
satellites travel?"

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We read that polar- orbiting satellites travel 833 km above the earth.

We had to look up how many kilometers were in a mile. One kilometer
equals .62 miles. We took that number and multiplied .62 times 833 and
got the answer 516.46. That means that the polar-orbiting satellites
travel 516.46 miles above the earth. 

If we got in a car and traveled from Ferrisburgh 516 miles, we would be
about in Washington DC! That would take us over 8 and a half hours to get
there!


Grade Three

Jennifer  and Mary