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Our blue planet bio beyond Questions With Complete Solutions
Question 1: Take a moment and consider all of the attributes of
Earth. From the list below, select the attribute(s) that make Earth unique among planetary bodies in the solar system. You will be scored based on completion, not accuracy.
CORRECT ANSWER : Liquid Water at the Surface
Question 2: Looking at Earth to the right, what makes our planet
seem blue from space?
CORRECT ANSWER : Liquid water
Question 3: From the list below, select the factor(s) that
determine whether liquid water will be stable at Earth's surface.You will be scored on completion, not accuracy, of your response
CORRECT ANSWER : Global Average Temperature of Earth,
Pressure of Earth's Atmosphere
Question 4: Which of the factors do you think is the most
important to Earth being able to support liquid water? You will be scored based on completion, not accuracy.
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CORRECT ANSWER : Earth's Distance from the Sun
Question 5: Record Mars' distance from the sun:
CORRECT ANSWER : 1.52
Question 6: According to the calculations below, what is the
temperature in Kelvin?
CORRECT ANSWER: 206.6
Question 7: Record their distances in AU here: CORRECT ANSWER : Mercury: 0.387, Earth: 1.0
Question 8: According to these calculations, what the
temperatures of Mercury and Earth in Kelvin?CORRECT ANSWER : Mercury: 408.0, Earth: 254.8
Question 9: Which of these 3 distances would allow liquid water
at the surface?
CORRECT ANSWER : None of them
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Question 10: From the data you have, which planet might be
able to support liquid water on its surface using this model?
CORRECT ANSWER : Venus (0.722 AU)
Question 11: Record Venus' distance from the sun:
CORRECT ANSWER : 0.722
Question 12: According to the calculations below, what is the
temperature in Kelvin?
CORRECT ANSWER : 300.3
Question 13: When you get into the car, what observations do
you make about the temperature of the vehicle? Click on the icons to record the temperatures in and around your vehicle.
CORRECT ANSWER : Inside - 29C, Outside - 27 C, Seat - 35C
Question 14: Until now, the top of the convertible has been
down. Make a hypothesis - what will happen to the temperatures in the areas you measured when the top of the convertible is put up?
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CORRECT ANSWER : Inside temp - Will go up, Outside temp -
will not change, Seat temp - will go up
Question 15: Click on the icons to record the temperatures in
and around your vehicle and record them below.
CORRECT ANSWER : Inside - 46C, Outside - 27C, Seat - 46C
Question 16: What was the temperature difference with the top
up?
CORRECT ANSWER: Inside - 17, Outside - 0, Seat - 11
Question 17: What is the consequence of the greenhouse effect
on Earth?
CORRECT ANSWER : Warms the surface of the planet
Question 18: True or False: The greenhouse effect is a natural process.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 19: What are the four most abundant components of
the Earth's atmosphere?
