Module 3: Review (Uniqueness of Planet Earth)

​MODULE 3

By; Ms. Venus Ellaine G. Pablo, LPT

​SCIE18 GENERAL SCIENCE

​REVIEW

​Uniqueness of Planet Earth

Audio Response

What were the three characteristics of Earth discussed in our previous session?

Open Audio Recorder

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

All of the planets, comets, and steroids in the solar system orbit the Sun

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

The following are terrestrial planets except for _______

• Earth

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Venus

Word Cloud

What is Goldilocks Zone?

Word Cloud

Provide me at least 2 examples of Gas Giants

Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE

Earth orbits in the habitable zone around the Sun

• TRUE

• FALSE

STONY METEORITE - A meteorite with a mass ratio of rock to metal similar to the mass ratio of Earth’s mantle to Earth’s core, thus reflecting the primordial composition of the Solar System and representing a window into its past. Most meteorites are stony meteorites.

METEORITE - A meteor that does not completely vaporize and that strikes Earth’s surface.

Open Ended

Explain the characteristics of the Earth that support life in comparison with the other planets of the solar system (in terms of the distance from the sun)

Open Ended

Explain the characteristics of the Earth that support life in comparison with the other planets of the solar system (in terms of stable liqud water)

Open Ended

Explain the characteristics of the Earth that support life in comparison with the other planets of the solar system (in terms of the atmosphere)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not reach the Earth's surface?

• A meteorite

• A stony meteorite

• A meteor

• Chondrules

METEOR - A falling meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere and glows as it vaporizes; colloquially called a shooting star.

CHONDRULES - A small grain about 1 millimeter in diameter embedded in a meteorite, often containing amino acids or other organic molecules.

A meteor that does not completely vaporize and that strikes Earth’s surface.

METEORITE

Most meteorites are stony meteorites.

​STONY METEORITE

A falling meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere and glows as it vaporizes; colloquially called a shooting star.

​​​METEOR

Therefore, A meteor is the only one that refers to the object. It vaporizes before it hits the surface while it is burning up in the atmosphere, and by definition, it does not reach the Earth's surface in that state. What hits the surface is called a meteorite.

Multiple Choice

All jovian planets (gas giants) have rings except which of the following?

• Uranus
• Venus
• Mars
• Earth

Multiple Choice

All jovian planets (gas giants) have rings except which of the following?

• Jupiter

• Uranus

• Neptune

• All of the jovian planets have rings

​All of the Jovian planets have at least one or more rings.

​GAS GIANTS (JOVIAN PLANETS)

Jupiter has four main rings: the halo ring, the main ring, the Amalthea gossamer ring, and the Thebe gossamer ring

JUPITER

​Saturn has seven main rings, which are grouped into four main and three fainter groups. They are named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

​​SATURN

​Uranus has 13 known rings. These rings are narrow and faint, made of dark, dusty particles, and are arranged in two sets: eleven inner rings and two outer rings. 

​​URANUS

Jupiter has four main rings: the halo ring, the main ring, the Amalthea gossamer ring, and the Thebe gossamer ring

JUPITER

​Saturn has seven main rings, which are grouped into four main and three fainter groups. They are named A, B, C, D, E, F, and G

​​SATURN

​Neptune has five main rings and several partial rings known as arcs. The main rings are named Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams

NEPTUNE

Multiple Choice

An astronomer is interested in determining the climate of a newly discovered planet. Which of the following will have the most influence on the planet's overall climate over short periods of time

• The amount of water in the planet

• The planet's distance from the Sun

• The planet's atmosphere

• The planet's orbit around the Sun

EXPLANATION: A planet's atmosphere directly affects the climate of a particular planet while additional factors such as heat and relative distance to the Sun has relative impacts.