Mystery Science: Life on Other Planets

Why would it be difficult to live on Venus?

• Venus is far away from the Sun so it is a very cold planet.

• Venus is close to the Sun so it is a very hot planet.

• Venus is close to the Sun so it is a very cold planet.

• Venus is far away from the Sun so it is a very hot planet.

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What is the “Goldilocks” zone?

• A zone on the Earth where most people want to live.

• A zone where planets get the right amount of heat and light for liquid water to exist

• A zone in our Solar System where aliens live.

• A zone in our Solar System where aliens live.

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The image below shows a solar system with one star (on the left) and 5 planets that orbit around the star. Which planets would be places humans could live?

• Planets A and B.

• Planets B and C.

• Planets C and D.

• Planets D and E.

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Which of these stars (A, B, C) do you think has a habitable zone that is the farthest away?

• I think Star B has a habitable zone that is farthest away because it is in the middle and just right. Star B or C would be either too hot, or too cold. Star B is just bright enough, not too bright, nor too dim.

• Star C is best because it is not too hot than the other stars. A is too big and too bright and too hot. It might be a little cold. We can just wear a lot of clothes or use technology to warm us up.

• All planets are not ideal.

• I think Star A has a habitable zone that is farthest away because it is bigger than Star B or Star C. Star A is probably brighter than Star B and Star C. So the lig

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What planets are rock planets in our solar system?

• Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury

• Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, Mars

• Mars, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn

What planets are gas giants?

• Mars, Jupiter, Earth, Saturn

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

• Pluto, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter

What are the three things we must have in order to explore a planet?

• special suit with refreshments inside like soda and cheetos, Xbox, and Internet capabilities to watch Youtube and connect with friends

• special suit to protect us from heat and cold, water, and carbon dioxide

• special suit to protect us against heat and cold, carbon monoxide, and water

• carbon monoxide, oxygen, water

• special suit to protect us against heat and cold, water, and oxygen

How far away is Melina from Earth?

• (40 years x 10) - 380

• Cray Cray far!

• 23 years

• 20 years

• (20 + 20 x 2) divided by 3

How far is Helios from Earth?

• 20 years - 16

• 4 years

• (40 divided by 2 x 2) - 36

• 2 to the power of 2

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How far is Thea from Earth?

• It is [(8-4) x (4+2)] -24 years away.

• It is [(4-4) + (2+2)] x 2 years away.

• It is [(4-4) + (2-2)] + 8 years away.

• It is 8 years away.