Habitable Zone

What does most every living thing need to survive?

• Steam

• Ice

• Plasma

• Liquid water

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What happens if a planet is too hot?

• The water will be nice and warm

• The water will boil away

• The water will be too cold

• The water will freeze and make ice

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

What happens if a planet is too cold?

• The water will be nice and warm

• The water will be cold

• The water will boils away

• It will be like a giant snowball

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

If a planet is discovered to be in the habitable zone does that mean it has life?

• Yes

• No

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Which helps protect the earth from radiation?

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Mantle
• Gravity

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What is the habitable zone?

• A zone with the correct distance away from a star
• A zone in space where water turns into vapor
• A zone where life can not be sustained
• A zone in space where water is frozen

Mars is inside the habitable zone.

• true
• false

The Goldilocks Zone is determined by the

• mass and brightness of the planet
• mass of the planet
• mass and temperture of the star
• gravity of the star

As our sun increases in age, it also increases in size. What will happen to the habitable zone as time goes on?

• The habitable zone will shrink in size

• The habitable zone will move further away from the sun

• The habitable zone will grow in size

• The habitable zone will move closer to the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

What is the band of potential habitability?

• the right distance from a star for an atmosphere to form

• the right distance from a star for a terrestrial planet to form

• the right distance and temperature for liquid water

• the right distance to protect a planet from the sun's UV rays

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5