Unit 6, Week 3 Solar System

the area around a star that is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets

• habitable zone

• danger zone

• atmosphere

• hydrozone

Natural process that occurs when certain gases in the atmosphere absorb and reradiate thermal energy from the sun

• Greenhouse Effect

• Ozone Layer

• Global Warming

• Photosynthesis

Categorize the below options as essential for life and not essential for life

Groups:

(a) Essential for Life

,

(b) Non Essential for Life

• thin atmosphere

• extremophiles

• proper atmosphere

• nutrients

• frozen water

• liquid water

• oxygen

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The layer of gases surrounding a planet, held in place by gravity

• Troposphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

• Atmosphere

Select the HABITABLE zone

Tags

112.19.b.9.A

Earth’s distance from the Sun places it in the ​ (a)   where the temperatures are between ​ (b)   . This allows water to exist as a ​ (c)   which is essential for ​ (d)   .

• habitable zone
• 0°F to 100°F
• liquid
• life
• -25°C to 75°C
• uninhabitable zone
• solid
• death
• vapor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

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

• Yes

• No

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is similar about all of the inner planets?

• rocky
• gasses
• many moons
• takes a long time to revolve around the sun

Put the following in order from closest to the sun to the farthest.

• Asteroid Belt

• Jovian Planets

• Oort Cloud

• Terrestrial Planets

• Kuiper Belt

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Put the planets in order from closest to the sun to farthest

• Earth

• Uranus

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Mercury