3 Exoplanets With Extreme Weather

3 Exoplanets With Extreme Weather

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Physics, Science, Geography

11th Grade - University

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The video explores extreme weather on exoplanets, highlighting HD 189733 B with its sideways molten glass rain and supersonic winds, Gliese 436 B with its comet-like hydrogen cloud and potential hot ice, and HD 80606 B with its explosive atmosphere due to dramatic temperature changes. The video concludes with a thank you to patrons and a call to subscribe.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual weather phenomenon occurs on the exoplanet HD 189733 B?

Rain made of molten glass

Snow made of sulfur

Diamond hail

Acid rain

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did researchers determine the wind direction and speed on HD 189733 B?

By measuring the planet's gravitational pull

By analyzing starlight passing through its atmosphere

By observing the planet's magnetic field

By studying its surface temperature

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What causes the hydrogen cloud tail on Glise 436 B?

The planet's rapid rotation

The weak radiation from its red dwarf star

The planet's strong magnetic field

The presence of a large moon

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about the water on Glise 436 B?

It is composed of heavy water molecules

It is in the form of ice 10, which remains solid at high temperatures

It is in a gaseous state due to high pressure

It is mixed with methane

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the atmosphere of HD-806-O6B during its close approach to its star?

It explodes due to dramatic temperature changes

It forms a thick cloud cover

It becomes completely frozen

It becomes transparent