Exoplanet Weather and Characteristics

Exoplanet Weather and Characteristics

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Geography

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Amelia Wright

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The video ranks bizarre exoplanets, starting with a planet where molten glass rains sideways at high speeds. Gliese 463b features ice that forms under extreme pressure and heat. WASP-12b has a year lasting just over a day and is distorted into an egg shape by gravity. Another planet's atmosphere explodes annually due to proximity to its star. The video concludes with an appreciation for Earth's normalcy.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual weather phenomenon occurs on the first exoplanet mentioned?

It has acid rain.

It rains molten glass sideways.

It rains diamonds.

It snows sulfur.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is unique about the ice on Gliese 463b?

It floats in the atmosphere.

It is softer than regular ice.

It exists at 400 degrees Celsius.

It is made of methane.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long is a year on Gliese 463b?

365 days

30 days

3 days

1.1 days

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What shape does gravity pull WASP-12b into?

A pyramid

An egg shape

A sphere

A cube

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the atmosphere of the last planet mentioned once a year?

It disappears.

It turns into liquid.

It explodes.

It freezes solid.