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Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water - ✔✔
Albedo
Distance from the sun
Atmosphere
As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account.
What major factor is missing? - ✔✔Atmospheric Composition
What are the maximum and minimum albedo values for these planets? - ✔✔Maximum: 0.76
Minimum: 0.1
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -1st - ✔✔-19.1
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -2nd - ✔✔2.7
While we can calculate the temperature of an asphalt-covered Earth, is this realistic? - ✔✔No, it's not
feasible to pave the oceans because asphalt is heavy and would sink.
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -3rd - ✔✔-99.7
While we can calculate the temperature of a snow-covered Earth, do you think this is realistic? - ✔✔Yes,
shifts in Earth's climate could bring about a snow-covered Earth.
Make a hypothesis - what will the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and the aerosol it releases do to Earth's
albedo and temperature? - ✔✔The aerosol increased albedo, decreasing Earth's temperature
Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version
Select all the factors below that contribute to Earth's ability to support liquid water - ✔✔
Albedo
Distance from the sun
Atmosphere
As you learned in Our Blue Planet, there is one key factor that this simulation does not take into account.
What major factor is missing? - ✔✔Atmospheric Composition
What are the maximum and minimum albedo values for these planets? - ✔✔Maximum: 0.76
Minimum: 0.1
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -1st - ✔✔-19.1
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -2nd - ✔✔2.7
While we can calculate the temperature of an asphalt-covered Earth, is this realistic? - ✔✔No, it's not
feasible to pave the oceans because asphalt is heavy and would sink.
Temperature of Earth (degrees C) -3rd - ✔✔-99.7
While we can calculate the temperature of a snow-covered Earth, do you think this is realistic? - ✔✔Yes,
shifts in Earth's climate could bring about a snow-covered Earth.
Make a hypothesis - what will the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo and the aerosol it releases do to Earth's
albedo and temperature? - ✔✔The aerosol increased albedo, decreasing Earth's temperature
