Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
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Author: Jeffrey O. Bennett, Seth Shostak
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Chapter 10, Problem 30TYU
A planet that is not within a habitable zone cannot have (a) life; (b) subsurface oceans; (c) abundant liquid water on its surface.
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Life in the Universe (4th Edition)
Ch. 10 - What is a habitable zone, and how is the idea...Ch. 10 - Describe several ways in which it may be possible...Ch. 10 - Why do we think that Venus should have outgassed...Ch. 10 - How much water is present on Venus today? How do...Ch. 10 - What is a runaway greenhouse effect, and why did...Ch. 10 - Could Venus ever have had oceans and, if so, could...Ch. 10 - How do we expect the habitable zones of brighter...Ch. 10 - Why is planetary size important to habitability?...Ch. 10 - What factors besides size and distance from the...Ch. 10 - What factors affect the location of the inner...
Ch. 10 - What factors affect the location of the outer...Ch. 10 - Why does the Sun gradually brighten, and how does...Ch. 10 - How and when will Earth become uninhabitable? Why?...Ch. 10 - Briefly describe the eventual fates of the Sun and...Ch. 10 - How do we determine global average temperatures...Ch. 10 - What do ice core data tell us about the past...Ch. 10 - What is the role of climate modeling in...Ch. 10 - Describe several potential consequences of global...Ch. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Venus is not in the habitable zone now, but a few...Ch. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Prob. 24TYUCh. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Prob. 26TYUCh. 10 - Decide whether each statement makes sense or does...Ch. 10 - Prob. 28TYUCh. 10 - The habitable zone refers to (a) the regions of a...Ch. 10 - A planet that is not within a habitable zone...Ch. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Prob. 36TYUCh. 10 - Prob. 37TYUCh. 10 - Choose the best answer to each of the following....Ch. 10 - Science with Consequences. A small but vocal group...Ch. 10 - The Habitable Zone. Considering the possibility...Ch. 10 - Are Habitable Zone Planets Common? Based on what...Ch. 10 - No Plate Tectonics. Suppose plate tectonics...Ch. 10 - Continuously Habitable Zone. Is Earth in a zone...Ch. 10 - Planetary Changes. Write two or three paragraphs...Ch. 10 - Venuss History. Many people are not surprised to...Ch. 10 - Habitable Moons. As well discuss in Chapter 11,...Ch. 10 - Greenhouse Lessons. While it seems unlikely that...Ch. 10 - Global Warming. Briefly summarize the evidence...Ch. 10 - Massive Stellar Habitable Zone. Consider a star...Ch. 10 - Strength of Sunlight at Venus and Mars. The solar...Ch. 10 - Atmospheric Mass of Venus. The atmospheric...Ch. 10 - Prob. 58IFCh. 10 - The Politics of Global Warming. The current...Ch. 10 - Dealing with Uncertainty. One of the difficulties...
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