EBK LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE4th EditionSHOSTAK Publisher: YUZUISBN: 9780134080321
EBK LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
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Problem 1RQ:
What is a habitable zone, and how is the idea useful? Is a planet in the habitable zone necessarily...Problem 2RQ:
Describe several ways in which it may be possible to have habitability outside the habitable zone.Problem 3RQ:
Why do we think that Venus should have outgassed amounts of carbon dioxide and water vapor similar...Problem 4RQ:
How much water is present on Venus today? How do we think that Venus lost water, and what evidence...Problem 5RQ:
What is a runaway greenhouse effect, and why did it occur on Venus but not on Earth? What does this...Problem 6RQ:
Could Venus ever have had oceans and, if so, could we find geological evidence that they existed?...Problem 8RQ:
Why is planetary size important to habitability? What does the case of Mars tell us about the...Problem 10RQ:
What factors affect the location of the inner boundary of the habitable zone? Be sure to explain and...Problem 11RQ:
What factors affect the location of the outer boundary of the habitable zone? Briefly summarize the...Problem 12RQ:
Why does the Sun gradually brighten, and how does this brightening affect the location of the...Problem 13RQ:
How and when will Earth become uninhabitable? Why? Could humans still survive? Explain.Problem 14RQ:
Briefly describe the eventual fates of the Sun and of the universe, and what these fates might mean...Problem 16RQ:
What do ice core data tell us about the past climate and the role of greenhouse gases? How does the...Problem 18RQ:
Describe several potential consequences of global warming, and how they might affect our...Problem 19TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 20TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 22TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 23TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 25TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 27TYU:
Decide whether each statement makes sense or does not make sense. Explain clearly; because not all...Problem 29TYU:
The habitable zone refers to (a) the regions of a planet where good weather allows life to exist;...Problem 30TYU:
A planet that is not within a habitable zone cannot have (a) life; (b) subsurface oceans; (c)...Problem 31TYU:
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete...Problem 32TYU:
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete...Problem 33TYU:
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Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete...Problem 38TYU:
Choose the best answer to each of the following. Explain your reasoning with one or more complete...Problem 39POS:
Science with Consequences. A small but vocal group of people still dispute that humans are causing...Problem 40POS:
The Habitable Zone. Considering the possibility that life might exist on worlds outside of a stars...Problem 42IF:
Are Habitable Zone Planets Common? Based on what you have learned so far about solar system...Problem 43IF:
No Plate Tectonics. Suppose plate tectonics magically stopped on Earth, but other geological...Problem 44IF:
Continuously Habitable Zone. Is Earth in a zone that will remain continuously habitable from the...Problem 45IF:
Planetary Changes. Write two or three paragraphs explaining why each of the planets described below...Problem 47IF:
Venuss History. Many people are not surprised to learn that Venus is hotter than Earth, given that...Problem 48IF:
Habitable Moons. As well discuss in Chapter 11, some of the newly discovered extrasolar planets are...Problem 49IF:
Greenhouse Lessons. While it seems unlikely that human activity could cause a runaway greenhouse...Problem 50IF:
Global Warming. Briefly summarize the evidence suggesting that global warming is occurring and is a...Problem 52IF:
Massive Stellar Habitable Zone. Consider a star that is more massive and more luminous than the Sun,...Problem 54IF:
Strength of Sunlight at Venus and Mars. The solar energy reaching the top of Earths atmosphere is...Problem 56IF:
Atmospheric Mass of Venus. The atmospheric pressure on Venus is 90 bars. What is the total mass of...Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - A Universe Of Life?Chapter 2 - The Science Of Life In The UniverseChapter 3 - The Universal Context Of LifeChapter 4 - The Habitability Of EarthChapter 5 - The Nature Of Life On EarthChapter 6 - The Origin And Evolution Of Life On EarthChapter 7 - Searching For Life In Our Solar SystemChapter 8 - MarsChapter 9 - Life On Jovian MoonsChapter 10 - The Nature And Evolution Of Habitability
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