EBK LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE4th EditionSHOSTAK Publisher: YUZUISBN: 9780134080321
EBK LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE
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Problem 1RQ:
Why do we expect the elements of life to be widely available on other worlds? How does the...Problem 2RQ:
How does the strength of sunlight vary with distance from the Sun? Discuss the implications for...Problem 3RQ:
Under what conditions does it seem reasonable to imagine a chemical energy source for life?Problem 4RQ:
Why is a liquid medium important for life? Why does water seem the most likely liquid medium for...Problem 5RQ:
Summarize the three major environmental requirements for life. Overall, what litmus test seems...Problem 6RQ:
Why do the Moon and Mercury seem unlikely to be habitable? Does evidence for ice in polar craters...Problem 7RQ:
Why is Venus so much hotter than Earth? How does this heat affect the possibility of life on Venus?...Problem 8RQ:
Why does Mars seem such a good candidate for life?Problem 10RQ:
With regard to habitability, how do the cases of Uranus and Neptune differ from those of Jupiter and...Problem 11RQ:
What characteristics make some of the large moons of jovian planets seem like potential candidates...Problem 12RQ:
Briefly describe the prospects for habitability of dwarf planets and of the many small bodies in the...Problem 13RQ:
Describe and distinguish between space missions that are flybys, orbiters, landers or probes, and...Problem 14RQ:
For a few of the most important past, present, or future robotic missions within the solar system,...Problem 15TYU:
On the smallest moon of Uranus, my team discovered a vast, subsurface ocean of liquid water.Problem 17TYU:
We are pumping water for our new Moon colony from a well we found by drilling about a kilometer down...Problem 18TYU:
I was part of the first group of people to land on Venus, where we found huge, ancient cities that...Problem 19TYU:
We sent a robotic airplane into the atmosphere of Jupiter, but we could not keep it at a steady...Problem 20TYU:
On a moon of Neptune, we discovered photosynthetic life with a metabolism that operates nearly a...Problem 21TYU:
We deposited bacteria (from Earth) that get energy from chemical reactions with sulfur compounds...Problem 22TYU:
The drilled sample showed no signs of life on asteroid B612, but we found many complex organic...Problem 23TYU:
We cut holes in the frozen surface of a methane lake on Titan, so that we could search for swimming...Problem 24TYU:
The drilled sample from Mars brought up rock that contained microscopic droplets of liquid water.Problem 25TYU:
Oxygen and carbon are (a) rarer than almost all other elements; (b) found only on worlds close to a...Problem 26TYU:
On an asteroid that is twice as far as Earth from the Sun, the strength of sunlight would be (a)...Problem 28TYU:
Frozen lakes often have liquid water beneath their icy surfaces primarily because (a) Earths...Problem 29TYU:
Temperatures on Mercury are (a) always very hot; (b) very hot in the day and very cold at night; (c)...Problem 30TYU:
On Venus, liquid water (a) does not exist anywhere; (b) exists only deep underground; (c) exists...Problem 31TYU:
The reason Venus is so much hotter than Earth is that (a) it has many more volcanoes; (b) its closer...Problem 32TYU:
Life is probably not possible in Jupiters atmosphere because (a) it is too cold there; (b) there is...Problem 33TYU:
Which of the following are you most likely to find if you randomly choose a small moon of one of the...Problem 34TYU:
The Cassini spacecraft (a) flew past Pluto; (b) landed on Mars; (c) is orbiting Saturn.Problem 35POS:
Bizarre Forms of Life. Discuss some forms of life that have appeared in science fiction and that...Problem 36POS:
Making a Living. Consider various methods by which life makes a living (the ways in which it...Problem 38IF:
Solar System Tour. Based on the brief tour in this chapter, which world in our solar system (besides...Problem 39IF:
Galileo Spacecraft. In 2003, scientists deliberately ended the Galileo mission to Jupiter by causing...Problem 40IF:
Greenhouse Effect. The text (in Chapter 4) makes the statement that the greenhouse effect on Venus...Problem 43IF:
Understanding Newtons Version of Keplers Third Law I. Imagine another solar system, with a star of...Problem 44IF:
Understanding Newtons Version of Keplers Third Law II. Suppose a solar system has a star that is...Problem 45IF:
Earth Mass. The Moon orbits Earth in an average time of 27.3 days at an average distance of 384,000...Problem 46IF:
Jupiter Mass. Jupiters moon Io orbits Jupiter every 42.5 hours at an average distance of 422,000...Problem 47IF:
Pluto/Charon Mass. Plutos moon Charon orbits Pluto every 6.4 days with a semimajor axis of 19,700...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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