Question

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1) define “greenhouse effect” in your own words.
2) explain why Venus is hotter than mercury even though mercury is closer to the sun.
3) infer why could rovers be used to explore mars but not Venus.
4) which of the inner planets has the greatest mass. A. mercury B. Venus C. earth or D. mars
5) relate describe the relation ship between an inner planets distance from the sun and its period of revolution.
6) infer which planet shown below is most likely able to support life now or was able to in the past. Explain your reasoning. (mercury, Venus, or mars)
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1) identify what are the four Galilean moons of Jupiter.
2) contrast how are the rings of Saturn different from the rings of Jupiter.
3) which planets rings probably formed from a collision between an icy moon and another icy object.
4) list the outer planets by increasing mass.
5) infer from the diagram below how Uranus’s tilted axis affects the season.
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1) define impact crater in your own words
2) distinguish between a meteorite and a meteoroid
3) use the term meteor in a complete sentence
4) which produces an impact crater. A. comet B. meteor C. meteorite or D. planet
5) reason are you more likely to see a meteor or a meteoroid. explain
6) differentiate between objects located in the asteroid belt and objects located in the Kuiper belt.
7) explain why some comets have a two-power tail during portions of their orbit.

Answer 1

Answer:

The greenhouse effect is a process that occurs when gases in Earth's atmosphere trap the Sun's heat. This process makes Earth much warmer than it would be without an atmosphere.