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Habitable Zone Planets

Example homework problem comparing planets to spherical blackbodies, provided by the American Association of Physics Teachers.
Credit: AAPT
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Student Guide/Worksheet
  • Lesson Plan
Heliophysics Big Ideas
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NGSS
  • ESS2 - Earth's Systems
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
  • PS4 - Waves and their Applications in Technologies for Information Transfer
Heliophysics Topics
  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Radiation
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  • TESS
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

Determine the various factors that influence the average surface temperature of a planet using principles of blackbody radiation, equilibrium, albedo, and greenhouse gases. This activity is appropriate for university introductory physics.

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