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    This document contains a multi-part science test on atmospheric and planetary science concepts. Part A contains 6 short answer factual questions about Earth's atmosphere and other planetary atmospheres. Part B contains 4 longer answer research questions about: 1) the greenhouse effect and conditions on Venus and Mercury; 2) geological similarities between Mars and Earth and evidence Mars once had a denser atmosphere; 3) the composition of Jupiter and energy generation in its core; 4) why Titan can retain an atmosphere despite low gravity and evidence of liquid on its surface which is methane rather than water.

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    This document contains a multi-part science test on atmospheric and planetary science concepts. Part A contains 6 short answer factual questions about Earth's atmosphere and other planetary atmospheres. Part B contains 4 longer answer research questions about: 1) the greenhouse effect and conditions on Venus and Mercury; 2) geological similarities between Mars and Earth and evidence Mars once had a denser atmosphere; 3) the composition of Jupiter and energy generation in its core; 4) why Titan can retain an atmosphere despite low gravity and evidence of liquid on its surface which is methane rather than water.

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    This document contains a multi-part science test on atmospheric and planetary science concepts. Part A contains 6 short answer factual questions about Earth's atmosphere and other planetary atmospheres. Part B contains 4 longer answer research questions about: 1) the greenhouse effect and conditions on Venus and Mercury; 2) geological similarities between Mars and Earth and evidence Mars once had a denser atmosphere; 3) the composition of Jupiter and energy generation in its core; 4) why Titan can retain an atmosphere despite low gravity and evidence of liquid on its surface which is methane rather than water.

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    Part A: Facts and Figures (6 marks)


    1) What is the densest layer of the Earths atmosphere called?
    2) What mass of air surrounds the Earth (mass of our atmosphere)?
    3) The atmosphere of Mercury is ______________________________________times less than the
    atmosphere of Earth.
    4) The friction of the Earths atmosphere could cause a meteorite to heat to what
    temperature?
    5) What vehicle is currently on the surface of Mars?
    6) What obscures our views of the surface of Mars every few years?
    Part B: Research Questions (14 marks)
    Question 1 GREENHOUSE EFFECT (4 marks)
    How does the greenhouse effect work? What would happen to Earth if the greenhouse effect
    didnt exist? Venus had a runaway greenhouse effect. Describe what happened to Venus.
    Mercury has virtually no atmosphere and hence no greenhouse effect. What are the
    conditions like on Mercury?
    Question 2 - MARS (3 marks)
    What types of geological features suggest that Mars is similar to Earth? What evidence is
    there that Mars used to have a much denser atmosphere? How do scientists believe that
    Marss atmosphere was lost?
    Question 3 JUPITER (3 marks)
    What is Jupiter mostly made of? Jupiter receives 25% less solar energy than the Earth,
    however something happens in the core of Jupiter to produce energy. Explain this process.
    Jupiter is famous for the great red spot what is this?
    Question 4 TITAN (4 marks)
    Explain why Titan can hold on to an atmosphere 4 times denser than Earths even though
    Titan has much less gravity than Earth. What are the two different types of evidence that
    liquid exists on Titan? This liquid is not water. What is this liquid and how is it different to
    water?

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