Temperature and Formation of Planets Condition Temperature (°F) Temperature (°C)
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Temperature and Formation of Planets
Condition Temperature (°F) Temperature (°C) Temperature (K) Severe Earth cold -100 -73 199 Water freezes 32 0 273 Room temperature 72 22 295 Human body 98.6 37 310 Water boils 212 100 373
Answer the following questions: (These will be submitted via a quiz format.)
1. What was the temperature at the location of the Earth?
2. What was the temperature at the location of Mars?
3. Which planet(s) formed at temperatures hotter than the boiling point of water?
4. Which planet(s) formed at temperatures colder than the freezing point of water?
5. Is it likely that a Jovian planet would have formed at the location of Mercury?
2000 Mercury 1000 " ¥ erius Earth Mars 200) Jupiter Saturn Uranus 50 Neptune 20 0.2 10 50 Distance from the Sun (AU)Explanation / Answer
1. About 600K was the temperature at the location of Earth.
2. About 500K was the temperature at the location of Mars.
3. Boiling point of water = 373K. Mercury, Venus, and Mars all formed at temperatures warmer than this.
4. Freezing point of water =273K. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto all formed at temperatures colder than this.
5. It would seen very unlikely that a Jovian planet would form as close to the sun as mercury since the temperature would have been over 1000K and it would have been very difficult to capture and collect gas.
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