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Institute of Physics
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The Habitable Zone
In this activity developed by the Institute of Physics, students investigate how temperature changes with distance from a heat source and relate this to planetary temperatures. After completing this activity, students should be able to:
*Understand that the temperature of a planet depends on its distance from its star, surface reflectively and atmosphere.
*Understand that the habitable zone is the region of space around a star where the average surface temperature of a planet will allow liquid water to exist.
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