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Earth As A Habitable Planet

The document describes the characteristics of Earth that make it habitable for life. It discusses the terrestrial and Jovian planets in our solar system, including their composition, ages, and notable features. It explains that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet according to the International Astronomical Union's requirements that a planet must orbit the sun, be spherical due to gravity, and have cleared other objects from its orbital neighborhood. The document concludes by listing factors like atmosphere, temperature, available energy, and nutrients that determine whether a planet can support life.

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Earth As A Habitable Planet

The document describes the characteristics of Earth that make it habitable for life. It discusses the terrestrial and Jovian planets in our solar system, including their composition, ages, and notable features. It explains that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet according to the International Astronomical Union's requirements that a planet must orbit the sun, be spherical due to gravity, and have cleared other objects from its orbital neighborhood. The document concludes by listing factors like atmosphere, temperature, available energy, and nutrients that determine whether a planet can support life.

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Lesson IV

THE EARTH
AS A HABITABLE PLANET
A.R.E.
LEARNING COMPETENCY
The learners describe the
characteristics of Earth that are
necessary to support life (S11ES-Ia-
b-3).
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
TERRESTRIAL PLANETS
Also known as a telluric or rocky planet, a
terrestrial planet is a celestial body that is
composed primarily of silicate rocks or
metals and has a solid surface.
MERCURY

0 moons
Age:
4.503 B
Messenger
y/o
of the
Gods
0 moons

Age:
4.503 B
y/o
Hottest Planet
Twin planet of Earth
Roman
Goddess
of love & VENUS
beauty
EARTH
1 moon
(Luna)
Age:
4.503 B
“erda” y/o
(Anglo-Saxon
wordfor
“soil”)
MARS AGE: 4.503 B y/o
Red planet
Phobos – Moon 1
Twin planet of Earth

Deimos – Moon 2

from God of war


JOVIAN PLANETS
Used interchangeably with terms like gas
giant and giant planet, the name describes
worlds that are essentially “Jupiter-like”.
AGE:
4.503
y/o

EUROPA CALLISTO

67
moons

IO GANYMEDE
• Supreme
JUPITER Roman God
SATURN
62 moons
(Titan:
most
massive) With
thousands
of beautiful
ringlets
Age:
4.503 B
y/o
URANUS

God of heaven Has 13 rings around

Age: 4.503 B y/o


27
moons

Age:
4.503 B
y/o Triton: most massive
moon
Roman
God of
the sea
NEPTUNE
WHY IS PLUTO NO LONGER A PLANET?
Charon
Nix

Hydra

Kerberos

Styx
A celestial body needs to
be in orbit around the
Sun.
IAU REQUIREMENTS
It needs to have enough
gravity to pull itself into a
spherical shape.
IAU REQUIREMENTS
It needs to have
“cleared the neighborhood” of
its orbit.
Uh oh. Here’s the rule breaker. According to
this, PLUTO IS NOT A PLANET.
IAU REQUIREMENTS
FACTORS THAT MAKE A
PLANET HABITABLE
FACTORS THAT MAKE A PLANET
HABITABLE
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERE
Factor Not Enough Just Right Too Much Situation in the SS
TEMPERATURE
TEMPERATURE
Factor Not Enough Just Right Too Much Situation in the SS
ENERGY

Factor Not Enough Just Right Too Much Situation in the SS


NUTRIENTS
Factor Not Enough Just Right Too Much Situation

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