A1.1.1 - Water as the medium for life

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Water as a Medium for Life

  • Comes from polar nature

  • Has unique liquid properties important to life on Earth


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Water's Unique Liquid Properties Important to Life on Earth

  • Cohesion

  • Buoyancy

  • Adhesion

  • Density

  • Specific Heat

  • Thermal Conductivity

  • Viscosity


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Goldilocks Zone

  • Search for extraterrestrial life is focused on finding planets within Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for liquid water to exist.


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Factors of Goldilocks Zone

  • Temperature (heat vs distance of the sun)

  • Size of the Planet (enough gravity to hold water onto water and atmosphere to trap water vapor)