Exoplanets Exoplanets Subject Reference Earth and Space Science

Exoplanets

Exoplanets Subject Reference Earth and Space Science 3. 6 Title Investigate an aspect of astronomy Level 3 Credits 4 Assessment Internal

Exoplanets Investigate an aspect of astronomy involves: selecting and processing a wide range of reliable information related to the astronomical aspect and the relevant science explaining the astronomical aspect. Investigate in depth an aspect of astronomy involves: explaining the key science relevant to the astronomical aspect. Investigate comprehensively an aspect of astronomy involves: explaining the key links between the astronomy aspect and the key science. An aspect of astronomy may include: an event a discovery principles knowledge gained from space probes or telescopes.

Exoplanets What you need to know: • What an exoplanet is • What is meant by ‘habitable zone’ • What makes Earth habitable • What would make an exoplanet habitable • How exoplanets are identified • How are the conditions on an exoplanet identified • How is the type of exoplanet identified • How planetary systems are formed and how they change over time

Exoplanets Crash course: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=7 ATt. D 8 x 7 v. V 0 (11. 49 min) How to find and exoplanet: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=An. X 7 Ex. Bjr. Hw (2. 35 min) Exoplanets explained (overview of detection methods): https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=z. FPn. OUSd. Mdc (6. 50 min)

Exoplanets Detection methods: Astrometric method – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Lli. V 9 v 84 uv 0 (1. 42 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=l 46 -8 Pv. T 44 Y (1. 03 min)

Exoplanets Detection methods: Radial velocity method (also known as Doppler spectrography)– https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=YOS 3 Lr. Ttp. Zg (5 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=r. N 7 uuq. LKv 0 I (1. 42 min)

Exoplanets Detection methods: Transit method – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=ew. J-YGBa. Al. E (2. 18 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=n. O 9 td. UROMhg (4. 12 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=m. M 3 PYiyjn 1 o (0. 58 sec)

Exoplanets Detection methods: Gravitational microlensing method – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=-c. S 8 SKw_afo (2. 21 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=FHh 0 Qx 7 LPJY (1. 04 min)

Exoplanets Detection methods: Pulsar timing method – https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=QF 6 Iw. EX 4 zl. I (2. 26 min) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qgk. Wm. Yp. Ot. VM (21 sec unavailable) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=WB 0 jf. Rw 739 E (51 sec unavailable) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Af. ZIDR 7 KCu. A (1. 01 min)