Race Updates Discord About Merch
Home Profile History Competitions Texts Upgrade

typeracer

Pit Stop
Racer Ian (igalbraith)
Race Number 97
Date Fri, 4 Aug 2017 22:14:48
Speed 119 WPM Try to beat?
Accuracy 97.3%
Rank 1st place (out of 2)
Opponents lbricker2 (2nd place)

Text typed:

The surface temperature of a planet depends on two things: the planet's distance from its parent star and the thickness of its atmosphere. Planets with a nearby (but not too close) parent star and some atmosphere (though not too thick) should be reasonably warm, like Earth or Mars. Objects far from the star and with no atmosphere, like Pluto, will surely be cold by our standards. And planets too close to the star and with a thick atmosphere, like Venus, will be very hot indeed.
Astronomy: A Beginner's Guide to the Universe (7th Edition) (book) by Eric Chaisson, Steve McMillan (see stats)

Typing Review: