Planets and Space Exploration

Which of these conditions is MOST responsible for Earth having an environment that can support life?

• Erupting volcanoes moderating atmospheric temperatures

• The percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere

• Water exists in all three physical states of matter

• Oceans regulating climate on land

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How does Earth's distance from the Sun most affect Earth's water and enable life to exist?

• It allows water to be salty or fresh

• It allows water to freeze

• it changes water's specific gravity

• It permits liquid water

Which characteristic is unique to planet Earth?

• Orbited by a moon

• Has a gravitational field

• Revolves around the Sun

• Covered mostly by water

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What is the correct order of the planets in the Milky Way galaxy?

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter, Pluto

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

• Venus, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto

Earth is part of which galaxy?

• The Hersey Way Galaxy

• The Milky Way Galaxy

• The Orian Galaxy

• The Astrodomic Galaxy

There are four conditions that enable Earth to sustain life. These conditions are referred to as...

• The Peter Pan Conditions

• The Red Riding Hood Conditions

• The Three Bear Conditions

• The Goldilock Conditions

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The four conditions that enable life on Earth are...

• Frozen water, liquid water, breathable gases, gravity

• Liquid water, gravity, atmosphere, temperature

• Liquid water, frozen water, seasons, atmosphere

• Breathable atmosphere, gravity, seasons, water

In which characteristic does Earth differ from the other planets in our galaxy?

• It has liquid water

• It is dense and small

• It is made up of rocky material

• It is surrounded by atmosphere

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Which best explains why there is life on Earth and not on the moon?

• The moon has no gravity

• The moon does not go around the Sun

• The moon has little water and oxygen

• The moon is much smaller than Earth

Which pair would most likely be necessary for life to develop on another planet?

• Sulfur and nitrogen

• helium and hydrogen

• liquid water and carbon

• chlorophyll and oxygen

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