"Earth Sustains Life" Quiz E1.2

If _______ ever stopped producing energy, virtually all living things on planet Earth would die.

• the Sun

• wind turbines

• the soil

• the electric generator

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If there were no water on Earth, would people be able to live here?

• No; only plants can live without water.

• No; humans as well as all other organisms need water to live.

• Yes; humans would eat snow for water.

• Yes; only plants must have water to survive.

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Which of the following is a reason life on the outermost planets is less likely than life on planets nearer the Sun?

• They have too little mass.

• They have too much mass.

• Their surfaces are extremely hot.

• Their surfaces are extremely cold.

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Which one of the following statements is true?

• Earth is the only place in our solar system where greenhouse gasses affect the temperature.

• Earth is the only place in our solar system where water can be found as a gas, liquid, and solid.

• Earth is the only place in our solar system where active volcanoes can be found.

• Earth's atmosphere is mostly made up of methane and hydrogen.

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A major benefit of the atmosphere is that it helps to reflect some of the _______ from the Sun, which can be harmful to living organisms on Earth.

• Water Vapor

• Radiation

• Carbon Dioxide

• Acid Rain

Which of the following are reasons Earth sustains life?

1. Liquid Water.

2. Suitable amount of sunshine.

3. Breathable atmosphere

• 1 only.

• 1 and 2 only.

• 1 and 3 only.

• 1, 2 and 3.

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The inner planets are smaller, ______________ and ______________ than the outer planets.

• less dense, more gaseous

• more dense, rockier

• less dense, rockier

• more dense, more gaseous

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The Earth is formed in just the right place with just the right ingredients for life to flourish.

What is this "area" known as?

• Outer Planets

• Inner Planets

• Habitable Zone

• Solar System

Evidence of water had been discovered on the planet Mars.

What is significant about this discovery?

• It proves that there is life on Mars.

• It provides evidence that there may be life on Mars.

• It proves there was an advanced civilization on Mars.

• It provides evidence on an advanced civilization on Mars.

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The ______ is a layer of air, made of gasses, that surrounds the Earth and protects humans from the Sun’s radiation.

• atmosphere

• photosphere

• lithosphere

• clouds

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