6.E.1.2 Planets Test Review

How does distance from the sun most affect Earth’s water and the ability for life to exist on Earth?

• It permits liquid water.

• It allows water to freeze.

• It changes water into a solute.

• It allows water to be salty or fresh.

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Which characteristic is most important for Earth to sustain life?

• Earth has four seasons.

• Earth is tilted on its axis.

• Earth revolves around the sun

• Earth has liquid water at the surface.

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Which statement best describes why the rings of Saturn are considered uninhabitable?

• They are water, ice and dust particles.

• They are held in place by gravity.

• They have independent rotations.

• They have magnetic fields.

Which feature does Earth have that makes it better suited for life than Venus?

• a moon

• terrestrial surface

• light from the sun

• moderate temperatures

Why is Earth the only planet in the solar system able to sustain life?

• Earth is the right distance from the moon.

• Earth is the only planet that has seasons.

• Earth is the only planet that has gravity.

• Earth is the right distance from the sun.

Which factors make Mars unable to support human life?

• thin atmosphere, no vegetation, too hot

• thick atmosphere, no vegetation, too cold

• thin atmosphere, no liquid water, too cold

• thick atmosphere, no liquid water, too hot

Which characteristics of Earth’s atmosphere make the planet suitable for human life?

• The atmosphere keeps Earth warm, provides carbon dioxide, and blocks harmful rays from the sun.

• The atmosphere keeps Earth warm, keeps oxygen near Earth’s surface, and blocks harmful rays from the sun.

• The atmosphere blocks heat from the sun, provides carbon dioxide, and allows rays in through the hole in the ozone layer

• The atmosphere blocks heat from the sun, keeps oxygen near Earth’s surface, and allows rays in through the hole in the ozone layer.

Which characteristic makes the gaseous planets unsuitable for life?

• They get less sunlight than Earth.

• They have more moons than Earth.

• They have larger diameters than Earth.

• They have longer orbital paths than Earth.

Which substance filters out harmful solar ultraviolet radiation as it enters Earth’s atmosphere, allowing for life on Earth?

• ozone

• nitrogen

• water vapor

• carbon dioxide

How does Earth′s atmosphere help sustain life?

• It prevents the weather from changing.

• It prevents the air from moving.

• It blocks ultraviolet radiation.

• It blocks moonlight.