Space Review 1

Which planet would be the most likely place to observe for life?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which characteristic of earth is most responsible for its ability to support life?

• carbon dioxide present in the atmosphere

• earth is terrestrial

• proximity to the sun

• presence of ice

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What characteristics of the planet, Earth, is essential to the survival of living organisms?

• Earth has abundant available water
  
• Earth has just one orbiting moon.
• Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days
  
• Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours.

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Which of the following characteristics of a planet will have the greatest influence on determining whether or not its temperature will be suitable to support life?

• The amount of its gravitational force.

• The number and size of active volcanoes.

• The tilt of the axis of rotation of the planet.

• The distance from the Sun of its orbit.

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In order for life as we know it to exist, a planet must have ______________________

• heat
• animals
• liquid water
• solar energy

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What data could be collected, that gives scientists info about if life exists on that planet?

• The number of other planets in the system
• How long the planet takes to rotate
• The orbit length of the planet
• The presence of an atmospheric ozone layer
  

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In order for human life to exist, a planet must contain the following gas for breathing.

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

• oxygen

• iron

Which of the following statements best describes the characteristics of the terrestrial planets?

• small, dense, rocky surfaces

• large, planetary rings; many moons

• rocky cores; close to sun; surface craters

• made up of hydrogen and helium; small; close to sun

The force that keeps planets on their orbit...

• orbit
• stars
• planets
• gravity

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Atmosphere is :

• only consisting of argon and oxygen
• gases on the floor of the Earth
• all the gases around a planet
• all the gases near the solar beams

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