Life on Earth

Which planet can be found in the habitable zone?

______ contains 99.8% of the mass in our solar system.

• Jupiter
• The Sun
• Saturn
• Venus

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The force that keeps planets on their orbit...

• orbit
• stars
• planets
• gravity

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What is the habitable zone?

• A zone with the correct distance away from a star
• A zone in space where water turns into vapor
• A zone where life can not be sustained
• A zone in space where water is frozen

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which helps protect the earth from radiation?

• Water
• Atmosphere
• Mantle
• Gravity

Earth’s atmosphere contains water vapor and carbon dioxide. These greenhouse gases are important because they -

• are substances animals need to breathe.
• trap thermal energy in the atmosphere.
• 
  protect against magnetic particles.
• create Earth’s gravitational field.

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What does most every living thing need to survive?

• Steam

• Ice

• Plasma

• Liquid water

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What happens if a planet is too hot?

• The water will be nice and warm

• The water will boil away

• The water will be too cold

• The water will freeze and make ice

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What happens if a planet is too cold?

• The water will be nice and warm

• The water will be cold

• The water will boils away

• It will be like a giant snowball

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What determines where the habitable zone is located for each star?

• The star's distance from Earth

• The size of the star

• How many planets the star has

• The size of the planet