Life Beyond Earth and Online Security

Life Beyond Earth and Online Security

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video discusses the Apollo missions leaving human waste on the moon and the scientific curiosity about whether microbes in the waste could survive in such an extreme environment. This could have implications for understanding life on Mars and the panspermia hypothesis, which suggests life can travel across the universe. The video concludes with a promotion for Dashlane, a security tool.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did astronauts leave behind on the moon during the Apollo missions?

Scientific equipment and clothing

Used rockets and satellites

Plants and seeds

Animals and insects

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the question of life in moon waste significant?

It could help us understand the moon's atmosphere.

It might provide insights into the origins of life on Earth.

It could reveal new minerals on the moon.

It might show how to grow plants on the moon.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What makes the moon an extreme environment for microbial life?

Abundance of water

Constant warm temperatures

Presence of a thick atmosphere

Lack of a protective magnetic field

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one of the main challenges for microbes to survive on the moon?

High humidity

Abundant oxygen

Extreme temperature swings

Lack of sunlight

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How could finding life in moon waste support the hypothesis about life's origins?

It would prove life started on Mars.

It would suggest life can survive on asteroids.

It would confirm life only exists on Earth.

It would show life cannot survive in space.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential risk of humans leaving waste on Mars?

It might cause Mars to lose its atmosphere.

It could create new Martian species.

It might contaminate Mars with Earth microbes.

It could make Mars uninhabitable.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the hypothesis about life traveling across the universe suggest?

Life can only exist on Earth.

Life can move from planet to planet via asteroids.

Life is unique to the solar system.

Life cannot survive in space.

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