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Earth

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An orbital region around the sun that receives the right range of radiant energy to keep water in liquid form.

(a)  

2.

Liquid water is important to living things because it is an aqueous solution within which many chemical reactions take place.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

It shields Earth against harmful cosmic rays

(a)  

4.

A region in the stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's UV rays.

(a)  

5.

Earth’s atmosphere is not unique in the solar system because it contains a mix of gases that support the formation of biomolecules.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

The air is composed of how much oxygen?

a)

21%

b)

78%

c)

1%

d)

30%

7.

Mars' air is composed of how much carbon dioxide?

a)

30%

b)

21%

c)

78%

d)

96%

8.

Some 65 million years ago, an asteroid struck earth at the (a)   which led to the extinction of dinosaurs.

9.

Sudden flash of brightness near the surface of the Sun

a)

Solar flares

b)

Sunspots

c)

Solar wind

d)

Sun flash

10.

Dark patches on the Sun's surface that appear from time to time.

a)

Solar flares

b)

Sunspots

c)

Solar wind

d)

Sun flash