WorksheetsCharacteristics of Earth for Life in Space
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the three characteristics that people look for to see if a planet or moon can support life?
a)
moons, oxygen and the Goldilocks Zone
b)
liquid water, moons, correct temperature
c)
in the habitable zone, liquid water, oxygen
d)
in the habitable zone, carbon, sulfur
2.
What are the first two things to look for when trying to decide if a planet may be able to support life?
a)
plants and animals
b)
oxygen and liquid water
c)
ice and nitrogen
d)
Carbon and ice
3.
What planet or moon is most likely to be able to support life?
a)
Venus
b)
Mars
c)
Europa
d)
Pluto
4.
What form should water be in to support life?
a)
gas
b)
solid
c)
liquid
d)
all forms of water can support life
5.
What does the green in this picture represent?
a)
a gaseous ring
b)
water
c)
the habitable zone
d)
areas where life cannot exist
6.
What energy source do planets need to support life?
a)
Mechanical Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Solar energy from a sun
d)
Kinetic energy
7.
The habitable zone is also called the
a)
Life zone
b)
temperature zone
c)
liquid water zone
d)
the Goldilocks zone
8.
What is not included in the building blocks of life?
a)
gold
b)
carbon
c)
hydrogen
d)
nitrogen
9.
What planet from the sun is Earth?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
10.
Is it important for life that Earth is the ____ planet from the sun. (note: the blank is left to not give you the answer to the above question. The question is a yes or no question, not fill in the blank.)
a)
yes
b)
no
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