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Earth is the only planet known to support life. One reason is:

• Earth always revolves around the Sun at the same distance.

• Earth is not too far from the Sun, but not too close.

• Earth rotates on its axis, giving us day and night.

• Earth is the perfect size to support life.

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Earth is warm enough to keep most water from _________.

• turning to liquid

• freezing

• evaporating

• being consumed by animals.

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In which layer of the atmosphere do we live?

• Thermosphere

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Troposphere

Earth's atmosphere

• Is made of one layer and allows all of the Sun's radiation to reach the surface.

• Is made of many layers and allows allows all of the Sun's radiation to reach the surface.

• Is made of one breathable layer called the Mesosphere that protects us from the harmful rays of the Sun.

• Is made of many layers, contains breathable gas, and protects us from the harmful rays of the Sun.

Another name for Earth's moon is:

• The Moon

• Earth's Moon

• Lunar

• Luna

There is no gravity on the moon

• True

• False

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The moon is covered with:

• craters

• a smooth surface

• volcanoes

• seas

The first lunar landing was accomplished by:

• NASA

• China

• The Soviets

The largest object in our solar system is:

• Earth

• Jupiter

• The Sun

• The Moon

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How long does it take for Earth to rotate one time on its axis?

• 365 days

• 365.25 days

• 24 hours

• 23 hours 56 minutes