Solar System Anticipation Guide

Which of the following is NOT a factor that support life?

• A liquid medium

• Energy

• Raw materials

• Solar radiation

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When a planet is in the area of possible habitability, this is also known as...

• The Goldilocks zone

• The third rock from the Sun

• Earth

• being far away enough from the Sun

An atmosphere ...

• reflects UV light and radiation

• keeps a planet warm by trapping gases

• helps keep water on Earth from evaporating into space by pressure

• all of these

What are exoplanets?

• Planets outside of our solar system

• Planets beyond the asteroid belt

• Planets that have long orbits around our Sun

• The gas giants

Life on Earth is based on ___________.

• Hydrogen

• Methane

• Carbon

• Helium

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Pluto is a (an).....

• Comet

• Dwarf planet

• Theoretical planet

• Asteroid

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why is Venus hotter than Mercury?

• It has a closer orbit to the Sun than Mercury

• It is prettier

• It has a thick atmosphere of carbon dioxide and clouds made of sulfuric acid

• It attracts more heat from the Sun through solar radiation

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Which of the following is considered a "greenhouse gas?"

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Mercury

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

What safeguards our solar system?

• A force field from our Sun that deflects cosmic rays

• The Goldilocks zone

• Coronal mass ejections

• Earth's magnetic field

What protects Earth from Coronal mass ejections?

• It's magnetic field

• Our sun

• It's atmosphere

• Humans