Characteristics of the Solar System That Allow Life to Exist

Planet Earth is uniquely different from other planets because

• It has people that live in it.

• It has soil where trees grow.

• It has trees that provide oxygen.

• It has liquid water in the surface.

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What makes planet earth different from the other planets in the solar system?

• It supports life.

• The atmosphere holds gases

• It is mostly covered in water.

• All of the above

What are the different criteria to make a planet a habitable one? (You can choose more than one answer)

• Presence of liquid water

• The planet must be located in the Goldilocks zone

• Atmosphere

• Presence of two or more stars in its system

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Why is Earth called “the living planet?”

• It sustains life.

• It has atmosphere

• It has water at the surface

• All of the above

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Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?

• Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

• Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth

• Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter

• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

What makes the planet Earth habitable compared to other planets?

• It has soil.

• It has trees

• It has people

• It has liquid water.

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Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet?

• It has life

• It is closest to the sun

• It is farther from the sun

• It is placed at almost the middle planets

Which of the following best describes the surface of the planet Earth?

• a thick layer of hydrogen gas

• cloudy and hot with lots of volcano

• cold, rocky, and covered with red dust

• mostly water surface with some areas of land

Earth is said to be a unique planet. Which answer verifies the statement?

• It supports life.

• It is mostly covered in water.

• Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and oxygen.

• All of the above

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Which is supported and sustained by planet?

• life

• a moon

• a rocky core

• an atmosphere

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