Unit 9

Scientists have determined that there is a particular distance from the Sun that is most likely to allow life to inhabit a planet. This area is called the inhabitable zone and is shaded in the diagram below. Also, the planet needs liquid water and oxygen present. According to the information above, why would Planet E NOT be a good place to look for life?

• Too hot

• No oxygen

• Too cold

• No water

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following characteristics of the Sun helps life to exist on Earth?

• Characteristics 1, 2, and 3

• Characteristics 2 and 3

• Characteristics 2, 3, 4, and 5

• Characteristics 3, 5, and 6

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Which of the following characteristics of the Earth are essential to the existence of life?

• Characteristics 2 and 4

• Characteristics 1, 2, and 4

• Characteristics 2, 4, and 5

• Characteristics 1 and 3

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which planet would most likely be able to support life from Earth?

• Planet A

• Planet B

• Planet C

• Planet D

Select the subatomic particle that has a mass of 1 AMU.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which characteristics from the list below cause terrestrial planets to be more likely to have life than Jovian planets?

• 2, 3, and 5

• 2 and 3

• 1, 2, and 3

• 2, 3, and 4

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Which planet would be the most likely place to observe for life?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Based on the data and your understanding of the characteristics that support life, which planet is most likely Earth?

• Planet W

• Planet X

• Planet Y

• Planet Z

the changing sequence of communities that live in an ecosystem during a given time period

• biodiversity

• Ecological Succession

• equilibrium

• pioneer species

a community of interacting living organisms and the physical environment that they live in - contains biotic and abiotic factors

• Primary succession

• Ecosystem

• Abiotic factors

• Limiting factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4