Earth is known as the Goldilocks planet because

The conditions are just right for life to exist

Earth's Moon has no atmosphere because

The Moon's gravity is too low to hold any air

Day and night are caused by

The rotation of the Earth on its axis

The amount of matter in an object

All living things require food

False because green plants make their own food

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1
A year on Earth
All of the above
Lasts about 365 days
Is caused by the Earth orbiting the Sun
Is different from all the other planets
2
If the mass of an object is 20kg and gravity is 10ms^-2, the weight of the object is
2N
200kg
2kg
200N
3
The conditions on Earth that make it suitable for life are:
An ozone layer to block dangerous space radiation
Temperatures that are in the habitable zone
Water in liquid form
All of the above
4
When air is not present a feather and bowling ball dropped at the same time from a height will
The bowling ball will hit the ground first
Fall at the same rate
Not move because gravity has been removed
The feather will hit the ground first
5
Earth is known as the Goldilocks planet because
Porridge is eaten by a majority of humans
All other planets are too hot for life
Bears live on the planet
The conditions are just right for life to exist
6
In MRS GREN, the G stands for
Gorillas
Green
Genes
Growth
7
MRS GREN describes
The processes needed for life
The first female biologist
The order in which living things evolved
The process of photosynthesis
8
Earth's Moon has no atmosphere because
The Moon has no gravity
The Moon is too close to the Earth
Solar winds have blown it all away
The Moon's gravity is too low to hold any air
9
Day and night are caused by
The moon moving in front of the Earth every 12 hours.
The orbit of the Earth around the Sun
The rotation of the Earth on its axis
The Sun moving around the Earth
10
Pluto can be described as:
Asteroid
Dwarf planet
Comet
Star
11
In the Solar System there are how many planets?
Three
Five
Nine
Eight
12
The force pulling all objects to the centre of the Earth is called
Energy
Sunstroke
Gravity
The Atmosphere
13
Mass is:
The amount of matter in an object
Related to height
Measured in Newtons, N
The weight of an object
14
All living things require food
True because food is needed for growth and reproduction
False because some people can live off only air and water
False because green plants make their own food
True because all living things need sunlight
15
Seasons are caused by
The rotation of the Earth
The tilt of the Earth
The Earth moving closer to the Sun during each year
The attraction of the Moon to the Earth

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