Why is life on Earth possible?

the earth is the perfect distance from the sun

How large is the sun compared to earth?

More than a million earths could fit in the sun

How do we know how old the solar system is?

radiometric dating of asteroids and rocks on earth

How big is our solar system compared to the milky way?

The Solar System is .0032% the size of the Milky Way.

What is another reason life on earth is possible?

the atmosphere and the amount of water on earth

Which is true about the solar system?

rocky planets are close to the sun and the gas ones are far

Why is life on Venus impossible?

It has rain made of strong acid and there is no water

What is the biosphere?

the regions of earth occupied by life

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Solar System

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1
Why is life on Earth possible?
the earth is the perfect distance from the sun
the earth is one of the largest planets
the earth has enough heat from inside of it to support life
life is impossible on earth
2
How large is jupiter compared to the earth?
ten times as large as earth
smaller than earth
twice as large as earth
as large as 1321 earths
3
What are the planets that are closer to the sun?
Mercury, mars, venus, earth
Jupiter, earth, mars, venus
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
Mercury, venus, jupiter, pluto
4
Where are we going on May 17th?
Lowell Observatory
AZ Science Center
Flagstaff
Washington Elementary School
5
How large is the sun compared to earth?
More than a million earths could fit in the sun
About the same size
The sun is smaller than the earth
More than 1000 earths could fit in the sun
6
How do we know how old the solar system is?
radiometric dating of asteroids and rocks on earth
we don't really know
taking samples of the sun
an educated guess
7
How big is our solar system compared to the milky way?
the solar system is larger than the milky way
The Solar System is .0032% the size of the Milky Way.
the solar system is 50% the size of the milky way
scientists have no evidence for the size of the milky way
8
How old is the solar system?
about 1 million years old
about 4.6 billion years old
about 4.6 million years old
about 13.8 billion years old
9
Why does the sun shine?
Because it is so hot
Because of nuclear fusion
because of the waves that hit it
because of our atmosphere
10
What is another reason life on earth is possible?
volcanos
the earth is next to mars
the atmosphere and the amount of water on earth
the stratosphere is right below the earth's crust
11
Which is true about the solar system?
the gas giants and rocky planets are intermixed
the gas planets are smaller than the rocky ones
rocky planets are close to the sun and the gas ones are far
they are all made of rock... you could say they really rock!
12
Why is life on Venus impossible?
Venus is too far from the sun
Life is impossible at the equator, but possible at the poles
It is too cold and all the water is frozen
It has rain made of strong acid and there is no water
13
Which of Saturn's moons is most likely to have life?
Phoebe
Enceladus
Titan
Mimas
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What is the biosphere?
a theory about how the earth was formed
the study of life on earth
the regions of earth occupied by life
a sphere of biology at a university

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