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What is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun?
What is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun?
- 250 million kilometers
- 200 million kilometers
- 100 million kilometers
- 150 million kilometers (correct)
What is the primary purpose of maintaining moderate temperatures on Earth?
What is the primary purpose of maintaining moderate temperatures on Earth?
- To generate strong winds
- To create a habitat for dinosaurs
- To maintain liquid water, essential for life (correct)
- To support the formation of mountains
What is the primary reason Earth is able to support life?
What is the primary reason Earth is able to support life?
- Its average temperature is 15°C
- Its unique position in the habitable zone (correct)
- Its proximity to the Sun
- Its atmosphere is rich in oxygen
Which gas is required for respiration by most living organisms?
Which gas is required for respiration by most living organisms?
What is the main consequence of human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation?
What is the main consequence of human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation?
What is the process by which plants produce food?
What is the process by which plants produce food?
What is the range of distances from the Sun where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface?
What is the range of distances from the Sun where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface?
What is the term used to describe the process of simple bacteria producing oxygen through photosynthesis?
What is the term used to describe the process of simple bacteria producing oxygen through photosynthesis?
What is the estimated time when life on Earth began?
What is the estimated time when life on Earth began?
Why is Venus unable to support life?
Why is Venus unable to support life?
What is essential for the process of photosynthesis?
What is essential for the process of photosynthesis?
What is the result of an unchecked greenhouse effect on a planet, as seen in Venus?
What is the result of an unchecked greenhouse effect on a planet, as seen in Venus?
What is the primary difference between Earth's atmosphere and Mars' atmosphere?
What is the primary difference between Earth's atmosphere and Mars' atmosphere?
What is the average temperature of Mars?
What is the average temperature of Mars?
What is the primary reason Earth is located in the habitable zone of the solar system?
What is the primary reason Earth is located in the habitable zone of the solar system?
What is the main difference between Earth's atmosphere and Venus' atmosphere?
What is the main difference between Earth's atmosphere and Venus' atmosphere?
What is the significance of Earth being at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun?
What is the significance of Earth being at a distance of 1 AU from the Sun?
What is the primary requirement for photosynthesis to occur?
What is the primary requirement for photosynthesis to occur?
Why is Mars unable to support life?
Why is Mars unable to support life?
What is the term used to describe the region around a star where conditions are suitable for life?
What is the term used to describe the region around a star where conditions are suitable for life?
What is the primary consequence of a planet being too close to the Sun?
What is the primary consequence of a planet being too close to the Sun?
What is the primary condition necessary for a planet to support life?
What is the primary condition necessary for a planet to support life?
What is the main function of the greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What is the main function of the greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere?
What is the primary reason for the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
What is the primary reason for the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
What is the term used to describe the increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities?
What is the term used to describe the increase in Earth's average temperature due to human activities?
What is the result of a runaway greenhouse effect, as seen in Venus?
What is the result of a runaway greenhouse effect, as seen in Venus?
What is the approximate time when life on Earth is estimated to have begun?
What is the approximate time when life on Earth is estimated to have begun?
What is the characteristic of the early life forms on Earth?
What is the characteristic of the early life forms on Earth?
What is the primary role of oxygen in the context of life on Earth?
What is the primary role of oxygen in the context of life on Earth?
What is the primary cause of the increase in Earth's average temperature?
What is the primary cause of the increase in Earth's average temperature?
What is the significance of the example of Venus in the context of the greenhouse effect?
What is the significance of the example of Venus in the context of the greenhouse effect?
What is the primary requirement for the existence of liquid water on a planet?
What is the primary requirement for the existence of liquid water on a planet?
What is the primary role of early life forms on Earth?
What is the primary role of early life forms on Earth?
What is the primary consequence of the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
What is the primary consequence of the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
Which planet's atmosphere is primarily responsible for its extreme heat?
Which planet's atmosphere is primarily responsible for its extreme heat?
What is the approximate distance range from the Sun where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface?
What is the approximate distance range from the Sun where liquid water can exist on a planet's surface?
Which of the following planets has conditions that make it suitable for photosynthesis?
Which of the following planets has conditions that make it suitable for photosynthesis?
What is the primary reason Mars is unable to support life?
What is the primary reason Mars is unable to support life?
Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for a planet to support life?
Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for a planet to support life?
What is the result of being too close to the Sun in the habitable zone?
What is the result of being too close to the Sun in the habitable zone?
Which planet has an atmosphere with a balanced greenhouse effect, allowing for moderate temperatures?
Which planet has an atmosphere with a balanced greenhouse effect, allowing for moderate temperatures?
What is the likely outcome if the concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere continues to increase unchecked?
What is the likely outcome if the concentration of greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere continues to increase unchecked?
What is the primary factor that distinguishes Earth's atmosphere from those of its neighboring planets?
What is the primary factor that distinguishes Earth's atmosphere from those of its neighboring planets?
What is the likely effect of deforestation on the Earth's atmosphere?
What is the likely effect of deforestation on the Earth's atmosphere?
What is the primary role of early life forms on Earth?
What is the primary role of early life forms on Earth?
What is the primary consequence of the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
What is the primary consequence of the accumulation of oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere?
