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    Earth and Life Science Pretest

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    The document is a pre-test for an Earth and life science course. It contains 15 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key characteristics that make Earth habitable for life. These include having liquid water, a protective atmosphere, and stable temperature and nutrient cycles maintained by geological and environmental processes. Earth is also uniquely able to support life due to its distance from the Sun and magnetic field.

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    The document is a pre-test for an Earth and life science course. It contains 15 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key characteristics that make Earth habitable for life. These include having liquid water, a protective atmosphere, and stable temperature and nutrient cycles maintained by geological and environmental processes. Earth is also uniquely able to support life due to its distance from the Sun and magnetic field.

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    The document is a pre-test for an Earth and life science course. It contains 15 multiple choice questions that assess understanding of key characteristics that make Earth habitable for life. These include having liquid water, a protective atmosphere, and stable temperature and nutrient cycles maintained by geological and environmental processes. Earth is also uniquely able to support life due to its distance from the Sun and magnetic field.

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    EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE D.

    both A and B
    11. What characteristics does the Earth have to
    PRE-TEST maintain an organism’s body to survive?
    A. Earth has a water cycle and atmosphere.
    B. Earth has volcanic activities to circulate
    1. Why is Earth called “the living planet?”
    nutrients.
    A. It sustains life.
    C. Earth has sub-surface water or molten
    B. It has atmosphere.
    rock that can circulate and replenish
    C. It has water at the surface. nutrients for organisms.
    D. All of the above D. All of the above
    2. Which among the set of planets are called 12. What makes Earth similar to Venus?
    terrestrial? A. Earth and Venus are the right sizes to
    A. Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus hold a sufficient atmosphere.
    B. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Earth B. Venus’ atmosphere is 100 times thicker
    C. Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter than Earth.
    D. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune C. Among all the solid planets and moons,
    3. What makes the planet Earth habitable only Earth, Venus, and Titan have
    compared to other planets? significant atmospheres.
    A. It has soil. D. Both A and C
    B. It has trees. 13. Which statement about the Earth’s energy in
    C. It has people. sustaining life is incorrect?
    A. Earth survives in too little energy.
    D. It has liquid water.
    B. Earth is in the right distance from the
    4. What makes planet Earth habitable?
    sun
    A. It has comfortable distance from the sun.
    C. Earth is kept warm by an insulating
    B. It has atmosphere that protects from atmosphere.
    radiation. D. Earth has magnetic field to protect from
    C. The atmosphere holds carbon dioxide solar radiation.
    and other gases. 14. Which distinct characteristic made Earth
    D. All of the above different from any other planet?
    5. Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet? A. It is the only rocky planet.
    A. It has life. B. It is the only planet that turns around in
    B. It is closest to the sun. space.
    C. It is farther from the sun. C. It is the only planet that has a large
    amount of liquid water.
    D. It is placed at almost the middle planets.
    D. It is the only planet that changes its
    6. Which of the following best describes the
    structure.
    surface of the planet Earth?
    15. What does Earth offer to human in order to
    A. a thick layer of hydrogen gas
    sustain life?
    B. cloudy and hot with lots of volcano A. Earth has abundant plant life.
    C. cold, rocky, and covered with red dust B. Earth has sufficient nutrients from
    D. mostly water surface with some areas of ocean to land.
    land C. Only A
    7. Earth is said to be a unique planet. Which D. Both A and B.
    answer verifies the statement?
    A. It supports life.
    B. It is mostly covered in water.
    C. Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen and
    oxygen.
    D. All of the above
    8. Which is supported and sustained by planet?
    A. life
    B. a moon
    C. a rocky core
    D. an atmosphere
    9. How many percent of water comprises the
    Earth?
    A. 15%
    B. 30%
    C. 50%
    D. 70%
    10. Which factors are needed for organisms to live
    on Earth?
    A. temperature and nutrient
    B. atmosphere and energy
    C. only A

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