1.

Which fact BEST explains why there is life on Earth but not on the
Moon?
a.The Moon has no gravity.
b. The Moon does not go around the Sun.
c. The Moon has little water and oxygen.
d. The Moon is much smaller than Earth.
2. Which properties are MOST important to sustaining life on Earth?
a. Time of rotation 24 hours and time of revolution about 365 days
time of revolution about 365 days and distance from the Sun 149,600,000
km
b. Distance from the Sun 149,600,000 km and surface structure rock
and water
c. Surface structure rock and water and Orbit shape ellipse
3. Which characteristic of Earth’s early history most likely made life
impossible to begin?
a.the lack of food sources
b.the lack of nighttime
c.the lack of sunshine
d. the lack of oxygen
4. In which characteristic does Earth differ from the other planets?
a.It has liquid water.
b.It is dense and small.
c.It is made up of rocky material.
d.It is surrounded by atmosphere.
5. What is significant about the discovery of water on Mars?
a.It proves there is life on Mars.
b. It provides evidence there may be life on Mars.
c.It proves there was an advanced civilization on Mars.
d.It provides evidence of an advanced civilization on Mars.
6.All of the planets in the solar system formed at about the same time
from a large cloud of gas and dust. How is Earth different from other
planets in the solar system?
a.Earth has no natural satellites.
b.Earth’s atmosphere is composed of gases.
c.Water is found in all three phases on Earth.
d.Volcanoes release liquid rock onto Earth’s surface.
7. Organisms can live on Earth because of Earth’s location in the solar
system. How does Earth’s distance from the Sun MOST affect Earth’s
water and enable life to exist?
a.It permits liquid water.
b.It allows water to freeze.
c.It changes water’s specific gravity.
d.It allows water to be salty or fresh.
8. Garden plants on Earth require four resources to stay alive: soil, air,
water, and sunlight. How many of these resources are necessary for
life to exist on another planet or the Moon?
4
3
2
1
9. Why are greenhouse gases important for sustaining life on Earth?
a.They keep the air clean.
b.They help keep Earth warm.
c.They help keep water moving on Earth.
d.They keep the wind from blowing too strongly.
10. Which pair would be MOST necessary for life to develop on
another planet?
a.sulfur and nitrogen
b.helium and hydrogen
c.liquid water and carbon
d.chlorophyll and oxygen
11. Life is more likely to be found on a planet whose atmosphere
contains abundant
a.neon
b.hydrogen
c.oxygen
dsulfur dioxide
12. Which of the following is a reason life in the outermost planets is
less likely than life on planets nearer the Sun?
a.They have too little mass.
b.They have too much mass.
c.Their surfaces are extremely hot.
d.Their surfaces are extremely cold.
13. Which of these conditions is MOST responsible for Earth having an
environment that supports life?
a.oceans regulating climate on land
b.the percentage of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c.water that exists in all three physical states of matter
d.erupting volcanoes moderating atmospheric temperatures
14. Earth’s surface temperature is relatively stable. Which of these is
MOST responsible for Earth’s surface temperatures?
a.solar radiation reflected from the Moon
b.many volcanic eruptions near the Ring of Fire
c.the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere
d.plankton distribution in shallow ocean waters

15. The temperature at which water freezes enables water to exist in

which two forms on Earth?
a.freshwater rivers and saltwater oceans
b.liquid oceans and solid glaciers
c.atmospheric vapor and cloud droplets
d.water in soil and water in plants
16. One of the characteristics that make earth a unique planet is it
location in the solar system. What is a significant contribution of the
fact that Jupiter is Earth’s neighbor in the solar system?
A. Its strong gravity energizes the earth
B. Its strong gravity attracts Kuiper belts
C. Its strong gravity balances the earth in its orbit
D. Its strong gravity attracts space debris away from the Earth
3.
17. The earth is able to sustain life for millions of years because of the
presence of this shield that protects the life forms from harmful solar
radiation.
A. Aurora
B. Atmosphere
C. Magnetic field
D. North and south pole
18. What will happen if the earth is bigger than its current size?
A. It will not be able to sustain life
B. It will not have a moon on its orbit
C. It will move farther away from the sun
D. It will attract materials more strongly towards its center
19. Unlike other planets in the solar system, earth holds an
atmosphere which has an essential function to life. What substance in
the stratosphere is responsible for absorbing high-energy radiation
from the sun?
A. Ozone
B. Methane
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Diatomic oxygen
20.Oceans occupy what percent of earth’s water?
A. 65%
B. 71%
C. 80%
D. 98%