MODULE 1

Question 1

6 NECESSARY PROPERTIES OF EARTH THAT SUPPORT LIFE

Answer 1

• LIQUID WATER
• GOLDILOCKS ZONE
• ATMOSPHERE
• MAGNETIC FIELD
• GRAVITY
• HEAT SOURCE

Question 2

5 REASONS WHY EARTH CAN SUSTAIN LIFE

Answer 2

• Located in the Goldilocks Zone (habitable zone), where we’re not too far or near the sun.
• Composed of different gases, including oxygen, that supports life
• Has a magnetic field that protects us from solar flares
• Has liquid water due to the ideal heat source from the sun
• Has an ideal amount of gravity that freely lets us walk

Question 3

4 SUBSYSTEMS OF THE EARTH

Answer 3

• GEOSPHERE
• ATMOSPHERE
• HYDROSPHERE
• BIOSPHERE

Question 4

Contains all air in the system, as well as a mixture of different gases that surrounds the planet.

Answer 4

ATMOSPHERE

Question 5

MEANING OF ATMOS

Answer 5

GAS

Question 6

Contains all the cold, hard, solid land of the planet’s crust, the semi-solid land underneath it, and the liquid near the center of the planet.

Answer 6

GEOSPHERE

Question 7

MEANING OF GEO

Answer 7

GROUND

Question 8

3 LAYERS OF GEOSPHERE/EARTH

Answer 8

• CRUST
• MANTLE
• CORE (INNER/OUTER)

Question 9

Contains all the solid, liquid, gaseous water of the planet. (ALL BODIES OF WATER TOO)

Answer 9

HYDROSPHERE

Question 10

The frozen part of the hydrosphere such as glacier, ice caps, and ice bergs.

Answer 10

CRYOSPHERE

Question 11

contains all planet’s living things, ex: microorganisms, plants, and animals.

Answer 11

BIOSPHERE

Question 12

Cycle where the water will evaporate to become water vapor (which becomes part of the atmosphere), and when precipitation occurs, the soil will absorb the water where trees are planted (under geosphere/biosphere). The cycle continues.

Answer 12

HYDROLOGIC/WATER CYCLE