What best explains Earth’s ability to be a habitable planet for all life forms?

How does the presence of the ozone layer contribute to making Earth habitable? 

It is the most essential unique characteristic of Earth. 

How will Earth’s characteristics change if it moved farther from the sun? 

Match the corresponding factors that make a planet habitable to their description.

Match the branch of science to its description.

The study of celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth’s atmosphere. 

It refers to the interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes on Earth.

Which of the following is NOT a subsystem of the Earth? 

These are microorganisms known for being able to live in extreme conditions. Also known as archaeans 

The atmosphere is composed of layers based on temperature. Order the correct arrangement of the layers of the atmosphere from the ground. 

Match the corresponding descriptions to the layers of the atmosphere.

Which biome has a salt level of less than 1% making it safe for drinking? 

Precipitation occurs during the water cycle and allows for the growth of many flora and fauna on the Earth’s surface. What spheres are affected by such an event?

Which of the following qualifies underneath the mineral criteria?

It is the most lustrous mineral known on Earth. 

This property is a more reliable way to determine the identity of a mineral. 

In breakage, _____ is the even breaking on a regular surface. Otherwise, it is known as _____. 

Which of the following minerals is NOT considered in the carbonate group? 

This rock forms from the cooling and solidification of lava or magma. 

Which of the following statements is true about intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks?

How are metamorphic rocks formed? 

Clastics are a kind of sedimentary rock that has compacted sediments classified by size.

This is the concentration of a mineral that is of scientific or technical interest. 

There are 5 kinds of mineral resources. Match them to their corresponding description.

This kind of mining carves out exposed, large-scale pits. 

The breaking down of rocks into smaller particles.

A process of the rock cycle involving settling out of sediments. 

The sedimentary rock formed when rock fragments are squeezed together. 

It is formed from the fossilized and buried remains of plants and animals that have lived millions of years and have a high carbon content.

While walking on a beach, an Earth Science student with his friend saw a rock that he believes is a “gneiss”. Which characteristic of the rock did he see that would convince his friend?

Which of the following is a renewable resource? 

What does it mean for a source to be finite? 

A property of geothermal power plants that means “produce electricity constantly”. 

Which is the correct relationship between temperature and depth? 

Which component of a hydropower plant supplies the dam reservoir and maybe an open channel, tunnel, or pipeline? 

What do you call the gates that release water at a high place to move the turbines? 

It is the carrying of soil particles to streams/rivers where they settle. 

It is the cutting or uprooting of old trees in forests to make way for other activities like mining or expansion of residential areas. 

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of Hydropower? 

Which of the following methods slowly waters the plant and only the surrounding parts of the plant reducing water use? 

What is a good way to solve agricultural depletion? 

It is the excessive nutrients reaching bodies of water. 

It is composed of solid rocks, crust, soil, and other minerals or landforms. 

The process of removing mineral resources from the Earth’s crust is called _____. 

Identify the series of geologic processes that can transform sediment into shale, shale into slate, and slate into magma. 

Which of the following is most found in sedimentary rocks? 

The following minerals are often light-colored EXCEPT