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The tilt of Earth affects living organisms. What is directly affected by Earth's tilt?

Changing of the Seasons

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Our planet Earth is slightly flattened at the poles and bulgy at the equator. What is the shape of our Earth?

Oblate Spheroid

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After four seasons have passed on Earth, which has happened?

Earth has completed one revolution around the sun.

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About how long does one of Earth's revolutions around the Sun take?

365.2425 days or 1 year

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The Earth's axial tilt is responsible for changing our seasons. In what degree was the earth tilted?

23.5 degrees

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A leap year happens every how many years?

4 years

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Which of the following is most necessary for life to develop on another planet?

liquid water

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Life is more likely to be found on a planet whose atmosphere contains abundant

Oxygen

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Which is the most responsible for Earth's surface temperatures?

the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere

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Which helps keep our Moon in its orbit?

Gravity

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Which is a reason life in the outer planets (like Jupiter) is less likely than life on planets nearer the Sun?

Their surfaces are extremely cold.

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Of the known planets in our solar system, which characteristic is unique to the planet Earth?

Covered mostly by water

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How many characteristics of the Earth are necessary for life to exist? What are these?

5 characteristics - Temperature, Water, Energy, Atmosphere and Nutrients.

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Aside from Earth, what other planets are included in habitable zone?

Mars

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