Birth And Death Of The Planet

Question 1

Lucky Breaks

Answer 1

Events that led to the formation and stabilization of the Earth

Question 2

Goldilocks Zone

Answer 2

Not to hot or cold

Question 3

What happened when planet sized objects collided w/ earth?

Answer 3

Loss of outer shell

Forming the moon, stabilized the orbit

Question 4

Late heavy bombardment

Answer 4

Storm of comets pelt earth, carrying water

Question 5

Last common ancestor

Answer 5

Life-form which all life evolved

Question 6

Ozone Layer

Answer 6

Protects earth from UV radiation

Question 7

Magnetic Field

Answer 7

Solar Storms and winds detected

Question 8

Red Giant

Answer 8

Sun getting hotter

Question 9

Rogue Planet

Answer 9

Planet wandering in space, ejected from another solar system

Question 10

Black Hole

Answer 10

Planet could be sucked into a black hole and disappear

Question 11

Gamma ray burst

Answer 11

Explosions of a star thousands of times bigger than a super nova

Question 12

Supernova

Answer 12

Massive release of energy by exploding star

Question 13

Space weather

Answer 13

Could short out all electrical components

Question 14

Asteroid hitting earth

Answer 14

Must be detected decades in advance

Question 15

Large Asteroid

Answer 15

6 miles wide

Caused global catastrophe

Question 16

Schumaker-Levy-9

Answer 16

Comet that hit Jupiter