Universe and the Solar System Flashcards

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1
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Are found here on earth which help organisms from the simplest unicellular organisms to the most complex multicellular organisms survive.

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Goldilocks Factors

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Earth’s distance from the Sun

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151.2 million kilometers, 147.63 million km, 93 million miles, 1AU

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3
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Percentage of oxygen in Earth

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21%

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4
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Percentage of Nitrogen

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78%

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5
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Percentage of Argon

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0.93%

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6
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Percentage of Carbon Dioxide

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0.04%

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7
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Earth’s average temperature

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150C

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8
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Mars’ average temperature

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-600C

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9
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Venus’ average temperature

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4620C

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10
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Creates food chains that sustain the survival and evolution of organisms

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Biodiversity

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11
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Who discovered Gliese 581c

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Stephane Udry and Michel Mayor

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12
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Is known to be a Goldilocks planet

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Earth

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13
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Four subsystem of the Earth

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Atmosphere, Biosphere, Geosphere, Hydrosphere

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14
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Gaseous layer above the Earth’s surface primarily composed of different gases such as nitrogen and oxygen

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Atmosphere

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The zone of the earth where all forms of life exist. This serves as the ecosystem of all living and non-living organisms

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Biosphere

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The solid part of the Earth that consists the entire planet from the center of the core to the outer crust

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Geosphere

17
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The water part of the Earth that includes oceans and glaciers

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Hydrosphere

18
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Is a complex system made up of many smaller systems through which matter and energy are continuously cycled

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Earth