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Why Is Earth Called The Living Planet

The document is a multiple choice quiz about the planet Earth. It covers topics like what makes Earth habitable, its classification as a terrestrial planet, the percentage of Earth's surface that is water, Earth's ability to sustain life, characteristics that distinguish Earth from other planets, and human impacts on the environment through population growth and climate change. The questions test understanding of Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and position in the solar system that contribute to it being the only known planet capable of supporting life.

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Why Is Earth Called The Living Planet

The document is a multiple choice quiz about the planet Earth. It covers topics like what makes Earth habitable, its classification as a terrestrial planet, the percentage of Earth's surface that is water, Earth's ability to sustain life, characteristics that distinguish Earth from other planets, and human impacts on the environment through population growth and climate change. The questions test understanding of Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and position in the solar system that contribute to it being the only known planet capable of supporting life.

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1. Why is Earth called the living planet?

a. It sustains life
b. It has atmosphere
c. It has water
d. All of the above
2. What makes the planet Earth habitable compared to other planets?
a. It has soil
b. It has trees
c. It has people
d. It has water
3. Why is Earth called a terrestrial planet?
a. It has life
b. It is closest to the sun
c. It has farther from the sun
d. It is placed at almost middle planet
4. Which is supported and sustained by planet?
a. Life
b. A moon
c. A rocky core
d. An atmosphere
5. How many percent of water comprises the Earth?
a. 15%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 70%
6. What does Earth offer to human in order to sustain life?
a. Earth has abundant plant life.
b. Earth has sufficient nutrients from ocean to land.
c. Only a
d. Both A and B
7. Which among the set of planets are called terrestrial?
a. Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
b. Mercury, Venue, Mars, Earth
c. Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter
d. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
8. Earth is said to be a unique planet. Which answer verifies the statement?
a. It supports life
b. It is mostly covered in water
c. Its atmosphere is mostly nitrogen
d. All of the above
9. Which of the following best describes the surface of the planet Earth?
a. A thick layer of hydrogen gas.
b. Cloudy and hot with lots of volcano
c. Cold, rocky, and covered with red dust.
d. Mostly water surface with some areas of land.
10. Which distinct characteristics made Earth different from any other planet?
a. It is the only rocky plane.
b. It is the only planet that turns around in space
c. It is the only planet that has a large amount of liquid water
d. It is the only planet that changes its structure
11. Individuals of different species that live together in the same area make up a/an called?
a. Population
b. Community
c. Ecosystem
d. Environment
12. What is the most populated country in the world?
a. United States of America
b. India
c. China
d. Nigeria
13. What is the Earth’s main source of energy?
a. Oxygen
b. Sun
c. Water
d. Plants
14. Which of these is a correct food chain?
a. Grass →grasshopper→ maya bird→hawk
b. Grass →grasshopper→snake→frog→ hawk 
c. Grass → mouse →snake→ hawk
d. Grass →mouse→ crocodile
15. All the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are referred to as:
a. the community
b. biotic factors
c. abiotic factors
d. biomes
16. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water.
shortage.
a. Wildfire
b. El Nino
c. Drought
d. Hurricane
17. Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?
a. The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic
than ever.
b. Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year.
c. More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes
d. All of the above
18. Which of these countries emits the most carbon dioxide?
a. China - 28% of global carbon emissions. The United States ranks as the
second top emitter at 15%.
b. United States of America
c. United Kingdom
d. Russia
19. What is the current population in the Philippines?
a. 109 million - 01 May 2020
b. 110 million
c. 111 million
d. 112 million
20. How can we slow the growth of population?
a. Family Planning
b. Empowering Women
c. Countries need to develop
d. All of the above

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