ES106 Video Exercise Name Endless Voyage Video Series 1 Introduction to the Water Planet Watch the video and answer the following review questions 1 What is the fundamental characteristic of the Earth that makes it conducive to life 2 What are two nicknames given to our planet Earth 3 What percentage of the planet earth is covered in water 4 What is the average distance of the Earth to the Sun 5 What is the dominant form of water on the planet Solid liquid or gas 6 True or False water has a very poor ability to hold heat 7 True or False Earth s oceans are effective at modulating the atmospheric temperature 8 What is the approximate depth to which photosynthesis is effective in the world s oceans 9 Where is the majority of biomass on Earth contained on the continents or in the oceans 10 True or False The Big Bang Theory accepts the notion that all objects in the universe are currently collapsing together 11 What is the estimated age in the past at which the Big Bang creation of the universe is hypothesized to occur 12 True or False our present universe is transparent and humans are capable of seeing through space to it s furthest reaches 13 How long after the Big Bang event is the Earth s solar system hypothesized to have formed 14 True or False the four planets closest to the Sun are composed or rocky materials and metals 15 Based on geologic data what is the dominant gas that was hypothesized to compose the atmosphere during it s early stages of development 16 What percentage of the present day atmosphere is composed of oxygen 17 How are plants and their evolutionary development on the Earth related to atmospheric composition 1 18 True or False the early history of the Earth is characterized by an oxygen deficient atmosphere 19 True or False the moon is hypothesized to have formed from planetary collisions with planet Earth 20 What is the most abundant element in the universe 21 What is the chemical formula of water 22 True or False water is common in the universe 23 What are the two hypotheses that are used to explain where the Earth s water was derived from 24 Biologic components of the Earth are made out of the essential organic elements abbreviated as CHON what are the names of these elements 25 True or False the history of life of planet Earth is heavily dependent upon the presence of water 26 What are the essential criteria that are used to define the term LIFE 27 What are the two primary necessities or requirements for life to develop on a planet 28 True or False the goal of life is to eat drink and make more 29 True or False it is categorically not possible for life to develop on the deep ocean floor where there is no sunlight 30 What is the maximum depth of the oceans below sea level 31 True or False without the oceans the average temperature of the Earth would be 130 degrees F 32 True or False I love the Earth 2
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