Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science

Section 4: Life in the Solar System

Section Review Quiz

1
What is extraterrestrial life?
A)It is life beyond Earth, on other worlds.
B)Found in the movies.
C)Life found at the bottom of the ocean.
D)Microorganisms found in volcanoes.
2
What is a reason Europa might be a good place to look for extraterrestrial life?
A)rust-colored rocks
B)presence of organic molecules
C)water ocean and tidal energy
D)liquid methane
3
_______, Saturn's moon, is larger than Mercury and has an atmosphere.
A)Europa
B)Callisto
C)Titan
D)Ganymede
4
What fact about Titan interests exobiologists?
A)The abundant impact craters interests exobiologists.
B)The presence of oceans interests exobiologists.
C)The presence of hydrocarbons on the surface interests exobiologists.
D)The absence of an atmosphere interests exobiologists.
5
Which moon of Jupiter, is most likely to have liquid water under its ice crust?
A)Callisto
B)Ganymede
C)Io
D)Europa
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