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Life in the Cosmos

Questions regarding the search for life away from Earth
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Last updated: July 25, 2019
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How many of the terrestrial planets have iron cores?
all of them
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere of Titan?
Nitrogen
Unlike the Earth, Venus does not have a protective magnetic field because of its ...
Slow Rotation
Which terrestrial planet(s) other than Earth have magnetic fields?
Mercury
Rocks are found on the surface of another planet which appear to have been formed from the solidification of molten lava. Given this, they are most likely to be classified as ...
Igneous
What is an object composed mainly of dust and ice that comes from the outer solar system towards the Sun?
comet
Layers of sediment that once contained colonies of ancient microbes are called
Stromatolites
What is the most abundant element by mass in the human body?
Oxygen
What is the name of the process in which a number of smaller nuclei combine to form a larger nucleus with the release of energy?
Nuclear Fusion
What is the approximate lifetime of the Sun (in billions of years)?
10 Billion Years
Cells that lack a nucleus are called ...
Prokaryote
An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions is named an ...
Extremophile
Which EM waves are the most efficient way to communicate between civilizations?
Radio Waves
During what period were most of the Moon's craters formed?
Late Bombardment (>3.5 b.y.a)
What is the most abundant element within nebulae?
Hydrogen
The K-T boundary separates which two periods in Earth's history?
Cretaceous and Tertiary
The point in a solar system beyond which that hydrogen compounds condense into solid ice grains is known as ...
ice line
What is a small rocky body in the Solar System?
Asteroid
The total mass of all existing asteroids is 1/--- of that of the Earth
1000
What temperature is required for the proton-proton cycle to occur?
10 million Kelvin
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