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An organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions is named an ...
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Extremophile
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The Hertzprung–Russell diagram is a plot of ...
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luminosity against temperature
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The most convincing piece of evidence suggesting that Europa has a subsurface ocean is the
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magnetic field of Jupiter is able to induce a magnetic field in Europa consistent with a salty ocean beneath its crust
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An Object with insufficient mass to sustain nuclear fusion in their cores is a ...
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Brown Dwarf
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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 ...
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Igneous
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LIfe on Mars is most likely to be found: in the atmosphere/ on the surface/ beneath the surface / near the centre ?
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Beneath
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What is the approximate lifetime of the Sun (in billions of years)?
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10 Billion Years
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The main chemical building blocks of life, C, H, O, and N were formed in ...
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Stars
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The mass of a planet measured using the Doppler shift method could be less than / greater than / either / exaclty its true value
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less than
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The residual polar caps on Mars are made of --- ice
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Water
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The total mass of all existing asteroids is 1/--- of that of the Earth
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1000
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Which of the following stars is the hottest? M7, A0, G6, B4
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B4
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The range of distances from a star where liquid water can be stable on the surface of a suitable planet is known as the ...
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Habitable Zone
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The Sun will end its life by becoming a ...
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White Dwarf
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The K-T boundary separates which two periods in Earth's history?
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Cretaceous and Tertiary
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What temperature is required for the proton-proton cycle to occur?
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10 million Kelvin
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What is the surface temperature of the Sun in K?
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5778K
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During what period were most of the Moon's craters formed?
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Late Bombardment (>3.5 b.y.a)
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To the nearest billion years, how old is the Sun?
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4.6 Billion Years
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The large water erosion features on Mars appear to be --- billion years old
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2 - 3
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