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,IndicateSDwhetherSDtheSDstatementSDisSDtrueSDorSDfalse.

1. OfSDallSDtheplanetsinthesolarSDsystem,SDEarth SDisSDtheonlyplanetSDtoSDcurrentlyhavelargeSDquantitiesofliquidSDwa
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2. TheoceanholdsSDmorethan 97SDpercentSDofSDEarth'sSDwater.
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3. GravitywasimportantSDintheformationofourplanetSDbecauseitpulleddenseSDmetals SDsuchasiron and SDnickelinwar
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d,S D formingSDEarth'sSDcore.
a. True
b. False

4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolvedSDwithinthelastSDmillionyears.
a. True
b. False

5. ThereisconvincingSDevidenceSDthat water once flowed SDontheSDsurfaceofSDMars.
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a. True
b. False

6. The universe began SDtoformSDaroundSD13SDbillionyearsSDago.
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a. True
b. False

7. MarinesciencedrawsoninformationSDfromdisciplinesSDofgeology,SDbiology,SDchemistry,SDphysics,SDandengineering.
a. True
b. False

8. ScientifichypothesesSDareneverrevisedorupdated.
a. True
b. False

9. Saturn’sSDmoon,Titan,SDis knownSDtopossessSDliquid hydrocarbons on itssurface.
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a. True
b. False

10. TheaveragelandelevationSDonSDEarthisgreaterthantheaverage SDdepthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False

Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.

, 11. TheSDtemperatureSDofSDtheSDoceanSDaboutSDfourSDbillionyearsSDagowasSD .
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12. PlanetsSDotherthanSDEarthSDwithliquidonornearSDtheSDsurfaceSDareSD .
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c. extremelySDcommonbutonlyintheform SDofSDwater
d. extremelySDcommonbutonlyintheform SDofSDice

13. AboutSD percentSDofSDEarth'swaterSDisSDfoundin SDtheocean.
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a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30

14. EvidencesuggeststheuniverseSDbeganSDaboutSD13.7SDbillionyearsagoSDinaSD .
a. slowaccretionSDofSDatoms
b. verylargeSDgalaxy
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15. What theory best SDexplainsSDhowtheuniverseS D wasformed?
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16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. ThediscoverySDofSDorganicmoleculesinspace
b. TheevolutionSDoflivingSDorganisms from SDsimpleorganicbuildingblocks
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c. TheevolutionofinorganicmoleculesSD inSDseawater
d. Experimentsthatshowthatearlyorganismslivedinanoxygen-
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17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, S D scientistsincluded whichelementin theirexperiments?
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