Exam 7: Searching for Life in Our Solar System

Which kind of robotic space mission enables us to study a planet for an extended period of time?

In searching for life in the solar system, which basic requirement of life is the most fundamental and the one we always look for?

Habitability generally refers to an environment capable of sustaining

Stardust was an example of which kind of mission?

How does the surface temperature and atmospheric pressure on Venus compare with the Earth?

The Huygens probe is an example of which kind of robotic spacecraft?

The Rosetta mission to the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is an example of which kind of robotic space mission?

What happens to the rate of most chemical reactions as the temperature decreases?

Photosynthetic life existing on a planet farther from the Sun than the Earth would most likely be

The Mars Curiosity rover, landed on the surface of Mars using

The Curiosity rover is an example of which kind of robotic spacecraft?

Which dwarf planet did the NASA Dawn spacecraft enter into orbit around in 2015?

The strong forces of attraction that exist between water molecules and are responsible for many of its unique properties as a solvent are called

Which spacecraft dropped a problem into the atmosphere of Jupiter in 1995?

Voyagers 1 and 2 were examples of which kind of space mission?

Most of the detailed information about the planets in our solar system comes from

The biggest obstacle to life being present in the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn is the

Venus may have been more Earth-like in the past because

The planet Venus is often referred to as the Earth's "sister planet" because

What would probably be the most likely source of energy for life in Jovian atmospheres?