EARTH AS HABITABLE PLANET

Neighbouring planets of Earth; also known as Goldilocks and 3 Bears

It is a third planet from the Sun and fifth largest planet in the solar system that is situated in the habitable/goldilocks zone

Earth is a ______ planet

6 Factors that makes Earth habitable?

This influences how quickly atoms & molecules move and allows liquid water to exist on the Earth’s surface which is favorable to life

Dissolves and transports chemicals within, to, and from a cell and its existence in three phases (solid, liquid, and gas) is very essential to Earth’s diverse ecosystem

Traps heat, shields the surface from harmful radiation, and provides chemicals needed for life. It also regulates the balance water, oxygen, and carbon dioxide

5 levels of atmosphere

used by organisms to run their life processes such as the process of photosynthesis used by producers like plants

Used to build and maintain an organism’s body

6 essential nutrients?

a planet requires a rapidly rotating __________ to protect it from flares from nearby stars and from harmful radiation