The fact that the life on Earth seems to have appeared quite rapidly suggests that life
A) can arise on most habitable worlds
B) can only appear soon after a planet forms
C) on any kind of planet is inevitable
D) is only possible on Earth-like planets
Question 2
Suppose we observe a source of X-rays that varies substantially in brightness over a period of a few days. What can we conclude?
A) The X-ray source is a quasar.
B) The X-ray source contains a black hole with an accretion disk.
C) The X-ray source is no more than a few light-days in diameter.
D) The X-ray source must have a strong, rapidly varying magnetic field.
E) We are seeing the rapid orbit of two stars in a binary system.