The term ‘Goldilocks Zone’ is often seen in the news in the context of(2015)
a) the limits of habitable zone above the surface of the Earth
b) regions inside the Earth-like planets in outer space
c) search for the Earth-like planets in outer space
d) search for meteorites containing precious metals
ANswer: C
In astronomy and astrobiology, the circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ), or simply the habitable zone (Goldilocks Zone), is the region around a star within which planetary-mass objects with sufficient atmospheric pressure can support liquid water at their surfaces.
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