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1
Scientists use uranium-238 when dating objects ____________ of years old.
hundreds
thousands
millions
billions
2
The cause of massive amounts of dust and gas forming a high-heat, high-pressure center is...
gravitational collapse
accretion disc
terrestrial planets
frost line
3
Which of the following is not formed by the process of accretion?
Sun
Planets
Planetesimals
Nebula
4
The frostline in our solar system is...
Division of planets based on temperature
Located just before Jupiter and around the asteroid belt
all of the answers
Division between Terrestrial and Jovian planets
5
Which of the following may leave behind evidence of Earth's formation?
Animal Activity
Glaciers
Weather
All of the answers
6
Approximately how many stars are in our Solar System?
Thousands
6
1
8
7
If rock A had 82.5% of u-238 isotope left, while rock B had 69.2% left, which rock would be older?
Rock A
Rock B
8
If you start with 600 C-14 atoms, approximately how many will be left after 3 half-lives
1000
75
333
250
9
How many Dwarf planets are in the Milky Way?
7
1
6
Thousands
10
If a planet were described as dense, with a metal core, earth-like and warm, it is probably a...
Jovian Planet
Asteroid
Sun
Terrestrial Planet
11
Which of the examples involves water as a geoscience process?
Abrasion by wind
Burrows
Ice Wedging
Tree Roots
12
All planetesimals will eventually end up as planets.
True
False
13
Which of the following is just a big cloud of ice?
Asteroid
Planet
Moon
Comet
14
Which one can actually land on the Earth?
Meteor
Meteorite
Comet
Asteroid
15
Jovian Planets have which characteristics?
Large size with a lot of mass but no solid surface
Large in size containing a lot of metal
Heavy metal core with low density
Smaller planets of gas and several moons
16
The theory that most scientists agree upon that helps explain the origin of our solar system is?
Theory of water
Nebular Theory
Theory of Relativity
Theory of Us
17
Which has the greatest number of objects in our solar system?
Asteroids
Moons
Stars
Comets
18
Why does the accretion disc flatten?
due to the spinning motion
because of the gravitational collapse
because of the enormous mass
the lose of gas particles
19
Rocks found more near the surface of the Earth are more likely older or younger than those found deeper?
Older
Younger
20
Which of the following is not a process that helps geologists study the Earth?
Wind
Glaciation
Time
Rain
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When material clumps together and layers while it is rotating this is called...
Nebula
Gravitational collapse
Accretion
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