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Earth Science Sem 1 Final Review
Earth Science Sem 1 Final Review
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What feature separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
Sun
Oort Cloud
Kuiper Belt
Asteroid Belt
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Which planet would float on water?
Jupiter
Neptune
Uranus
Saturn
3
What is the correct number of probes that have been sent to Mars?
9
5
3
2
4
What were planets called when they first formed?
protoplanets
dwarf planets
jovian planets
terrestrial planets
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How many years ago did the Big bang occur?
1.3 BYA
36.2 BYA
4.5 BYA (Billion Years Ago)
13.8 BYA
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Which scientist was able to figure out that all objects fall at the same rate, no matter their mass, with an incline?
Einstein
Galileo
Aristotle
Newton
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Which scientist explained gravity as the curving of the fabric of space due to the mass of an object?
Newton
Galileo
Aristotle
Einstein
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Which element is NOT in the atmosphere of Mercury?
Boron
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Sodium
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Which planet has as much mass as all of the other planets combined?
Neptune
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
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A set of interrelated components that work together is called a
Model
Data
System
Nature
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Which of the following is evidence for water on Mars?
Canyons formed by water
Sedimentary rocks that need water to form
All of the above are evidence for water on Mars
Features that look like dry river beds
12
What type of reaction produces the Sun's energy?
Nuclear Fusion
Combustion
Decomposition
Fission
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Why is Triton an interesting moon?
It rolls like a ball around Neptune
It spins in the same direction as Neptune
It spins in the opposite direction as its host planet, Neptune
It could potentially host life
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Which of the following is not a standard to be considered a planet (versus a dwarf planet)?
It must orbit a star
It is able to clear its orbit of debris
It has enough gravity to have many moons
It has enough gravity to form a sphere
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Which answer describes an open system?
able to exchange matter, energy, and information with their surroundings
None of the above
exchange no matter, energy, or information with their surroundings
exchange energy with their surroundings, but not matter
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What is unusual about the rotation of Uranus?
It rolls like a ball because it is tilted
it spins like a top because it is vertical
It floats like a raft
It bounces like a tennis ball
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What are the two main elements in stars?
Hydrogen and Gold
Helium and Carbon
Carbon and Hydrogen
Hydrogen and Helium
