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Midterm Review for Mr. Frymoyer's Earth Space Science
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1
What was the purpose of the Angel experiment?
To find out which flavour tasted the worst
To test which flavour was the sweetest
To test which brand of candy is better
To test which flavor I-lead students prefer
2
What do all
stars fuse
at the
beginning
of its life?
carbon
helium
hydrogen
iron
3
After the disk is formed
which way does it begin to spin
Forwards
Counter clockwise
Backwards
Clockwise
4
Which
layer
is responsible the
movement of tectonic plates
?
inner core
asthenosphere
magnetosphere
outer core
5
Why are
white dwarfs
so rare?
They are have a large luminosity so they are hard to find
They are not studied by scientists as much as the others
They are very small so they are not easy to see
They are large, bright, and take a lot of material to make
6
What is the purpose for the Jose kitchen floor experiment?
To see which cleaner is more affordable
To test which floor is dirtier
To clean his house
To test which cleaner works the best
7
When a
high mass star
dies it will end violently in a _________________
nebula
supernova
white dwarf
black dwarf
8
Atoms split apart releasing energy
Fission
Radioactive Decay
Fusion
9
What is the
point in Earth’s orbit
where Earth is the
closest to the sun?
Aphelion
Equinox
Perihelion
Perigee
10
What will a
small mass
star turn into when it
runs out
of fuel?
neutron star
White dwarf
black hole
supernova
11
What
color of star
lives the
longest
?
red
blue
yellow
orange
12
What is happening to the galaxies in the universe?
They are moving closer and the are speeding up
They moving further but are slowing down
They are moving closer to each other and slowing down
They are moving further from each other and at faster rates
13
What is the
coldest
spectral class?
A
O
M
G
14
A
white dwarf
will cool off into...
nebula
black dwarf
neutron star
black hole
15
What is the
hottest
spectral class?
M
F
B
O
16
Where are all elements that we use in our daily lives created
Core of the Earth
The Universe
Stars and Supernovas
Big Bang
17
What is the point
in Earth’s orbit
where Earth is the
furthest from the sun
?
aphelion
apogee
perihelion
equiniox
18
As a star size
increases
the
mass
of the star ….
stays the same
decreases
none of the above
increases
19
What is the event that is believed to have created the Universe?
Nebula Theory
Collision Theory
Big Bang Theory
Supernova Theory
20
What is not control in the Jose experiment?
The mop
The cleaner
The kitchen floor
Jose
21
The
largest stars will explode
into a supernova and the
core will collapse
into a...
neutron star
white dwarf
black dwarf
black hole
22
All stars begin as a
cloud of dust and gas
called a….
Supernova
Nebula
Main sequence
Protostar
23
What type of
rock
makes up
continental crust
?
Basalt
Sandstone
Limestone
Granite
24
What creates the
magnetosphere
that protects the Earth?
The magnets of the Earth
The rubbing of the tectonic plates
The spinning of the solid inner core inside the liquid core
The tilt of the Earth's axis
25
What
type of star
is our sun
White dwarf
Supergiant
Giant
Main sequence
26
What
event
creates elements
larger than iron
?
Supernova
Fusion
Volcanic Eruption
Big Bang
27
Total energy output
Apparent Magnitude
Absolute Magnitude
Luminosity
Surface Temperature
28
Why are the
inner planets made of rock
?
Too much pressure in the inner solar system
The inner solar system was too hot for gas to form
The disk spun too fast the lighter material was thrown out
The inner solar system was too cold for gas to form
29
What is the
last element
to fuse
inside
a star?
gold
oxygen
helium
iron
30
Which universe ending theory involves space to stop
expanding and collapse back
together?
Small crunch
Big Freeze
Big Crunch
Big Rip
31
Needs extreme heat and pressure to happen
Fusion
Fission
Radioactive decay
32
What
prevents the inner core
changing from a
solid to a liquid
?
pressure
spinning of the inner core
earthquakes
heat
33
What is the independent variable in the Jose experiment
The house
The kitchen floor
How clean the floor is
The cleaners
34
Which of these scientists discovered the
background radiation
that was left from the Big Bang?
Albert Einstein
George Lemaitre
Edwin Hubble
Robert Wilson
35
What is the
first step
to forming a solar system
The rings form into planets
The dust and gas separate from each other
The dust and gas collapse due to gravity and form a disk
The center of the disk begins to bulge
36
Atoms break apart bit by bit till they become stable
Fission
radioactive decay
Fusion
37
The
color
of stars in the
spectral class O
are...
blue
white
red
yellow
38
Hotter
stars have a __________________ spectra
Dynamics
Simple
Fusion
Complex
39
What does
not support
the big bang theory?
Hubble’s Law
The amount of hydrogen and helium in the universe
Everything appearing to be moving away
The shape of the galaxies
40
Occurs in the Sun
Fission
Fusion
Radioactive decay
41
What scientist found that
galaxies are moving further away and they are speeding up
?
Robert Wilson
Edwin Hubble
Albert Einstein
Arno Penzias
42
How old is our solar system?
13.7 billion years old
10,000 years old
4.6 billion years old
2.6 million years old
43
How old is the Universe?
4.6 billion years old
13.7 billion years old
2.5 million years old
10,000 years old
44
What happens to the
core of a star
when it
runs out of hydrogen fuel
?
The core shrinks and fuses iron
The core expands and begins to fuse helium
The core shrinks and begins to fuse helium
The star explodes
45
What is formed in the
center of the diskbefore
a
star is born
?
Protostar
Main Sequence Star
Supernova
Neutron Star
46
A___________________ is a cloud of dust and gas in space.
Nebula
Galaxy
Supernova
Star
47
Atoms are combined to create energy
fusion
fission
radioactive decay
48
What will the
gas and dust
released from a
dead star
create?
Supernova
Planetary nebula
Big Bang
Main Sequence Star
49
How many
naturally occurring elements
are there?
26
66
118
92
50
Which universe ending theory involves space to
continue expanding
and cool off?
Big Rip
Big Crunch
Big Freeze
Small Crunch
51
What is the most common type of star
White Dwarf
Giant
Main Sequence
Super Giant
52
Larger stars have a ___________ absolute magnitude
colder
higher
lower
hotter
53
Temperature of a star’s surface
Absolute Magnitude
Surface temperature
Luminosity
Apparent Magnitude
54
Why do stars
stop nuclear fusion
at
iron
?
The stars are too big to fuse anything larger
There is not enough energy in a star to fuse iron
Stars do create larger atoms than iron
Stars are too hot
55
What
color of star
has the
shortest life
?
red
yellow
white
blue
56
Colder stars have a _________ spectra
complex
simple
easier
important
57
What are the first two elements that were created after the big bang?
Iron and nickel
Carbon and Oxygen
Fire and Earth
Hydrogen and Helium
58
What element is
not fused
inside a star?
oxygen
gold
iron
helium
59
Brightness of a star from Earth
Apparent Magnitude
Luminosity
Surface Temperature
Absolute Magnitude
60
A
star like our sun
will turn into a __________________ before it dies
white dwarf
red giant
neutron star
main sequence
61
What is
not considered
a
leftover
from solar system creation?
Meteors
Asteroids
Comets
Moons
62
Color
of stars in
spectral class M
are...
yellow
white
Blue
red
63
What is the control in the Angel experiment?
I-lead Students
Which flavour the students prefer
The flavour of starburst
The school
64
Which hypothesis is
written correctly
for this experiment?
Lemon tastes better
If given flavors the students will pick lemon
If given three flavors then the students will prefer cherry
The students will prefer cherry
65
Which hypothesis is
written correctly
for this experiment?
Lysol is stronger then it will clean better
If a mop is used then the floor will be cleaner
Pine sol will clean the floor better
If fabuloso is used then the floor will be cleaner
66
What type of
rock
makes up
oceanic crust
?
Basalt
Sandstone
Limestone
Granite
67
The
coldest
stars are what color?
Red
Orange
White
Blue
68
Does not occur in nature
Fission
fusion
Radioactive decay
69
What is the
beginning stages of a planet
. (baby planet)
Dwarf Planets
Planetesimals
Comets
Moons
70
What is the shape of the Earth’s orbit?
Oval
Circle
Hexagon
Square
71
Fusion
prevents
the star from...
getting hotter
getting bigger
collapsing on itself
cooling off
72
Which
Belgian Priest
came up with the theory of the Big Bang?
Robert Wilson
Albert Einstein
Edwin Hubble
George Lemaitre
73
If a
protostar begins fusion
it will become a...
Main sequence
Supernova
Red Giant
Nebula
74
Brightness of a star from 10 parsecs
Luminosity
Absolute Magnitude
Apparent Magnitude
Surface Temperature
75
Why are
super-giants
rare?
They do not exist in our galaxy
They are at the end of their life and about to explode
They are hard to see
They are very dim
76
What happens to the amount of time
when a star
switches to a new fuel source
?
none of the above
it runs out faster
it does not change
it runs out slower
77
The
hottest
stars are what color?
blue
White
red
orange
78
If a star
undergoes a supernova
but is
not large enough
for the core to
collapse
it will create
Black hole
neutron star
nebula
white dwarf
79
What is the dependent variable in the Jose experiment
How clean the floor is
The house
The cleaners
The kitchen floor
80
What is the independent variable for the Angel experiment?
The school
Which flavour the students prefer
The flavours of starburst
I-Lead Students
81
A
high mass main sequence blue
star will turn into a ...when it begins to
run low
on fuel
Black dwarf
Red super giant
White dwarf
Red dwarf
82
When a
nebula collapses
it will form a _______________ in the middle of it.
Red Giant
Protostar
Main Sequence
Supernova
83
Releases the most energy
Fission
Radioactive decay
Fusion
84
Occurs underground
Radioactive decay
Fission
Fusion
85
What is
needed for fusion
in a star?
density and heat
density and volume
pressure and volume
pressure and heat
86
Why are the
inner planets smaller
?
Half the rock was thrown out of the solar system
There was less material to make the inner planets
The gas giants used their gravity to pull away rocks
The sun burned all the material away
87
A star's composition can be found by looking at __________________
The core
The light given off
The planets surrounding it
The stars around it
88
What is the dependent variable for the Angle experiment?
Which flavour the students prefer
The school
I-lead Students
The flavour of starburst
89
Why are the
outer planets
made of
gas and ice
?
The gas was forced out there because of the spin of nebula
The temperature was colder in the outer solar system
The temperature was too hot to form rock
There was less pressure in the outer solar system
90
What
season
is it in the
Northern Hemisphere
when the
North Pole is pointing towards the sun
?
Summer
Fall
Spring
Winter
91
Is used to produce energy in nuclear power plants
Fusion
Radioactive decay
Fission
92
What
season
is it in the
Northern Hemisphere
when the
North pole is pointing away from the sun
?
Winter
Fall
Spring
Summer
93
Alpha, Beta, and Gamma particles are released
fission
fusion
radioactive decay
