Geophys Spring Semester Final Review 2017

If a star's spectral lines are shifted towards the red end of the spectrum, then the

What is the brightest star in the constellation ursa minor/little dipper?

The moon goes through phases because...

The mineral ______________ has a Moh's scale hardness value of 1.

Which is NOT a fossil fuel?

Seasonal constellations generally move across the sky from ______

The first and second most common elements on Earth, in order, are:

When exposed to UV light, some minerals ________.

A limitation of solar and wind power is the _______________ of energy.

From the city of Montrose, generally where does the sun rise?

Newton’s laws of force/motion predict:

Supernovas can make black holes or _____________.

Hydropower is a renewable resource related to _________

These mineral families are valuable because we get many metals from members of these groups:

Sir Isaac Newton did most of his pioneering physics work in the :

The part of the spectrum that can be separated into rainbow-like colors is

How do radio waves differ from visible light waves?

Which of the following statements is false?

The Milky Way is an example of a(n)

________________ is the highest grade coal.

What is a light-year?

Which conservation “R” word related to the BEST behaviors to help the environment?

How does a constellation differ from a galaxy?

This mineral family is important because over 90% of the Earth's crust is made from it:

Mineral has a volume of 10 cubic cm. Its mass is 167 grams. Its density is:

Retrograde motion is observed because planets...

Which is NOT a winter constellation?

A spectroscope is used to

Name the bright planet that’s visible in the constellation leo tonight:

The visible surface of the sun is called the?

Lunar maria are thought to be dark because they are?

Which of the following mineral properties can be misleading because of small impurities?

Newton’s law of inertia applies to _____________.

The solar wind consists of a constant stream of?

Seeing the moon 2 nights in a row. On the 2nd night, the size of the dark region has decreased.

If you see a full moon one night, when would you expect to see the next full moon?

This metallic resource is commonly found mixed in rocks as an ore:

About how many km away from Earth is a star that’s 3.5 light years distant?

The diagram that shows the life cycle of stars and plots luminosity vs temperature is called...

Which of Newton’s laws is related to equal/opposite action and reaction?

When a massive star starts to form iron nuclei due to fusion, what happens to the star next?

Most stars are composed mainly of

Kepler's equal area law implies that when a planet gets closer to the sun, it...

The burning of ___________ increases atmospheric CO₂ and may be contributing to climate change.

The mineral gypsum is mined near Gypsum, CO. It is used to make:

As the mass of an object increases, what is true about the force needed to accelerate it?

Who developed the universal law of gravitation?

In the next stage of its life cycle, the sun is expected to become a

The mineral calcite is a chemical combination of calcium, carbon, and oxygen is example of

Only one side of the moon faces Earth because...

Which of the following does not describe a characteristic of a mineral?

When looking at the constellation ___________, you’re looking toward our galactic center.

The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun is

Which objects are listed in order of scale from

Which is a summer constellation?

This constellation has Betelgeuse as its alpha (brightest) star:

The gravitational attraction between two objects will increase if the

Compared to lunar eclipses, solar eclipses...

Earth is protected from the solar wind by its

Which of the following has the shortest wavelength?

Some constellations can only be seen during certain seasons because

The brightest star in Earth’s night sky is _________.

A light-year measures

What phenomenon accounts for the blueshift of a star moving toward Earth?

From the surface of the sun to its center, the temperature can be assumed to...

In the geocentric model of the solar system, Earth is...

Which constellation will be in the low in the western sky 10 PM, August first

Lunar Highland rocks are rich in _____.

The most common mineral on Earth is:

What structure is the building block for the most common minerals on Earth?

Planetary orbits are...

Which bright planet can be seen blazing in the western sky tonight?

How do cars accelerate with increasing track slope if gravity is the only force applied?

In what state do hydrogen and helium exist in a star?

The fusion reaction that produces the sun's energy occurs in...

A common unit of force when working with kg masses and meters/sec/sec accelerations is the ___.