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What is the nuclear bulge and halo of the Milky Way?
It is a created mass of the old stars
It is a globular cluster of old stars
It is a globular cluster of new stars
2
What is the sun composed of?
gas, elements, rocks
helium, hydrogen, other elements
core, elements, sunspots
3
What is the windchill factor?
single use of cold air
section used to find the weather
index that estimates how cold air feels to the human body
4
What is transfer of electricity generated by the rapid rushes of air in a cumulonimbus cloud?
how thunder occurs
how rain occurs
how lightning occurs
5
What is a photosphere?
the visible surface of the sun
the double level of the sun
the dark side of the sun
6
What are water droplets in a downdraft that can freeze as they fall through cold air.
how snow is formed
how rain is formed
how hail is formed
7
What are high energy particles that collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere
the sunspots
the core
the aurora
8
What are groups of stars named after animals, mythological characters, or everyday objects.
rainbow
constellations
sun flares
9
What makes up the spiral arms of the Milky Way?
younger stars and gaseous nebulae
red giant stars and blue dwarfs
older stars and mixed masses
10
What happens when a star's luminosity increases while its surface temperature decreases?
a white dwarf
blue dwarf
a red giant
11
What are Maritime & Continental Tropical & Polar, and Arctic?
5 types of air masses
The 5 warning signs
The 5 weather signs
12
What are the three main stages of a tropical cyclone?
formative, mature, dissipation
singular, mature, reflection
selective, new, leverage
13
What is the long-term average variations in weather for a particular area.
climate
rain
weather
14
What happens when two air masses meet but do not advance?
a stationary front occurs and stalls
nothing
a front begins then stops
15
What is a side effect of a drought?
rain
sleet
heat waves
16
What is the largest object in our solar system?
sun
Pluto
moon
17
What are cold waves?
a sudden change in temperature
water in the ocean
an extended period of below-average temperatures
18
nuclei of faraway galaxies that are dim and seen as they were long ago, due to great distances
Quasars
Midstars
Pulsars
19
Why is it important to evacuate before a hurricane?
it can cause a great deal of damage
it can be very noisey
it can be very cold
20
a mass moving in a rotating system has a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion
Coriolis Effect
system began
Temperature drop
21
What kind of precipitation does a warm front bring?
heavy flooding
hurricane
light precipitation
22
What helped to indicate that there was dark matter and dark energy?
cosmic background radiation
internal foreground manipulation
normal spiral arm placement
23
What are the two pressure systems?
high and low
East and West
North and South
24
What is the study of the universe's origin, nature, and evolution?
astronomy
Big Bang
cosmology
25
Why doesn't all the energy that comes from the sun hit the earth?
compact into the air
falling over the sky
some of it is absorbed and scattered
26
What are the two units of measure astronomers use to measure distance?
centaur & round
light year and parsec
dwarf & giant
27
What are thunderstorms that develop into self-sustaining extremely powerful storms?
a supercell
a thunderstorm
a snowstorm
28
What is solar wind?
gas leaks inward towards the core
single flow of the gas stream
gas flows outward from the corona at high speed
29
What is a corona?
the newest part of the sun
the outermost layer of the moon
it is the outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere
30
How did Hubble's law help astronomers?
it helped them discover the universe is stopping
It helped them discover the universe is expanding
it helped them discover other galaxies
31
What is a chromosphere?
outside of the photosphere
inside to photosynthesis
outside of the milky way
32
What is the opposite of fusion?
cover
frontal
fission
33
What else can you see near the sunspots?
slow moving waves
highly active solar flares
single flow flares
34
Identify the galaxy that looks like a whirlpool.
elliptical
normal spiral
barred spiral
35
What is the Saffir-Simpson scale?
a scale for weighing fruit
a weight scale for rain
classifies hurricanes according to speed
36
What is a large volume of air that has the same characteristics as its source?
air filter
air mass
air meter
37
What is an arc of gas that is ejected from the photosphere called?
prominence
sinking
flare
38
What are groups of stars that are gravitational bound together called?
a cluster
a bunch
a globular
39
Abundant supply of warm ocean water some sort of mechanism to lift warm air and keep it rising.
two conditions needed to form a rain
two conditions needed to form a snowstorm
two conditions needed to form a cyclone
40
Identify the galaxy that has an elongated central region within a whirlpool.
elliptical galaxy
barred galaxy
normal galaxy
41
Name the three stages of thunderstorm development.
Sirius, cumulus, & single
cumulus, mature, & dissipation
Columbus, miniature, single
42
What are dark spots on the surface of the photosphere of the sun called?
sunspots
passing clouds
dark crators
43
How are air masses classified?
they are classified according to where they are formed
by their weight
by their color
44
How are galaxies organized?
in groups call corona
in groups called clusters
in groups called systems
45
Identify the galaxy that looks like a football.
barred galaxy
normal galaxy
elliptical galaxy
46
What is the sound produced as the super heated air rapidly expands and contracts?
how thunder is created
how a hurricane is created
how rain is created
47
Where are Population I stars found?
gaseous nebulae
Cepheid nebula
spiral arms
48
How are stars classified?
by their absolute magnitude & surface temperature
by their temperature and size
by their thickness and size
49
How did the discovery of variable stars help scientists?
It helped them find the sun
It helped them determine the shape of the Milky Way.
It gave them measurement.
50
What is a region of the H-R Diagram which runs diagonally?
main sequence
side information
diagonal feature
51
What is an apparent shift in position caused by the motion of the observer?
pattern
presence
parallax
52
What are droughts?
extended periods of well-below-average rainfall
areas with a lot of rain
areas with very little snow
53
Why does the heated air rise?
it is less dense than water
it is less dense than the heat
It is less dense than the air around it so it will rise.
54
What is the measure of energy output from the surface of a star per second?
high level
density
luminosity
55
What happens in a high pressure system?
nothing
spirals toward the center and up
it cools & condenses into clouds
56
What are low-lying areas such as rivers in narrow-walled valleys and stream beds?
areas in the city
areas most susceptable to flooding
areas in the country
57
What are the two types of thunderstorms?
wind & rain
air-mass & frontal
high front & side long
58
What is weather?
short term conditions
Short term variations in the current state of the atmosphere
long term variations
59
What causes cold waves?
series of storms one after another
a warm then fast section of storms
systems of continental polar or arctic origin
60
What is wind shear that causes the air to roll over the surface of the ground?
wind shear that turns into a wave
wind shear that turns into a tornado
wind shear that turns into photosynthesis
61
What is the inside of the sun like?
it is gaseous
it is dark
it is cold
62
What are two stars that are gravitationally bound together and orbit a common center of mass?
white stars
blue stars
binary stars
63
What kind of precipitation does a cold front bring?
intense precipitation and sometimes thunderstorms
elements and flashes
hail and rain
64
What are the three basic wind systems?
Polar Easterlies, Prevailing Westerlies, Trade Winds
Signal Westerlies, North South, Outer Winds
Polar Tropic, Inner Tropic, Western Polar
65
Where are Population II stars found?
in the core of the sun
in the central bulge and halo
in the spiral arms of the Milky Way
66
What are the basic properties of stars?
mass, radius, circle
mass, diameter, luminosity
middle, end, mass
67
What controls the motion of the planets?
the sun's heat
the sun's mass
the sun's sunspots
68
Why is dark matter important in determining the density of matter in the universe?
it has to be equal with the light matter in the universe
it is responsible for the density of the universe
dark matter is responsible for a part of the universe's mass
69
What causes sunspots?
north poles
center poles
magnetic poles
70
Explain why the cosmic background radiation was so important.
It explained why dark matter was so important
It explained how the galaxies rotated and evolved
it provided more evidence in support of the Big Bang model
71
What is fusion?
an arc of wind that is absorbed
the arc of a color triangle
an arc of gas that is ejected from the photosphere
72
What is conduction?
rain over a cold surface
air over cold surface
air over a warm surface is heated
73
Name the two types of variable stars that are used to measure distances.
Northern Star and Sun
Milky Way and Center
RR Lyrae and Cepheid
74
Name the 4 weather fronts.
first, second, and third
cold, warm, occluded, and stationary
frontal, side, and back
75
What are the different types of spectra?
absorption, continuous, emission
filtration, section, flowing
function, filter, section
76
What is helium the product of in the sun?
a process in which helium is broken down
a process in which hydrogen nuclei fuse
a new process used in obtaining information
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What conditions are needed to create a thunderstorm?
wind, moisture, sun
water, sun, air
source of moisture, lifting air mass, unstable atmosphere
