BHP Units 1-4, Test Review

Question 1

Made when Earth cooled, water vapor that had collected in the atmosphere fell in downpours...

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 2

You decide to believe a claim based on information you can observe and verify, this is _______.

Accepted Answer

evidence

Question 3

What is periodization?

Accepted Answer

The idea of breaking history into chunks.

Question 4

What type of reaction is happening in the core of a star?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear fusion

Question 5

Big History draws from many _________, such as geology, biology, history, and archaeology.

Accepted Answer

disciplines

Question 6

...common throughout the Universe. We can view its interactions with gravity but not light.

Accepted Answer

Dark matter

Question 7

Which of the fundamental forces pulled together hot, dense areas of matter to make stars?

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 8

The following is a strategy used to decide whether a story should or should not be “trusted”

Accepted Answer

claim testing

Question 9

An origin story is:

Accepted Answer

an attempt to explain the beginning of humanity.

Question 10

Which scientist believed in a geocentric view of the universe?

Accepted Answer

Ptolemy

Question 11

For which of the following Big History topics would an astrophysicist serve as an authority?

Accepted Answer

Theories on the formation of the Universe

Question 12

When did the Earth form?

Accepted Answer

4.5 billion years ago

Question 13

Why is the formation of stars an important threshold in Big History?

Accepted Answer

Stars create the “hot spots” needed for more complexity.

Question 14

Which of the following would NOT qualify as evidence for Alfred Wegener’s continental drift?

Accepted Answer

The height of Mt. Everest

Question 15

Arriving at a conclusion based upon the respectability or credibility of a source is using...

Accepted Answer

authority

Question 16

The formation of our Solar System, including Earth, marks the ______ threshold in Big History.

Accepted Answer

fourth

Question 17

______________ refers to the degrees of magnification used to measure time, space, and size.

Accepted Answer

scale

Question 18

The new complexities that emerged immediately after the Big Bang include:

Accepted Answer

time, space, energy, and matter.

Question 19

According to the standard model of Big Bang cosmology, the Universe is approximately...

Accepted Answer

13.8 billion years old

Question 20

Moments when specific ingredients create something new and complex are called____________.

Accepted Answer

thresholds of increasing complexity

Question 21

What is one of the key ingredients needed to create new chemical elements?

Accepted Answer

aging and dying stars

Question 22

When venturing out to study in the field, a geologist would most likely bring a ... with her.

Accepted Answer

rock hammer

Question 23

Geology is the study of...

Accepted Answer

the Earth, including its composition and history.

Question 24

___________________ is the study of past events.

Accepted Answer

History

Question 25

Which of the following best describes what makes BHP different from other origin stories?

Accepted Answer

BHP is a modern, scientific origin story

Question 26

Why did most origin stories begin as oral tradition?

Accepted Answer

Most origin stories were passed down orally, before writing.

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