Earth Science Part 1 Final
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- 1.How fast must the wind be blowing for a storm to be considered a hurricane?
- A.
50 mph
- B.
74 mph
- C.
125 mph
- D.
30 mph
- E.
250 mph
- 2.They name hurricanes after what?
- A.
Women
- B.
Men
- C.
Women and men, alphabetical and boy-girl-boy-girl
- D.
Women and men alphabetical
- E.
Alphabetical
- 3.How many categories of hurricane are there?
- A.
10
- B.
9
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
- 4.The LHC does what?
- A.
Creates energy for europeans
- B.
Creates black holes
- C.
Creates gold
- D.
Smashes electrons together at huge energies
- E.
Smashes protons together at huge energies
- 5.The Universe is how old?
- A.
15 billion years
- B.
4.5 billion years
- C.
6000 years old
- D.
2009 years old
- E.
15 years old
- 6.There are how many fundamental forces?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
- 7.The strong force
- A.
keeps the quarks in a proton together
- B.
Keeps us on the ground
- C.
is responsible for nuclear decay
- D.
Keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus
- E.
Is not so strong
- 8.Gravity
- A.
keeps the quarks in a proton together
- B.
Keeps us on the ground
- C.
is responsible for nuclear decay
- D.
Keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus
- E.
Is not so strong
- 9.The electromagnetic force
- A.
keeps the quarks in a proton together
- B.
Keeps us on the ground
- C.
is responsible for nuclear decay
- D.
Keeps electrons in orbit around the nucleus
- E.
Is not so strong
- 10.The beginning of star formation starts with
- A.
Many different colors and sizes
- B.
Outward pressure created by the nuclear reactions
- C.
Dust and gas bumping into each other making the ball heat up
- D.
A bright flash of light
- E.
A cloud of dust and gas
- 11.The "fuel" that burns in the center of a star like our sun is
- A.
Fossil fuel
- B.
Magic
- C.
The fusion of hydrogen into helium
- D.
Uranium fission into lighter elements
- E.
Solar energy
- 12.How many types of stars are there in the O through M scale of stars?
- A.
5
- B.
7
- C.
9
- D.
11
- E.
2
- 13.All the elements heavier than lithium were
- A.
Made in the center of stars
- B.
Created in the big bang
- C.
Created by black holes
- D.
Created by a huge cloud of gas and dust
- E.
Brought to the earth by comets
- 14.When the sun runs out of hydrogen fuel
- A.
It will blow up in a supernova explosion
- B.
It will slowly cool down and become a white dwarf
- C.
It will become a planet
- D.
It will become a red giant
- E.
It will become a galaxy
- 15.The Milky Way is
- A.
An elliptical galaxy
- B.
A huge cloud of gas and dust
- C.
A black hole
- D.
A ball of ice and mud
- E.
A spiral galaxy
- 16.Visible light cannot reach the center of the Milky Way, but we can see the center with
- A.
Water waves
- B.
Fire
- C.
Radio waves
- D.
A telescope
- E.
A camera
- 17.Einstien discovered
- A.
That gravity is universal, it works the same everywhere.
- B.
That the sun is at the center of solar system
- C.
That all the galaxies are moving away from each other
- D.
That space and time is curved
- E.
That the world is round
- 18.Newton discovered
- A.
That gravity is universal, it works the same everywhere.
- B.
That the sun is at the center of solar system
- C.
That all the galaxies are moving away from each other
- D.
That space and time is curved
- E.
That the world is round
- 19.Hubble discovered
- A.
That gravity is universal, it works the same everywhere.
- B.
That the sun is at the center of solar system
- C.
That all the galaxies are moving away from each other
- D.
That space and time is curved
- E.
That the world is round
- 20.Copernicus discovered
- A.
That gravity is universal, it works the same everywhere.
- B.
That the sun is at the center of solar system
- C.
That all the galaxies are moving away from each other
- D.
That space and time is curved
- E.
That the world is round
- 21.The color of a star depends on
- A.
What it's made of
- B.
The planets around it
- C.
How many electrons are in its outer shell
- D.
Its pressure
- E.
Its temperature
- 22.Our solar system is
- A.
Inside the milky way
- B.
Inside the sun
- C.
Inside the earth
- D.
Inside the andromeda galaxy
- 23.The inner four planets of the solar system are
- A.
Terrestrial planets
- B.
Gas planets
- C.
Comets
- D.
Asteroid planets
- E.
The largest planets
- 24.The outer four planets in the solar system are
- A.
Terrestrial planets
- B.
Gas planets
- C.
Comets
- D.
Asteroid planets
- E.
The largest planets
- 25.Pluto is not a planet because
- A.
It is not in orbit around the sun
- B.
It does not have enough gravity to pull itself into a spherical shape
- C.
It has not cleared the neighborhood of its orbit
- D.
It is made of ice and rock
- E.
It has rings
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