EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE UNIT REVIEW

Which statement best describes the age of our solar system and universe?

• Our solar system and the universe are estimated to be 5 billion years old.
• Our solar system and the universe are estimated to be 10 billion years old.
• Our solar system is at least twice as old as the universe.
• The universe is roughly 13.7 billion years old.

Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

• redshift

• blueshift

• unshift

• blackshift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

CMB stands for:

• Colorful Mystic Background Rehearsal.
• Cosmic Mini Butterfly Repellent.
• Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation.
• Cute Microwave Button Reversal.

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which has longer wavelengths?

• Radio

• Visible

• Gamma

• X-ray

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

What does the Big Bang theory suggest?

• The universe was just there
• The Milky Way is the only solar system
• The universe is continually expanding
• The universe started as a point and is moving towards each other

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Based on  Doppler effect, which of the galaxies is moving away from Earth?

• A
• B 
• C
• A and B

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The unknown emissions spectra belongs to the element

• Hydrogen

• Mercury

• Neon

• Sodium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The unknown emissions spectra belongs to the element

• Hydrogen

• Mercury

• Neon

• Sodium

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1