SHS QUIZ BEE SY2020-2021

Which of the following refers to the process of producing the light elements such as hydrogen and helium?

• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

• Supernova Nucleosynthesis

Which of the following modified the Earth’s atmosphere during the Precambrian times?

• Coacervates

• Cyanobacteria

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-7

Which phenomenon describes galaxies as they move away from our galaxy and a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is noticed?

• Redshift

• Blueshift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Matter that has gravity but does not emit light.

• BARYONIC MATTER

• DARK MATTER

According to this theory, the universe started as a “singularity”—an area predicted to be in the core of a black hole with a very high temperature and density.

• Steady State Theory

• Big Bang Theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of the following gases is the most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

Which process is NOT involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Cooling

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Compaction

Why is the inner core solid, but the outer core liquid, if both regions have very high temperatures?

• The temperature in the outer core is lower than the temperature in the inner core.

• The temperature in the outer core is higher than the temperature in the inner core.

• The pressure in the outer core is lower than the pressure in the inner core.

• The pressure in the outer core is higher than the pressure in the inner core.

Which of the following sequences is likely to be observed in an elephant, going from smallest to largest?

• cell, organ, system, tissue

• cell, organ, tissue, organism

• cell, tissue, system, organism

• organism, system, organ, tissue

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

He recreated the conditions of the early Earth in an experiment to show how organic molecules are formed.

• STANLEY MILLER

• FRANCESCO REDI

• CHARLES DARWIN

• LOUIS PASTEUR

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6