Apex Earth Science- the Universe

The idea that the earth formed 10 to 20 billion years ago as the result of an explosion from a single dense ball.

• Creationism

• Evolution

• Milky Way

• Big Bang Theory

Particle accelerators help scientists study how

• gravity works

• matter behaves

• the outer planets function

• speed

The Doppler effect can be used to measure

• how big planets are

• how fast stars move

• the Big Bang Theory

• where weather comes from

This has a spiral structure, has a core full of black holes, and is our home.

• the Milky Way

• the nebula

• elliptical galaxy

• red shifted star

An elliptical galaxy contains

• older stars

• younger stars

• blue shifted stars

• white dwarf stars

Stellar equilibrium is the balance between

• heat and gravity

• outward heat and inward pressure

• outward pressure and inward gravity

When a star explodes, it is known as a

• nebula

• bang

• supernova

• comet

A large mass of gas and dust is a

• neutron star

• red shifted star

• nebula

• meteor

A comet is mostly made up of

• dirt

• dust

• ice

• rocks

Meteorite is something that has landed on

• Earth

• the moon

• the Sun

• Jupiter