Science ACT Passage 5

Science ACT Passage 5

11th Grade

6 Qs

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Science ACT Passage 5

Science ACT Passage 5

Assessment

Quiz

Science

11th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-2, HS-PS3-4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lacey Hutchinson

Used 6+ times

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Consistent with Scientist A's position, over time entropy isn a closed system is known to increase. According to the laws of thermodynamics, this means that a closed system will eventually exhaust all of the free energy capable of performing work it contains. If Scientist A were to use this aspect of thermodynamics to support his position, how might Scientist B attempt to refute it?

By suggesting that the Universe is not finite, but is instead infinite and therefore cannot be a closed system.

By stating that stars have only a limited life span.

By suggesting that gravitational force will prevent the Universe from exceeding escape velocity.

By saying that dark energy fuels the acceleration ofn the Universes's expansion.

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Critical density is the value that determines whether or not the Universe will begin to contract before reaching escape velocity. Scientist A is most likely to say what of the following?

Critical density is high enough to cause the Universe to contract..

Critical density is not high enough to cause the Universe to contract.

Critical density does not determine whether or not the Universe will contract.

The Universe will reach escape velocity and then contract.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following statements will Scientist A and B most likely agree on?

The Universe will contract before reaching escape velocity.

The Universe will reach escape velocity.

The Universe is expanding.

The Bing Bang did not occur.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Suppose it is discovered that the rate of the expansion of the Universe is decreasing. Which Scientist's position would this most likely support?

Scientist A

Scientist B

Both Scientist A and B

Neither Scientist A or B

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The

Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way Galaxy are set to collide with one another in roughly 4 billion years. Does this fact argue for or against Scientist A's position or neither?

It argues for Scientist A's position because the Universe's acceleration expansion causes the galaxies to expand into one another.

It argues against Scientist A's position because the galaxies could not collide in a Universe that is expanding at an accelerated rate.

Neither the two galaxies may be attracting one another faster than the Universe is expanding.

Neither the two galaxies will not collide with one another.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If Scientist B's position is correct, what is most likely to occur nearing the end of the Universe's life?

The Universe will have shrunk to an extremely small, dense singularity>

The Universe will have expanded to trillions of times its current size, with nearly no entropy.

The Universe will have expanded to trillions of times its current size, with nearly no free energy.

The Universe's critical density will have become nearly nonexistent.