WBHS Earth Systems: Unit 1 Test Review

Which of the following is NOT true about the formation of the Universe?

• The Earth formed first and is the oldest object in the universe

• The explosion that created the universe is known as the Big Bang

• It occurred roughly 14 BYA

• It was too hot for anything other than gases to exist

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which two pieces of evidence support the idea of the Big Bang?

• Galaxies are moving further away from Earth

• There is still background radiation being detected

• The universe is heating up again

• The planets are moving further away from the sun

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which model is being shown here?

• Geocentric

• Heliocentric

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Exoplanets are...

• Icy planets that formed outside of the solar system

• Rocky planets that formed inside the solar system

• Gasey planets that formed directly after the Big Bang

• Metal planets that formed in the asteroid belt

An asteroid...

• Is a rocky body floating in the atmosphere

• Is a small rocky body that has entered Earth's atmosphere

• Is a flaming rocky body that has hit the Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Nuclear Fusion is how what celestial body stays ignited?

• Stars

• Planets

• Comets

• Moons

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

As you move further away from the sun, the time of revolution of a planet...

• Increases

• Decreases

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

Which movement creates a leap day every 4 years

• Rotation

• Revolution

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about terrestrial planets?

• They are made up of rocky materials

• They tend to be smaller and warmer

• They tend to have small revolutions and long rotations

• They are far away from the sun

What is the correct order of the planets in the solar system?

• mercury, venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune

• earth, mars, mercury, venus, jupiter, saturn, neptune, uranus

• neptune, uranus, saturn, jupiter, mars, earth, venus, mercury

• saturn, mercury, earth, neptune, uranus, mars, jupiter, venus, mercury