Earth Sci Q1 Review

Who was the first astronaut to step on the Moon?

• Alan Bean

• Neil Armstrong

• Buzz Aldrin

• Michael Collins

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

An unknown sample of metal has a mass of 180 g and it displaced 30 ml of water in a graduated cylinder. What is the density of the metal?

• 4 g/cm3

• 5 g/cm3

• 6 g/cm3

• 7 g/cm3

Density (d) =

• volume (v) / mass (m)

• mass (m) x volume (v)

• mass (m) - volume (v)

• mass (m) / volume (v)

The Chesapeake Bay was impacted by a meteorite approximately 35 million years ago. Which evidence best supports this theory:

• Limestone, a rock most commonly formed in water, is one of several rock types found around the Chesapeake Bay

• Seismic profiling by ships has revealed a bowl shaped indentation beneath the Chesapeake Bay

• Fossils of ancient tropical plants are found in some 35 million year old rocks in Virginia

• Many regions on Earth have been impacted by meteorites in the past and are now covered by water

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

What evidence supports the Big Bang Theory and that the universe is continuously expanding?

• Planets that spin on their axis

• Our Solar System

• The Doppler Effect - Red Shift

• Universes having different galaxies

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the mass of the object based on the triple beam balance?

• 10 g

• 17 g

• 18 g

• 20 g

According to the HR diagram, which group of stars are the brightest?

• White dwarfs

• Supergiants

• Giants

According to the HR diagram, which group of stars have the lowest temperatures?

• Supergiants

• Giants

• White dwarfs

An experiment can be improved by:

• having many trials

• changing it every time

• conducting it outside

• getting rid of the controls

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

What holds the galaxies together?

• Red Shift

• Gravity

• Water

• Friction

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS2-4