Astronomy Final Exam

What theory states that at one time, the entire universe was confined to a dense, hot, super mass ball?

• Nebular Theory

• Identity Status Theory

• Theory of Relativity

• Big Bang Theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Galaxies are __________ from where the Big Bang occurred.

• Expanding

• Contracting

• Not Changing

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What is the center of the universe in the Geocentric model?

• Mars

• Neptune

• The Sun

• The Earth

What is the force that keeps the planets from going out into space in a straight line?

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Nutation

• Gravity

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The______________ theory describes how bodies of our solar system evolved from an enormous dust cloud called the solar nebula?

• Big Bang Theory

• Nebular Theory

• Theory of Light

• Theory of Dark

Which statement BEST summarizes The Big Bang Theory?

• whole universe began as a black hole and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing
• whole universe began as a cool dense point and rapidly collasped, but is now expanding
• whole universe began as a hot dense point, rapidly expanded, and continues to expand
• the whole universe began as a hot dense point and rapidly expanded, but is now collapsing

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which two element make up most of the sun?

• helium and hydrogen

• ammonia and methane

• hydrogen and oxygen

• oxygen and helium

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

• swelling
• waxing
• waning
• disappearing

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

A shift toward longer wavelengths of the spectral lines emitted by a celestial object that is caused by the object moving away from the earth.

• White Shift
• Black Shift
• Blue Shift
• Red Shift

What 2 things do we use to classify stars?

• temperature and pressure

• size and color

• luminosity and temperature

• temperature and color