Earth and Life Science

The following makes up the Universe except one. Which is the exception?

• baryonic matter

• dark matter

• light year

• dark energy

Which are the three most abundant elements found in the Universe?

• Hydrogen, Helium and Lithium

• Hydrogen, Helium and Deuterium

• Hydrogen, Deuterium and Lithium

• Helium, Deuterium and Lithium

Larger atoms in the universe are believed to have formed through this process.

• Gravitational collapse

• constant rotation

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

A cluster of billions of stars that makes up the universe.

• constellation

• galaxy

• Virgo supercluster

• isotropic

Who believed that a supreme being created the universe including man and other organisms?

• Africans

• Indians

• Egyptians

• monotheistic religions

If the force of gravity suddenly stopped acting on the planets, they would

• Spiral slowly toward the sun

• Spiral slowly away from the sun

• Fly straight away from the sum

• Move in a straight line tangent to their orbit

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

This subsystem covers the set of all life forms on earth.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

This subsystem makes up 70% of the earth’s outer surface.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

This includes the rocks of the crust and mantle, the metallic liquid outer core, and the solid metallic inner core.

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

• Lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Which of the following comprises the biosphere?

• rainforest

• coral reefs

• mangroves

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5