Quiz about 1st Semester Exam Review

Question 1

Which of the following is a possible end of the stellar life cycle of an AVERAGE star?

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white dwarf

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black hole

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supernova

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neutron star

Question 2

Neptune is a-

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gas giant

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icy giant

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terrestrial planet

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star

Question 3

Jupiter is a-

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gas giant

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terrestrial planet

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icy giant

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star

Question 4

Saturn is a-

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gas giant

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terrestrial planet

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icy giant

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star

Question 5

Uranus is a-

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gas giant

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icy giant

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terrestrial planet

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star

Question 6

Mercury is a-

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terrestrial planet

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gas giant

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icy giant

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star

Question 7

Earth is a-

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terrestrial planet

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gas giant

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icy giant

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star

Question 8

Venus is a-

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terrestrial planet

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gas giant

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icy giant

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star

Question 9

Mars is a-

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terrestrial planet

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gas giant

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icy giant

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star

Question 10

Which of the following is a donut shaped ring of icy objects beyond Neptune?

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Kuiper Belt

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Oort cloud

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Asteroid Belt

Question 11

Which of the following is a rock made up of minerals and metals that orbits the Sun?

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Meteor

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satellite

Question 12

Which of the following is currently the accepted theory for the formation of the solar system?

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solar nebular hypothesis

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Big Bang theory

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accretion theory

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protoplanet theory

Question 13

Which of the following is a proposed huge sphere of ice and rocks?

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Oort Cloud

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Asteroid Belt

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Saturn's Rings

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Kuiper Belt

Question 14

Which of the following is an object that revolves around a planet?

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satellite

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asteroid

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meteor

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sun

Question 15

Which of the following did Galileo discover?

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The moon has craters.

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The Earth is the center of the solar system.

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Discovery of DNA

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Our moon is called Luna.

Question 16

Which of the following is a large group of stars?

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galaxy

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asteroid

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comet

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solar system

Question 17

Which of the following is the science of the origin and development of the universe?

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cosmology

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biology

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geology

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psychology

Question 18

Which of the following states that the further away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away?

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Hubble's law

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Newton's law

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Big Bang Theory

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Kepler's law

Question 19

Which of the following states that the universe bagan as a point and has been expanding ever since?

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The Big Bang theory

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Hubble's law

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Doppler Effect

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The Steady State theory

Question 20

Which of the following determines the path a star takes during its life cycle?

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mass

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Color of the star

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gravity

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Age of the star

Question 21

Which of the following describes the Sun?

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main sequence star

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A planet

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red supergiant

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white dwarf

Question 22

According the the HR diagram, which star is the coldest?

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Red giant or supergiant

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White dwarf

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Main sequence star

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Blue giant

Question 23

Which of the following is a possible end to the life cycle of a MASSIVE star?

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Supernova explosion and formation of a neutron star or black hole

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Transformation into a gas giant

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Creation of a new star

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Formation of a white dwarf

Question 24

Which of the following is the brightest?

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full moon

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Hubble Space telescope

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Sirius

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Polaris

Question 25

Which color light has the highest energy?

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blue

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red

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green

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yellow

Question 26

Which of the following has the LOWEST energy?

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radiowaves

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UV rays

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gamma rsyd

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yellow light

Question 27

Which of the following is a key point of the Big Bang theory? Check ALL that apply.

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The universe is expanding.

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The universe started out small, hot and dense.

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As the universe expands, it is cooling down.

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Stars come from the stellar nebula.

Question 28

According to scientist, which of the following was formed during the Big Bang?

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Hydrogen and helium

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Oxygen and carbon

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Nitrogen and argon

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Gold and silver

Question 29

Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang theory?

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Hubble's law

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cosmic background microwave radiation

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gamma rays

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UV rays

Question 30

If a wave has high energy, which of the following is TRUE? Check ALL that apply.

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Shorter wavelength and higher frequency

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Shorter wavelength and lower frequency

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Longer wavelength and lower frequency

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Longer wavelength and higher frequency

Question 31

Which of the following is a natural satellite?

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Moon

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asteroid

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Jupiter

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Pluto

Question 32

Compared to the top spectrum, the galaxy represented by the spectrum on the bottom is-

Check ALL that apply.

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red shifted

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moving away

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blue shifted

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moving toward

Question 33

Which of the following describes the shape of a planet's orbit?

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Elliptical

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Spiral

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Square

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Triangular

Question 34

Which planet is shown in the picture?

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Uranus

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Venus

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Jupiter

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Mars

Question 35

The sphere on the outside is referred to as-

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Oort cloud

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Kuiper belt

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asteroid belt

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inside sphere

Question 36

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

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It is not big enough for its gravity to clear away objects of similar size near its orbit around the Sun.

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Pluto is too close to the sun to be considered a planet.

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Pluto is made of different materials than other planets.

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Pluto does not have a moon.

Question 37

What type of galaxy is shown?

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Spiral galaxy

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irregular galaxy

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Elliptical galaxy

Question 38

Which of the following is the correct order of the planets starting at the sun?

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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

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Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury

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Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus

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Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth

Question 39

Which of the following is the change in a wave's frequency that occurs due to the relative motion of the wave as it moves toward or away from an observer?

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Doppler effect

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Newton effect

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Hubble's effect

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Galileo effect

Question 40

Which scientist collected large amounts of data about the planets before the invention of the telescope?

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Brahe

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Galileo

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Kepler

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Ptolemy

Question 41

Who proposed the geocentric model of the solar system?

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Ptolemy

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Kepler

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Copernicus

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Brahe

Question 42

Who used data collected by someone else to develop 3 laws of planetary motion?

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Kepler

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Ptolemy

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Copernicus

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Brahe

Question 43

The two main sources of heat inside the earth are-

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radioactive decay of isotopes

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primordial heat

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UV rays

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magma

Question 44

Which of the following processes are the primary sources of heat transfer in the Earth's interior?

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Conduction

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convection

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condensation

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transmission

Question 45

The color of the powder of a mineral is called-

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Streak

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Sparkle

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Glimmer

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Shimmer

Question 46

How light is reflected from a mineral's surface is called-

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luster

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shine

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glow

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transparency

Question 47

The two types of seismic waves are

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Body waves and surface waves

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Sound waves and light waves

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Heat waves and electromagnetic waves

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Radio waves and microwaves

Question 48

The layer labelled A is the-

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

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mantle

Question 49

The layer labelled B is the-

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mantle

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crust

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inner core

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outer core

Question 50

The layer labelled C is the-

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outer core

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crust

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inner core

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mantle

Question 51

The layer labelled D is the-

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inner core

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crust

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outer core

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mantle

Question 52

The outmost layer of the diagram is the-

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exosphere

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stratosphere

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troposphere

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thermosphere

Question 53

The innermost layer of the diagram is the-

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troposphere

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exosphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

Question 54

Which of the following has a regular repeating pattern?

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minerals

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rocks

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both minereals and rocks

Question 55

Which of the following is naturally occurring?

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both minereals and rocks

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minerals

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rocks

Question 56

Which of the following is unorganized in structure?

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rocks

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minerals

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both minereals and rocks

Question 57

Which of the following is only contains nonliving matter?

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minerals

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rocks

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both minereals and rocks

Question 58

How are igneous rocks formed?

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crystallization

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recrystallization

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deposition, burial, and lithification

Question 59

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

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recrystallization

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crystallization

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deposition, burial, and lithification

Question 60

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

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deposition, burial, and lithification

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recrystallization

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crystallization

Question 61

As one gets closer to the center of the Earth, the temperature-

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Increases

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Decreases

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Stays the same

Question 62

Which of the following heat transfers occurs through convection?

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Through both the outer core and mantle

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From inner core to outer core

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Through the outer core

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Through the mantle

Question 63

Which of the following heat transfers occurs through conduction?

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Through the crust

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Through the atmosphere

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Through the mantle

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Through the outer core

Question 64

Celestite (SrSO₄) is classified as a-

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Sulfate

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Native element

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Sulfide

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Hydroxide

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