ICP - Earth Science Review 1

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

• How our planets and moons formed

• How our universe began

• How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

• How fast light travels through space

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Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

• Red Shift

• Wave Length

• Spectrum

• Microwave

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Which statement is true?

• The galaxies are moving toward us.

• The galaxies are moving away from us.

• The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

• None of the above

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Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

• Hydrogen and Carbon

• Carbon and Helium

• Hydrogen and Oxygen

• Hydrogen and Helium

Which of the following is NOT true about the Big Bang Theory?

• It is the scientific explanation of how life began on Earth and evolved over time.
• It is the scientific explanation for the origin of the universe.
• It states that the universe expanded from a single point and is still expanding today.
• It states that the universe used to be much hotter and smaller.

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A star is born when ________________ begins to happen.

• nuclear fusion
• nuclear abrasion
• crying
• nuclear fission

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The core of a Red Giant collapses and becomes a ___________________.

• White Dwarf
• Blue Supergiant
• Red Supergiant
• Black Hole

After a supernova, the core can collapse into a neutron star, or if massive enough even a ___________.

• Black Hole
• White Dwarf
• Brown Dwarf
• Black Dwarf

When a Red Giant's outer atmosphere drifts away it is now known as a ____________.

• planetary cloud
• White Dwarf cloud
• planetary nebula
• expanding nebula

More massive stars continue to fuse elements in their cores all the way up to ________.

• silicon
• iron (Fe)
• carbon
• plutonium

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