Quiz about 6th Grade Final Exam

Question 1

A wave that can transfer electric and magnetic energy through the vacuum of space:

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Electromagnetic wave

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Electric wave

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Space wave

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Magnetic wave

Question 2

The trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere:

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Greenhouse effect

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Ozone effect

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Atmospheric warming

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Thermal retention

Question 3

A total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object:

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Thermal energy

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Combined energy

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External energy

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Total energy

Question 4

The transfer of thermal energy by the movement of fluid:

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Convection

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Sublimation

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Infiltration

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Radiation

Question 5

The transfer of thermal energy from one particle of matter to another:

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Conduction

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Radiation

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Insulation

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Evaporation

Question 6

The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves:

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Electromagnetic radiation

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Electromagnetic transfer

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Electromagnetic transmission

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Electromagnetic propagation

Question 7

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure:

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Wind

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Rain

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Sunshine

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Clouds

Question 8

The flow of cooler air from over an ocean or lake toward land:

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Sea Breeze

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Inland breeze

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Crosswind flow

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Offshore flow

Question 9

The flow of air from land to a body of water:

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Land Breeze

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Wind

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Gale

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Hurricane

Question 10

The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents:

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Coriolis effect

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Tectonic plate movement

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Magnetic field

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Gravitational pull

Question 11

Band of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface:

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Jet stream

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Hurricane

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Gale force

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Wind tunnel

Question 12

A large stream of flowing water that flows through the oceans:

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current

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tide

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wave

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lake

Question 13

The average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area:

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Climate

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Atmosphere

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Temperature variations

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Weather

Question 14

A gas in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs heat leaving Earth's surface:

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Greenhouse Gas

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Greenhouse Effect

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nitrogen (N2)

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oxygen (O2)

Question 15

The trapping of heat leaving a planet's surface by certain gases in the planet's atmosphere:

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Greenhouse effect

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Ozone effect

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Rainbow effect

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Sunshine effect

Question 16

A sudden or gradual change in Earth's climate:

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Climate Change

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Global Warming

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Atmospheric Shift

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Weather Change

Question 17

A gradual increase in Earth's average temperature:

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Global warming

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Universal heating

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Planetary freezing

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Global cooling

Question 18

Energy-rich substance formed from the remains of organisms:

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Fossil fuels

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Biofuels

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Organic waste

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Mineral deposits

Question 19

An unforeseen chain of events caused by a disturbance in a system:

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cascade effect

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domino effect

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ripple effect

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snowball effect

Question 20

Clean energy sources that do not come from fossil fuels:

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Alternative Energy

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Natural gas

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Oil

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Coal

Question 21

An object that orbits a planet:

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moon

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star

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comet

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asteroid

Question 22

A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion:

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star

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planet

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moon

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comet

Question 23

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit:

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planet

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comet

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asteroid

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moon

Question 24

A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere:

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Meteor

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Supernova

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Asteroid

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Comet

Question 25

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long narrow orbit:

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comet

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asteroid

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meteoroid

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planetesimal

Question 26

A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object:

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Constellation

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Meteor

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Galaxy

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Nebula

Question 27

Term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars:

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Geocentric Model

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Heliocentric Model

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Ptolemaic Model

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Copernican Model

Question 28

Term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun:

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Heliocentric model

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Geocentric model

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Sun-centric model

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Solar-centric model

Question 29

An oval shape which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets' orbits:

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ellipse

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triangle

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square

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circle

Question 30

An imaginary line that passes through the Earth's center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates:

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Axis of rotation

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Pole line

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Equator of rotation

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Center line

Question 31

The spinning motion of a planet on its axis:

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Rotation

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Revolution

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Orbitation

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Translation

Question 32

The movement of an object around another object:

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rotation

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orbit

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spin

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revolution

Question 33

The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space:

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Orbit

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Spin

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Rotation

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Twist

Question 34

Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator:

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Summer solstice and winter solstice

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Vernal equinox and autumnal equinox

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Summer equinox and winter equinox

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Spring equinox and autumn equinox

Question 35

Either of the two days of the year in which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun:

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Equinox

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Aphelion

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Perihelion

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Solstices

Question 36

The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill:

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Gravity

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Friction

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Magnetism

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Acceleration

Question 37

The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object:

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Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation

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Einstein's Theory of Relativity

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Boyle's Law

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Ohm's Law

Question 38

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion:

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inertia

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momentum

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velocity

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acceleration

Question 39

One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth:

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Moon phases

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Moon shapes

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Lunar patterns

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Celestial forms

Question 40

The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another:

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eclipse

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concealment

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blockade

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occultation

Question 41

The darkest part of a shadow:

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Umbra

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Penumbra

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Luminance

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Gloom

Question 42

The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part:

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penumbra

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light

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shade

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umbra

Question 43

The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean:

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Tides

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Storms

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Currents

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Waves

Question 44

The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides:

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Spring Tide

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Neap Tide

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Full Moon Tide

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Half Tide

Question 45

The tide with the least difference between low and high tide:

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Neap tide

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Full moon tide

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High tide

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Spring tide

Question 46

The system consisting of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it:

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solar system

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galactic system

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celestial system

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stellar system

Question 47

A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million kilometers:

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Astronomical Unit (AU)

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Kilometer

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Parsec

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Light Year

Question 48

A large gaseous body at the center of the solar system:

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Sun

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Mercury

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Venus

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Mars

Question 49

An object that orbits a star, is large enough to become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit:

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planet

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comet

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asteroid

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moon

Question 50

A natural satellite that orbits a planet:

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Moon

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Star

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Comet

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Asteroid

Question 51

One of the rocky objects revolving around the sun that is too small and numerous to be considered a planet:

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asteroid

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moon

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comet

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meteoroid

Question 52

A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid:

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meteoroid

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moonoid

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cometoid

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planetoid

Question 53

A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit:

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comet

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asteroid

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meteoroid

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planetesimal

Question 54

The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves:

Accepted Answer

Electromagnetic radiation

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Electromagnetic transfer

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Electromagnetic field

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Electromagnetic transmission

Question 55

Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye:

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visible light

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infrared light

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ultraviolet light

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gamma rays

Question 56

The range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves:

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Spectrum

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Specific range of wavelengths

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Limited range of wavelengths

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Narrow range of wavelengths

Question 57

The distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests:

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wavelength

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velocity

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frequency

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amplitude

Question 58

An optical instrument that forms enlarged images of distant objects:

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Telescope

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Ruler

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Binoculars

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Microscope

Question 59

A large cloud of gas and dust in space:

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Nebula

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Comet

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Galaxy

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Meteor

Question 60

A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star:

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Protostar

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Starlet

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Nebula

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Galaxy

Question 61

The blue-white hot core of a star that is left behind after its outer layers have expanded and drifted out into space:

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White dwarf

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Yellow dwarf

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Red giant

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Black hole

Question 62

The brilliant explosion of a dying supergiant star:

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Supernova

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Black hole

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Comet

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Red giant

Question 63

The brightness of a star as seen from Earth:

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Apparent Brightness

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Absolute magnitude

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Angular diameter

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Luminosity

Question 64

The brightness a star would have if it were at a standard distance from Earth:

Accepted Answer

Absolute Brightness

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Angular diameter

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Apparent magnitude

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Luminosity

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