Environmental Science Final Test

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear reaction
• nuclear core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.

• helium, hydrogen
• carbon, hydrogen
• nitrogen, helium
• hydrogen, helium

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Sunspots vary in a cycle that lasts about

• 110 yrs
• 11,000 yrs
• 11 yrs
• 110,000 yrs

According to the Big Bang Theory, how old is the universe?

• 4.5 billion years

• 13.8 billion years

• 10 billion years

• 20 billion years

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

What do scientists use to determine the chemical elements in stars?

• Emission spectra

• Gravitational waves

• Magnetic fields

• Cosmic rays

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of these is NOT evidence of the Big Bang?

• Red shift of the light from distant galaxies

• CMBR

• Doppler effect

• Primordial elements

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Stars are born in clouds of stellar dust called _______________.

• nebulas

• galaxies

• planets

• supernovas

During the fusion process of a main sequence star, ______________ is turned into _____________.

• hydrogen; helium

• helium; hydrogen

• hydrogen; iron

• carbon; oxygen

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What factor determines the life cycle of a star?

• color

• mass

• temperature

• location in the galaxy

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What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?

• Tectonic plates
• Puzzles
• Earthquakes