Quiz about Space Unit Review

Question 1

What is the closest planet to the sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Earth

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Uranus

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Saturn

Question 2

What is the correct order from largest to smallest?

Accepted Answer

universe, galaxy, sun, planet

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galaxy, universe, planet, sun

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planet, sun, galaxy, universe

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sun, galaxy, universe, planet

Question 3

Is the sun a star or a planet?

Accepted Answer

A star

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Planet

Question 4

Which of the following planets most likely has the highest temperature?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

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Saturn

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Earth

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Neptune

Question 5

The further a planet is from the sun the....

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colder

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hotter

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smaller

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larger

Question 6

How is the Earth different from other planets?

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It has a breathable atmosphere.

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It is warmed by the sun.

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It revolves around the sun.

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It has a rocky surface.

Question 7

What is the biggest planet in our galaxy?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter

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Saturn

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Earth

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Neptune

Question 8

What celestial body is at the center of our solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Earth

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Moon

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Milky Way

Question 9

What is an example of one Earth day?

Accepted Answer

The Earth rotates once on its axis.

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The Earth moves away from the sun.

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The Earth revolves once on its axis.

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The Earth moves closer to the sun.

Question 10

Which scientific instrument did Galileo use to change the world?

Accepted Answer

telescope

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spyglass

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mirror

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magnifying glass

Question 11

A group of stars that form a pattern and are named after it

Accepted Answer

constellation

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planet

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galaxy

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stars

Question 12

Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt.

Accepted Answer

Inner Planet

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Asteroid Belt

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Solar System

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Outer Planet

Question 13

Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt.

Accepted Answer

Outer Planet

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Asteroid Belt

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Solar System

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Inner Planet

Question 14

Another name for the North Star is _______________.

Accepted Answer

Polaris

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big dipper

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little dipper

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ladle

Question 15

Question 15.

Accepted Answer

Ursa Major

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Leo

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Casseopia

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Orion

Question 16

1. Which type of constellation appears to move in circle around the night sky and are always above the horizon?

Accepted Answer

Circumpolar

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Zodiacal

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Seasonal

Question 17

People in the Northern Hemisphere do see the same constellations as the people in the Southern Hemisphere.

Accepted Answer

False

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True

Question 18

If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, at what time of year can you see Polaris the North Star? Choose the best answer.

Accepted Answer

All year round

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The Winter

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The Spring and Fall

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The Summer

Question 19

What constellation is this?

Accepted Answer

Ursa Minor

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Draco

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Orion

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Casseopia

Question 20

What constellation is this?

Accepted Answer

Orion

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Taurus

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Canis Major

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Gemini

Question 21

What do you call constellations that are only visible during certain seasons?

Accepted Answer

Seasonal Constellations

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The Major Constellations

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Northern Constellations

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Southern Constellations

Question 22

The Big Dipper is a(n) __.

Accepted Answer

asterism

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constellation

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both

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neither

Question 23

A group of visible stars that form a pattern when viewed from earth

Accepted Answer

Constellation

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Star Group

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Celestial Body

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Astrolabe

Question 24

An ancient astronomical instrument for solving problems dealing to time and the position of the sun and the stars in the sky.

Accepted Answer

Astrolabe

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Telescope

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Compass

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Moon

Question 25

What is the heliocentric theory?

Accepted Answer

The model where the Earth revolves around the Sun.

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The model where the Sun revolves around the Earth.

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The model where no celestial bodies move.

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The model where neither the Sun nor Earth revolve around each other.

Question 26

What is at the middle of a Heliocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Mars

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Moon

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Earth

Question 27

What is at the middle of a Geocentric system?

Accepted Answer

Earth

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Sun

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Neptune

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The Universe

Question 28

What does the Heliocentric system look like?

Accepted Answer

Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 29

Which of the following groups are all terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

Venus, Mars, Mercury

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Mars, Venus, Saturn

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Jupiter, Mars, Neptune

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Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter

Question 30

Why would you weigh more on Jupiter than you do on Earth?

Accepted Answer

Jupiter has more mass and more gravitational pull

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Jupiter has less mass and less gravitational pull

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You would not weigh more on Jupiter

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Jupiter has more mass and less gravitational pull

Question 31

Which of the following groups of planets are all gas giants?

Accepted Answer

Neptune, Saturn, Jupiter

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Venus, Mars, Saturn

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Mars, Venus, Mercury

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Mars, Jupiter, Neptune

Question 32

The asteroid belt in our solar system is located between:

Accepted Answer

Mars & Jupiter

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Neptune & Saturn

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Earth & Mercury

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The Milky Way & Polaris

Question 33

Which of the following is responsible for Earth's seasons?

Accepted Answer

the tilt of Earth's axis and its orbit around the Sun

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the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and Earth's rotation

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the orbit of the Earth around the Sun and rotation of the Sun

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the rotation of the Earth and the Sun

Question 34

Which of the following is a true statement?

Accepted Answer

The Sun is the center of the solar system.

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The Sun is the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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Our solar system is near the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

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The galactic center is the center of our solar system.

Question 35

How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?

Accepted Answer

365 days

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12 hours

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24 hours

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29.5 days

Question 36

Which of the following objects does NOT orbit directly around the sun?

Accepted Answer

moons

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planets

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comets

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all of the above

Question 37

A planet outside of our solar system that orbits a star is officially called ___

Accepted Answer

an exoplanet

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an alien planet

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a martian planet

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a distant planet

Question 38

Which of these is not a dwarf planet?

Accepted Answer

saturn

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pluto

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ceres

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makemake

Question 39

How many planets are there in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

8

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4

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12

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9

Question 40

The most recent definition of a planet was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006. It says a planet must do three things, one of those things are...

Accepted Answer

It must orbit a star (in our cosmic neighborhood, the Sun).

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It must orbit a larger planet.

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It must orbit a moon.

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It must orbit the MIlky Way

Question 41

The most recent definition of a planet was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006. It says a planet must do three things, one of those things are...

Accepted Answer

It must be big enough to have enough gravity to force it into a spherical shape.

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It must be big enough to attract comets and asteroids.

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It must be big enough to be seen from a telescope.

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It must be big enough to have enough gravity to force a moon into orbit.

Question 42

The most recent definition of a planet was adopted by the International Astronomical Union in 2006. It says a planet must do three things, one of those things are...

Accepted Answer

It must have cleared away any other objects of a similar size near its orbit around the Sun.

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It must have organic life forms.

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It must have an an orbit inside the asteroid belt.

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It must have at least one moon.

Question 43

Pluto was declassified has a planet because...

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it hasn't cleared it's orbit of debris.

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it's too small.

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it's not a sphere.

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it's orbit around the Sun is so strange.

Question 44

A theory that says the universe began as a small point that expanded rapidly about 13.7 billion years ago.

Accepted Answer

Big Bang Theory

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Singularity Theory

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Galaxy Theory

Question 45

The change in wavelength that allows us to determine if an object if moving toward us or away from us

Accepted Answer

Redshift and Blueshift

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Whiteshift and Blueshift

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Redshift and Greenshift

Question 46

Which description is considered most accurate regarding what actually happened during the Big Bang?

Accepted Answer

All of what would become the universe was concentrated in a single small point, or singularity, which rapidly expanded into what is now stars, planets, galaxies, matter, and energy.

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Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another

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All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.

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Parts of the sun were ripped off by massive internal explosions and were thrown into space where they cooled to become other things, like plants, comets, and other galaxies.

Question 47

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

Accepted Answer

The universe is expanding

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Cavemen heard a loud bang at the beginning of time.

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The universe isn't moving

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The universe is getting smaller

Question 48

Galaxies that are REDSHIFTED are:

Accepted Answer

moving AWAY from us.

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actually BLUE

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really NEAR earth

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invisible or not visible

Question 49

Which of the following are true of our Milky Way Galaxy?

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

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It is spiral in shape.

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It contains billions of stars.

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It is made up of one- and two-star systems, as well as gases and dust.

Question 50

Question 50.

Accepted Answer

elliptical galaxy

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irregular galaxy

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spiral galaxy

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helium galaxy

Question 51

Question 51.

Accepted Answer

spiral galaxy

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elliptical galaxy

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irregular galaxy

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helium galaxy

Question 52

A star begins its life-cycle as a ____________

Accepted Answer

nebula

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black hole

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white dwarf

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black dwarf

Question 53

In its final stage, a low-mass star will exist as a ______________.

Accepted Answer

black dwarf

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red giant

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super giant

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neutron star

Question 54

A high-mass star will eventually form into a ______________.

Accepted Answer

supernova

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red giant

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white dwarf

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black dwarf

Question 55

A _________ will exert a gravitational force so strong that nothing (not even light) can escape!

Accepted Answer

black hole

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red giant

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super giant

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black dwarf

Question 56

The two most common gases found in stars (their main fuel sources) are _____________________.

Accepted Answer

hydrogen and helium

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hydrogen and iron

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uranium and sodium

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argon and lithium

Question 57

Which Theory?
The universe follows a cycle of expansion and contraction.

Accepted Answer

Oscillating Model

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Steady State

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Big Bang

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Elliptical Model

Question 58

Question 58.

Accepted Answer

low-mass star

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high-mass star

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low-mass asteroid

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high-mass planet

Question 59

Question 59.

Accepted Answer

high-mass star

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low-mass

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low-mass asteriod

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high-mass planet

Question 60

Cooler dark regions on the photosphere

Accepted Answer

sunspots

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solar flares

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CMEs

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prominences

Question 61

Which of the following is an effect of solar flares on Earth?

Accepted Answer

creates auroras

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bombards Earth with radio waves

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makes the climate warmer

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causes the magnetic poles to reverse

Question 62

What is a planetary nebula?

Accepted Answer

Remnants of a low or mid-mass star's progression

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A nebula formed from an interstellar drifting gas giant

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Remnants of a white dwarf consuming gas giants

Question 63

Sometimes I am called a "dirty snowball". I have a hydrogen cloud, coma, and a nucleus. I am invisible except when near the sun. What am I?

Accepted Answer

Comet

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Asteroid

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Star

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Meteor

Question 64

Which is found in the belt between Mars and Jupiter

Accepted Answer

Asteroids

Answer

Comets

Answer

Meteors

Answer

Stars

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