Highschool Science

Which of the following refers to the process of producing the light elements such as hydrogen and helium?

• Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

• Supernova Nucleosynthesis

Which of the following modified the Earth’s atmosphere during the Precambrian times?

• Coacervates

• Cyanobacteria

Which phenomenon describes galaxies as they move away from our galaxy and a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) is noticed?

• Redshift

• Blueshift

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Matter that has gravity but does not emit light.

• BARYONIC MATTER

• DARK MATTER

According to this theory, the universe started as a “singularity”—an area predicted to be in the core of a black hole with a very high temperature and density.

• Steady State Theory

• Big Bang Theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

Which of the following gases is the most abundant in Earth’s atmosphere?

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Nitrogen

• Hydrogen

Which process is NOT involved in the formation of sedimentary rocks?

• Cooling

• Deposition

• Weathering

• Compaction

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-5

Why is the inner core solid, but the outer core liquid, if both regions have very high temperatures?

• The temperature in the outer core is lower than the temperature in the inner core.

• The temperature in the outer core is higher than the temperature in the inner core.

• The pressure in the outer core is lower than the pressure in the inner core.

• The pressure in the outer core is higher than the pressure in the inner core.

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-3

Which of the following sequences is likely to be observed in an elephant, going from smallest to largest?

• cell, organ, system, tissue

• cell, organ, tissue, organism

• cell, tissue, system, organism

• organism, system, organ, tissue

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NGSS.HS-LS1-2

He recreated the conditions of the early Earth in an experiment to show how organic molecules are formed.

• STANLEY MILLER

• FRANCESCO REDI

• CHARLES DARWIN

• LOUIS PASTEUR