final exam Earth Science 2025

A _____ telescope uses lenses to bring visible light to focus.

• A. refracting
• B. reflecting
• C. Very Large Array
• D. interferometry

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

About 90% of the stars in space are _____ stars.

• A. nebula
• B. giant
• C. main sequence
• D. white dwarf

What is the distance between the Sun and Earth called?

• A. 1 astronomical unit
• B. 1 mile
• C. 1 year
• D. 1 light year

Galaxies are organized into large groups called

• A. superclusters
• B. super galaxies
• C. variable galaxies
• D. solar systems

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

The _____ states that between 15 and 20 billion years ago, the universe began expanding out of an enormous explosion.

• A. H-R diagram
• B. binary star theory
• C. Big Bang Theory
• D. "big crunch" theory

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

The loose, ground-up rock on the surface of the Moon is called _____.

• A. rille
• B. sandstone
• C. regolith
• D. maria

Earth's Moon is _____ in size and has an orbit _____ its planet relative to other moons in the solar system.

• A. larger, closer to
• B. larger, farther from
• C. smaller, closer to
• D. smaller, farther from

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Why is Venus the hottest planet even though it is not the closest to the Sun?

• A. greenhouse effect
• B. high albedo
• C. high pressure
• D. sulfuric acid rain

How many stars are in our solar system?

• A. a billion
• B. 2
• C. infinite.
• D. 1

Meteoroids that enter and completely burn up in Earth’s atmosphere _____.

• A. comets
• B. meteors
• C. meteorites
• D. asteroids