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WorksheetsSLO ESS 2020-2021
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 42mins
Which description is considered most accurate regarding what actually happened during the Big Bang?
Two galaxies collided causing an immense explosion as stars crashed into one another
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.
All matter emerged from a massive black hole at the center of the universe.
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.
If something that makes light is moving away from you, it spreads the wavelengths of light out. This application of the Doppler effect is known as ___.
blue shift
green shift
red shift
black shift
The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.
subduction
plate tectonics
deep-ocean trenches
sea-floor spreading
This image is an example of which of the following?
conduction
convection
radiation
Heat moves from one system to another because of differences in the _____________ of the systems.
cost
temperatures
altitude
color
This picture illustrates which form of heat transfer?
convection
conduction
radiation
Winds and oceans curve as they travel along Earth's surface. This is called the ___________ effect
Doppler
Radar
Coriolis
Circulation
a continuous, directed movement of sea water generated by a number of forces acting upon the water, including wind, the Coriolis effect, breaking waves, and temperature and salinity differences
ocean currents
prevailing winds
freshwater lake
sea bed
Generally, the more saline the water is, the ___________ it is.
lighter
clearer
sweeter
denser
