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SLO ESS 2020-2021

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

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

b)

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.

c)

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

d)

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.

2.

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 ___.

a)

blue shift

b)

green shift

c)

red shift

d)

black shift

3.
The universe is ____________ years old.
a)
8.13 billion
b)
13.8 billion
c)
1.83 billion
d)
381 million
4.
Pangaea was an ancient supercontinent made up of...
a)
America, Greenland, and Europe.
b)
Antarctica, India, and America.
c)
all of Earth’s continents.
d)
South Africa, India, Australia, and South America.
5.

The geological theory of _______ states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion.

a)

subduction

b)

plate tectonics

c)

deep-ocean trenches

d)

sea-floor spreading

6.
What are Tectonic Plates?
a)
A continent 
b)
The Trees in Vietnam 
c)
ThE PlaTES That MoVE uNdERGRound :)
d)
The Plates that move the Continents
7.

This image is an example of which of the following?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

8.

Heat moves from one system to another because of differences in the _____________ of the systems.

a)

cost

b)

temperatures

c)

altitude

d)

color

9.

This picture illustrates which form of heat transfer?

a)

convection

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

10.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
11.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
12.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
13.

Winds and oceans curve as they travel along Earth's surface. This is called the ___________ effect

a)

Doppler

b)

Radar

c)

Coriolis

d)

Circulation

14.

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

a)

ocean currents

b)

prevailing winds

c)

freshwater lake

d)

sea bed

15.

Generally, the more saline the water is, the ___________ it is.

a)

lighter

b)

clearer

c)

sweeter

d)

denser