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Final Exam Review (Part 2)

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The German scientist who first proposed the Theory of Continental Drift 100 years ago?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Penny Pangea
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Gary Gondwana
2.
All of the continents were once part of one large continent called...
a)
Panacea
b)
Pangea
c)
North America
d)
Gondwana
3.

Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.

a)

geologic

b)

fit/shape

c)

glacial

d)

fossil/climate

4.

Because Glossopteris seeds cannot travel across the ocean and grow in warm, swampy climates, these fossils are evidence of ...

a)

Pangea existing

b)

Continental Drift

c)

changing climates

d)

all of the above

5.
Wegner's geologic evidence for Continental Drift comes from the Caledonian and Appalachian mountains which are made of the same __________ and are the same ________.
a)
rock; trees
b)
volcanic rock; age
c)
oceanic rock; age
d)
volcanic rock; size
6.
Scientists did not believe Wegner's theory because Continental Drift is a slow process and there is no explanation for...
a)
how to measure the continents.
b)
how the continents move.
c)
Wegener being a silly man.
d)
Antarctica having fern fossils.
7.

Earth's plates meet at ____________.

a)

plate tectonics

b)

plate boundaries

c)

continental drift

d)

oceans

8.

Breaks in the crust called __________ form where plates meet.

a)

mountains

b)

rift valleys

c)

faults

d)

trenches

9.

Plates slide past each other at _________________ boundaries.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

universal

10.

A __________ forms where plates diverge on land.

a)

rift valley

b)

mid-ocean ridge

c)

mountain

d)

trench

11.

________________ currents drive Earth's plate movement.

a)

ocean

b)

atmosphere

c)

wind

d)

convection

12.

Plates slide apart along _____________ boundaries.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

universal

13.

Which feature forms at convergent boundaries?

a)

trench

b)

rift valley

c)

mountain range

d)

mid-ocean ridge

14.

The Nebular Theory is:

a)

A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed

b)

A theory on how the universe was formed

c)

A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed

d)

A theory on how the solar system was formed

15.
A nebula is:
a)
A cloud of ice
b)
A cloud of dust and gas
c)
A cloud of just gas
d)
A cloud of just dust
16.
A nebula starts to collapse because of:
a)
A nearby star shining it's light
b)
A passing spaceship
c)
A passing comet
d)
Gravity
17.

A nebula collapses down into a disk known called:

a)

A compact disk

b)

An irregular cloud

c)

An Prostellar disk

d)

An circular disk

18.

What forms in the very center of the Protostellar disk?

a)

A protosun

b)

A planet

c)

A protoplanet

d)

A planetesimal

19.
What is forming in the accretion disk away from the center?
a)
Light
b)
Protostars
c)
Planetesimals
d)
Hydrogen
20.
The group of inner planets are known as:
a)
The Terrestrial Planets
b)
The Gas Giants
c)
The Outer Planets
d)
The Hallow Planets
21.
What caused the lighter elements to leave the terrestrial planets?
a)
Gravity from the Gas Giants
b)
Nothing, the lighter elements stayed
c)
Gravity from the Sun
d)
Heat from the Sun
22.
The group of outer planets are known as:
a)
The Terrestrial Planets
b)
The Gas Giants
c)
The Inner Planets
d)
The Rocky Planets
23.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

24.

Which statement is true?

a)

The galaxies are moving toward us.

b)

The galaxies are moving away from us.

c)

The universe remains static or unchanged in motion.

d)

None of the above

25.

Light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

a)

Red Shift

b)

Wave Length

c)

Spectrum

d)

Microwave

26.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Visible Light

d)

Water

27.

Which elements are most

abundant in the visible

universe?

a)

Hydrogen and Carbon

b)

Carbon and Helium

c)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

28.

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum

(EMS) is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

a)

redshift

b)

blueshift

c)

unshift

d)

blackshift

29.

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Band Theory?

a)

Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

b)

Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

c)

Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

d)

Only A & B

30.
Nuclear power uses ____ for fuel.
a)
steel
b)
coal
c)
uranium
d)
hydrogen
31.
_________ happens naturally due to an unstable nucleus.
a)
fission
b)
fusion
c)
radioactive decay
d)
K-capture
32.
The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
decay
d)
gamma radiation
33.
This is an example of...
a)
Fission  reaction
b)
Fusion reaction
c)
Decomposition reaction
d)
Decay
34.
Which type of nuclear radiation is being emitted here?
a)
Alpha
b)
beta
c)
gamma 
d)
none
35.
Solve this equation for alpha decay.
85209At = ___ + 24He
a)
83205Bi
b)
86209Rn
c)
81207Tl
d)
85208At
36.
Solve this equation for beta decay.
614C = ___ + -10e
a)
410Be
b)
714N
c)
210He
d)
613C
37.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta 
c)
Gamma
38.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
39.
Has the symbol
a)
Alpha
b)
Beta
c)
Gamma
40.
In nuclear fusion, smaller atoms are forced together to create larger atoms. Does this process release, absorb or maintain energy?
a)
Absorb energy
b)
Maintain energy
c)
Release energy
41.
Do all stars make energy through fusion?
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Just our sun
d)
Only large stars
42.

Define nuclear fusion.

a)

Nuclear fusion – combining lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

b)

Nuclear fusion – splitting lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

c)

Nuclear fusion – combining heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

d)

Nuclear fusion – splitting heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

43.

When hydrogen is "fused" together on the Sun, what new element is created?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Light

44.
An explosion that occurs at the end of a massive star’s life is a              
a)
black hole
b)
supernova
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
45.

The H-R diagram classifies stars based on what factors?

a)

Temperature and luminosity

b)

Number of planets

c)

What constellation they're in

d)

Temperature and fusion

46.

Our sun is what kind of star?

a)

Blue giant

b)

Red giant

c)

Main sequence

d)

White dwarf

47.

Compared to a red giant star, a blue supergiant is...

a)

Hotter and brighter

b)

Hotter and not as bright

c)

Colder and brighter

d)

Colder and not as bright

48.

Our sun is yellow. A star colder than our sun would be...

a)

Red

b)

Yellow

c)

White

d)

Blue

49.
After a supernova of what used to be a blue star with a very large mass, what is left?
a)
white dwarf star
b)
black dwarf star
c)
black hole
d)
white hole
50.
What are the three things that can be left behind after a stars dies?
a)
Planetary nebula, black hole, white dwarf 
b)
Plasma circle, white dwarf, black hole
c)
White dwarf, black hole, neutron star
d)
White hole, brown dwarf, asteroid.
51.

A collection of gas and dust where new stars are born is known as a...

a)

Planetary Nebula

b)

Black Hole

c)

Supernova

d)

Stellar Nebula

52.

The remnants of a Red Giant star after shedding its outer layers are the _______________ and ________________.

a)

Planetary Nebula and a White Dwarf

b)

Neutron Star and a Pulsar

c)

Neutron Star and a Black Hole

d)

Stellar Nebula and a Main sequence star

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