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Quarter 2 Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Stars form in giant clouds of gas and dust. What are these clouds called?

a)

Black Hole

b)

White Dwarf

c)

Super Nova

d)

Nebula

2.

When a mass of hydrogen has enough density, it begins to fuse the hydrogen atoms together. This produces heat and light. What is this classified as?

a)

nebula

b)

star

c)

galaxy

d)

planet

3.

Which does the existance of cosmic background radiation support?

a)

the Big Bang Theory

b)

the inflationary model

c)

critical density

d)

Hubble constant

4.

Which would cause the universe to collapse in on itself to make a closed universe?

a)

momentum of outward expanision

b)

force of gravity

c)

critical density

d)

Hubble constant

5.

Our galaxy is called

a)

Centaurus A

b)

Andromeda

c)

the Milky Way

d)

Triangulum

6.

Which type of galaxy is illustrated?

a)

spiral

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

d)

it's not a galaxy

7.

According to latest theories, the Big Bang happened

a)

3 million years ago

b)

about 13.8 billion years ago

c)

3 billion years ago

d)

4.5 billion years ago

8.
What is in the center of the Heliocentric Model?
a)
Sun
b)
Comet 
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
9.
In which type of model are the Sun, other planets, and the Moon in orbit around the Earth?
a)
heliocentric model
b)
tetrahedral model
c)
concentric model
d)
geocentric model
10.
Venus, Mercury, Earth, and Mars are what type of planet?
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
11.
Which choice shows the correct order of the planets?
a)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Saturn, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune Mercury, Uranus
12.
What planet is it?
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Venus
13.

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are classified as what two types of planets?

a)
Gas Giants
b)
Ice Giants
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exterior Planets
e)

Jovian Plants

14.
This gas giant has a large storm in its atmosphere known as The Red Spot
a)
Jupiter
b)
Saturn
c)
Uranus
d)
Neptune
15.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move toward each other and collide

a)

convergent boundary

b)

subduction

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

divergent boundary

16.

the process in which a denser plate is pushed downward beneath a less dense plate when plates converge; occurs at continental to oceanic boundaries and oceanic to oceanic boundaries

a)

divergent boundaries

b)

volcanic eruptions

c)

subduction

d)

convergent boundary

17.

Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.

a)

Divergent Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Volcanic eruptions

d)

Mountain building

18.

Occurs when two tectonic plates slide past each other

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Ocean Basin

c)

Divergent Boundary

d)

Spreading ridges

19.

Major geological events that occur when plates shift suddenly and release stored energy; frequent occurrences along all types of plate boundaries

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Tsunami

d)

Tornado

20.
As lava cools and crystallizes, what type of rock will form?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
21.
Which of the following is not a rock
a)
Pumice
b)
Lava
c)
Halite
d)
Sandstone
22.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
23.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
24.
What is the correct order of the processes?
a)
they all happen at the same time
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition
c)
weathering, erosion, deposition
d)
weathering, deposition, erosion
25.
Which layer of Earth is located above the outer core?
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
lithosphere
26.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle 
d)
outer core
27.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
28.

Scientists know about the Earth Layers due to _________.

a)

volcanic activity

b)

seismic waves

c)

magnetic properties

29.

Which is the correct order of the Earths layers?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

crust, mantle, inner core, outercore

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

30.
The Earth's Convection Currents are found in the __________________.
a)
Mantle
b)
Outer Core
c)
Inner Core
d)
Lithosphere
31.
Label part 1
a)
#1 Core
b)
#1 Radiation zone
c)
#1 Convection zone
d)
#1 Photosphere
32.
Label part 6
a)
#6 Prominences
b)
#6 Corona
c)
#6 Sunspots
d)
#6 Photosphere
33.
Label part 5
a)
#5 Chromosphere
b)
#5 Radiation zone
c)
#5 Convection zone
d)
#5 Photosphere
34.
Label Part 3
a)
#3 Chromosphere
b)
#3 Radiation zone
c)
#3 Convection zone
d)
#3 Photosphere
35.
Label Part 2
a)
#2 Core
b)
#2 Radiation zone
c)
#2 Convection zone
d)
#2 Corona
36.
After the main sequence, a low mass star becomes a
a)
black dwarf
b)
protostar
c)
red giant
d)
supergiant
37.
After the main sequence, a high mass star becomes a
a)
black dwarf
b)
protostar
c)
red giant
d)
supergiant
38.
The final stage of a low mass star is a 
a)
neutron star
b)
nebula
c)
black hole
d)
black dwarf
39.
After a supergiant, a high mass star explodes and forms a
a)
supernova
b)
red giant
c)
black hole
d)
planetary nebula
40.
A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense that not even light can escape!
a)
black dwarf
b)
white dwarf
c)
supernova
d)
black hole
41.
What stage fills in the blank. Nebula --> Main sequence --> red giant --> ______________ --> white dwarf --> black dwaft
a)
supergiant
b)
planetary nebula
c)
black hole
d)
supernova