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1st Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Elements larger than (a)   are not made inside a star.

2.

Which of the following is a possible end of the stellar life cycle of an AVERAGE star?

a)

white dwarf

b)

black hole

c)

supernova

d)

neutron star

3.

What color star is the hottest?

(a)  

4.

A cloud of dust and gas in space is called a (a)  

5.

The only star is our solar system is the (a)   .

6.

Neptune is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
7.

Jupiter is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
8.

Saturn is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
9.

Uranus is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
10.

Mercury is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
11.

Earth is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
12.

Venus is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
13.

Mars is a-

a)

gas giant

b)

terrestrial planet

c)

icy giant

d)
star
14.

Which planet is Earth's twin?

(a)  

15.

(a)   has a massive storm that has raged for over a century.

16.

(a)   is known as the red planet that has polar ice caps made of dry ice.

17.

Which of the following is a donut shaped ring of icy objects beyond Neptune?

a)
Kuiper Belt
b)

Oort cloud

c)
Asteroid Belt
18.

Which of the following is a rock made up of minerals and metals that orbits the Sun?

a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)

satellite

d)

Asteroid

19.

Which of the following is currently the accepted theory for the formation of the solar system?

a)

solar nebular hypothesis

b)
Big Bang theory
c)

accretion theory

d)

protoplanet theory

20.

Which of the following is a proposed huge sphere of ice and rocks?

a)
Asteroid Belt
b)
Oort Cloud
c)
Saturn's Rings
d)
Kuiper Belt
21.

Which of the following is an object that revolves around a planet?

a)
asteroid
b)

meteor

c)

satellite

d)
sun
22.

Which of the following did Galileo discover?

a)

The moon has craters.

b)

The Earth is the center of the solar system.

c)
Discovery of DNA
d)

Our moon is called Luna.

23.

Which of the following is a large group of stars?

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

galaxy

d)

solar system

24.

Which of the following is the science of the origin and development of the universe?

a)
biology
b)
cosmology
c)
geology
d)
psychology
25.

Which of the following states that the further away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away?

a)
Newton's law
b)

Big Bang Theory

c)
Kepler's law
d)
Hubble's law
26.

Which of the following states that the universe bagan as a point and has been expanding ever since?

a)
The Big Bang theory
b)

Hubble's law

c)

Doppler Effect

d)
The Steady State theory
27.

Which of the following determines the path a star takes during its life cycle?

a)
Color of the star
b)

gravity

c)
Age of the star
d)

mass

28.

Which of the following describes the Sun?

a)
A planet
b)

red supergiant

c)

white dwarf

d)

main sequence star

29.

What force causes a stellar nebula to contract and form a protostar?

(a)  

30.

According the the HR diagram, which star is the coldest?

a)
White dwarf
b)
Main sequence star
c)
Blue giant
d)
Red giant or supergiant
31.

Which of the following is a possible end to the life cycle of a MASSIVE star?

a)
Transformation into a gas giant
b)
Supernova explosion and formation of a neutron star or black hole
c)
Creation of a new star
d)
Formation of a white dwarf
32.

Which of the following is the brightest?

a)

Hubble Space telescope

b)

Sirius

c)

full moon

d)

Polaris

33.

Which color light has the highest energy?

a)
red
b)
green
c)
blue
d)
yellow
34.

Which of the following has the LOWEST energy?

a)

UV rays

b)

gamma rsyd

c)

yellow light

d)

radiowaves

35.

Which of the following is a key point of the Big Bang theory? Check ALL that apply.

a)

The universe is expanding.

b)

Stars come from the stellar nebula.

c)

The universe started out small, hot and dense.

d)

As the universe expands, it is cooling down.

36.

"Cooking" elements by converting lighter elements into heavier ones is called-

(a)  

37.

According to scientist, which of the following was formed during the Big Bang?

a)
Oxygen and carbon
b)
Nitrogen and argon
c)
Gold and silver
d)
Hydrogen and helium
38.

Which of the following is evidence of the Big Bang theory?

a)

gamma rays

b)

Hubble's law

c)

cosmic background microwave radiation

d)

UV rays

39.

If a wave has high energy, which of the following is TRUE? Check ALL that apply.

a)
Shorter wavelength and lower frequency
b)
Shorter wavelength and higher frequency
c)
Longer wavelength and lower frequency
d)
Longer wavelength and higher frequency
40.

Which of the following is a natural satellite?

a)
Moon
b)

asteroid

c)
Jupiter
d)

Pluto

41.

Compared to the top spectrum, the galaxy represented by the spectrum on the bottom is-

Check ALL that apply.

a)

red shifted

b)

blue shifted

c)

moving away

d)

moving toward

42.

Which of the following describes the shape of a planet's orbit?

a)
Elliptical
b)
Spiral
c)
Square
d)
Triangular
43.

The asteroid belt is between Mars and

(a)  

44.

Which planet is shown in the picture?

a)
Venus
b)
Jupiter
c)

Uranus

d)
Mars
45.

The sphere on the outside is referred to as-

a)

Oort cloud

b)

Kuiper belt

c)

asteroid belt

d)
inside sphere
46.

Our solar system incudes our (a)   and everything attached to it by gravity.

47.

Why is Pluto no longer a planet?

a)

Pluto is too close to the sun to be considered a planet.

b)

Pluto is made of different materials than other planets.

c)

Pluto does not have a moon.

d)

It is not big enough for its gravity to clear away objects of similar size near its orbit around the Sun.

48.

What type of galaxy is shown?

a)

irregular galaxy

b)
Spiral galaxy
c)
Elliptical galaxy
49.

Which of the following is the correct order of the planets starting at the sun?

a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury
c)
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus
d)
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Earth
50.

Which of the following is the change in a wave's frequency that occurs due to the relative motion of the wave as it moves toward or away from an observer?

a)
Newton effect
b)

Hubble's effect

c)
Doppler effect
d)
Galileo effect
51.

A group of stars is called a -

(a)  

52.

What is position 2 called?

(a)  

53.

What is position 1 called?

(a)  

54.

Which scientist collected large amounts of data about the planets before the invention of the telescope?

a)

Brahe

b)

Galileo

c)

Kepler

d)

Ptolemy

55.

Who proposed the geocentric model of the solar system?

a)
Ptolemy
b)

Kepler

c)
Copernicus
d)

Brahe

56.

Who used data collected by someone else to develop 3 laws of planetary motion?

a)
Ptolemy
b)

Kepler

c)
Copernicus
d)

Brahe

57.

The eccentricity of an ellipse is between zero and -

(a)  

58.

The two main sources of heat inside the earth are-

a)

radioactive decay of isotopes

b)

UV rays

c)

primordial heat

d)

magma

59.

Which of the following processes are the primary sources of heat transfer in the Earth's interior?

a)

Conduction

b)

convection

c)

condensation

d)

transmission

60.

Isotopes are different forms of the same element. They contain the same number of protons but a different number of:

(a)  

61.

The color of the powder of a mineral is called-

a)
Sparkle
b)
Streak
c)
Glimmer
d)
Shimmer
62.

How light is reflected from a mineral's surface is called-

a)
shine
b)
glow
c)
transparency
d)
luster
63.

If the time it takes a planet to travel the 2 highlighted paths on the orbit is equal, the areas of the shaded spaces are also-

(a)  

64.

The two types of seismic waves are

a)
Sound waves and light waves
b)
Body waves and surface waves
c)
Heat waves and electromagnetic waves
d)
Radio waves and microwaves
65.

The layer labelled A is the-

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

66.

The layer labelled B is the-

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

67.

The layer labelled C is the-

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

68.

The layer labelled D is the-

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

69.

The outmost layer of the diagram is the-

a)

exosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

thermosphere

70.

The innermost layer of the diagram is the-

a)

exosphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

thermosphere

71.

Which mineral is found in the highest percentage in the Earth's crust?

(a)  

72.

Which of the following has a regular repeating pattern?

a)

minerals

b)

rocks

c)

both minereals and rocks

73.

Which of the following is naturally occurring?

a)

minerals

b)

rocks

c)

both minereals and rocks

74.

Which of the following is unorganized in structure?

a)

minerals

b)

rocks

c)

both minereals and rocks

75.

Which of the following is only contains nonliving matter?

a)

minerals

b)

rocks

c)

both minereals and rocks

76.

How are igneous rocks formed?

a)

recrystallization

b)

crystallization

c)

deposition, burial, and lithification

77.

How are metamorphic rocks formed?

a)

recrystallization

b)

crystallization

c)

deposition, burial, and lithification

78.

How are sedimentary rocks formed?

a)

recrystallization

b)

crystallization

c)

deposition, burial, and lithification

79.

Which of the following states the greater a force applied to an object, the greater it’s acceleration will be, and the heavier the object, the slower its acceleration will be?

a)

Newton’s first law

b)

Newton’s second law

c)

Newton’s third law

80.

Which of the following states that a planet sweeps out equal area of the ellipse over equal intervals?

a)

Kepler’s 1st law

b)

Kepler’s 2nd law

c)

Kepler’s 3rd law

81.

Which of the following states that planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus?

a)

Kepler’s 1st law

b)

Kepler’s 2nd law

c)

Kepler’s 3rd law

82.

Which of the following states that the square of the period of any planet is proportional to the cube of the semi major axis of its orbit?

a)

Kepler’s 1st law

b)

Kepler’s 2nd law

c)

Kepler’s 3rd law

83.

If the Earth is at the center of a solar system model, it is referred to as-

(a)  

84.

If the Sun is at the center of a solar system model, it is referred to as-

(a)  

85.

Which of the following states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction?

a)

Newton’s 1st law

b)

Newton’s 2nd law

c)

Newton’s 3rd

86.

Which of the following states that an object at rest will remain at rest, and an object in motion will continue in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force?

a)

Newton’s 1st law

b)

Newton’s 2nd law

c)

Newton’s 3rd

87.

As one gets closer to the center of the Earth, the temperature-

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

88.

Which of the following heat transfers occurs through convection?

a)

From inner core to outer core

b)

Through the outer core

c)

Through the mantle

d)

Through both the outer core and mantle

89.

Which of the following heat transfers occurs through conduction?

a)

Through the atmosphere

b)

Through the mantle

c)

Through the crust

d)

Through the outer core

90.

The way a mineral breaks is called

(a)  

91.

Celestite (SrSO4) is classified as a-

a)

Native element

b)

Sulfate

c)

Sulfide

d)

Hydroxide

92.

Gold (Au) classified as a-

a)

Native element

b)

Sulfate

c)

Sulfide

d)

Hydroxide

93.

Sphalerite (ZnS) classified as a-

a)

Native element

b)

Sulfate

c)

Sulfide

d)

Hydroxide

94.

Pyrochroite(Mn(OH)2) classified as a-

a)

Native element

b)

Sulfate

c)

Sulfide

d)

Hydroxide

95.

Witherite (BaCO3) is classified as a-

a)

Silicate

b)

Oxide

c)

Carbonate

d)

Halide

96.

Cuprite (Cu2O) is classified as a(n)

a)

Silicate

b)

Oxide

c)

Carbonate

d)

Halide

97.

Cerargyrite (AgCl) is classified as a(n)

a)

Silicate

b)

Oxide

c)

Carbonate

d)

Halide

98.

Quartz (SiO2) is classified as a-

(a)  

99.

Which of the following is made of melted rocks in the hot, deep crust and upper mantle?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

100.

Which of the following is made from weathering and erosion of rocks exposed at the surface?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

101.

Which of the following is made from rocks under high pressure and temperature in the deep crust and upper mantle?

a)

Igneous rocks

b)

Metamorphic rocks

c)

Sedimentary rocks

102.

When igneous and metamorphic rocks undergo weathering, they become-

a)

Sediment

b)

Magma

c)

Igneous rocks

d)

Sedimentary rocks

103.

When metamorphic rocks are heated, they become-

a)

Sediment

b)

Magma

c)

Igneous rocks

d)

Sedimentary rocks

104.

Which of the following is formed as a result of heat and has no distinguishable layers?

a)

Non-foliated metamorphic rocks

b)

Foliated metamorphic rocks

c)

Organic non-clastic rocks

d)

Organic clastic rocks

105.

Which of the following is formed as a result of pressure and has distinguishable layers?

a)

Non-foliated metamorphic rocks

b)

Foliated metamorphic rocks

c)

Organic non-clastic rocks

d)

Organic clastic rocks

106.

Which of the following is formed as a result of water evaporating?

a)

Non-foliated metamorphic rocks

b)

Foliated metamorphic rocks

c)

Organic non-clastic rocks

d)

Chemical non-clastic rocks

107.

Which of the following is formed from the remains of plants and animals?

a)

Non-foliated metamorphic rocks

b)

Foliated metamorphic rocks

c)

Organic non-clastic rocks

d)

Chemical non-clastic rocks

108.

Extrusive/volcanic and intrusive/plutonic are examples of (a)   rocks.

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