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Cosmos

Total questions: 113

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

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Date
1.

Neptune is the ______ planet from the sun.

a)

sixth

b)

fourth

c)

eighth

d)

seventh

2.

Neptune is smaller than Earth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

3.

You would weigh the same on Neptune that you weigh on Earth.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

4.

Neptune does not have a solid surface like Earth does.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

A year on Neptune is ______.

a)

1500 Earth-years long

b)

165 Earth-years long

c)

16 Earth-years long

d)

about the same as a year on Earth

6.

A day on Neptune is much longer than a day on Earth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

A year on Neptune is much longer than a year on Earth.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

8.

Scientists understand what causes the high winds on Neptune.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

9.

Who is the scientist that developed the Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Anton Wagner

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Archie Bunker

d)

Alfonso Ribeiro

10.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

There is a gravitational force that is acting on Earth's land masses, pulling them apart at a rate of 1-2 cm per year.

b)

The continents are located exactly where they will remain for the next 250 million years.

c)

The Earth was once a molten mass that has since cooled and contracted, separating the continents by vast oceans.

d)

The continents were once together in one large land mass but they have since drifted apart.

11.

What do you call the supercontinent landmass formed million years ago?

a)

Pangea

b)

Panera

c)

Polymorphism

d)

Palendrome

12.

What do you call the evidence of Wegener's Theory that tells about the remains of an organism that lived long time ago?

a)

Bones

b)

Folicles

c)

Fossils

d)

Ashes

13.

What type of evidence supported Wegener's Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Evidence of Climate C

hange

b)

Fossils

c)

Mountain Ranges and landforms

d)

All of the Above

14.

One of the pieces of fossil evidence Wegener found was from a fern-like plant called what?

a)

Gabagool

b)

Glossopteris

c)

Gladiolus

d)

Gargantuan

15.

What are the two continents that fit together based on Wegener's Theory, and that sparked his curiosity to find further evidence to support it?

a)

India and Asia

b)

Russia and North America

c)

Africa and South America

d)

Africa and Asia

16.

What is a theory?

a)

an indisputable observation of a natural or supernatural phenomenon

b)

a widely held but false belief or idea rooted in careful observation but faulty scientific method, but which attempts to bring together many facts and hypotheses thought to be true

c)

something that has no possibility of any other result; something that you know will happen in a particular way

d)

a carefully thought-out explanation for observations of the natural world that has been constructed using the scientific method, and which brings together many facts and hypotheses.

17.

What are the three types of Evidence that supports Alfred Wegener's Theory? 

a)

Fossils, Fish, and Land

b)

Climate, Land forms, and Metamorphosis

c)

Sedimentary, Magma, and Climate

d)

Fossils, Land forms, and Climate

18.

What is the force that moves the continents? 

a)

Convection Currents in the Mantle

b)

Radiation in the Mantle

c)

Convection Currents in the Outer Core

d)

Conduction in the Mantle

19.

What makes up Earth's lithosphere?

a)

Crust & Lower Mantle

b)

Mantle & Core

c)

Upper Mantle & Crust

d)

Upper Mantle & Core

20.

The layer of Earth that is moving as explained by Wegener in his Theory of Continental Drift.

a)

Thermodynamic Plates

b)

Tectonic Lithosphere

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Lithospheric Crust

21.

Originally the Continental drift theory was not well received by other scientist.  Why? 

a)

The scientific technology to prove the movement in Earth's crust did not yet exist.

b)

Scientist thought Alfred Wegener was a crazy little man

c)

All of the above

d)

Scientists could not explain how the continents were moving

22.

There were glacial scars found on rocks in the deserts of Africa.  What are these evidence for?

a)

Africa was once in an area of the Earth that had a very cold climate

b)

Africa has always been near the equator

c)

Sea floor spreading

d)

The continents have not moved

23.

The movement of tectonic plates is caused by what?

a)

Thermodynamics

b)

Earth's Rotation

c)

Movement in the mantle

d)

Gravitational Pull

24.

Which layer is the largest layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

25.

Which form of heat transfer is in the asthenosphere and causes the tectonic plates to move around?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

condensation

26.

Which layer of Earth is broken up into tectonic plates?

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

core

27.

Which layer is the only liquid layer of the Earth?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

28.

Which layer(s) of Earth are made of denser materials such as iron and nickel? Check all that apply.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

29.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
30.
What drives tectonic plate movement? 
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
31.
What type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?
a)
evidence from landforms
b)
evidence from fossils
c)
evidence from human remains
d)
evidence from climate
32.

Who first proposed the idea of Continental Drift?

a)

Harry Hess

b)

Alfred Wegener

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Galileo Galilee

33.

What did Wegener name the large supercontinent where all the continents were joined together?

a)

Wegenerland

b)

Gondwanaland

c)

Laurasia

d)

Pangaea

34.

Most geologists rejected Wegener's idea of Continental Drift because _________.

a)

He used too many pieces of evidence to support the idea.

b)

He wanted to know what Earth looked like millions of years ago, which is impossible.

c)

He couldn't identify what would cause continents to move around.

d)

They were afraid of the new idea.

35.

Wegener used the fit of the continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

Wegener used matching mountain ranges across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Wegener used matching matching fossils of the same organisms on different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Wegener used evidence of glaciers in places now too warm as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

39.

Wegener used the magnetic striping on the seafloor showing polar reversals as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

40.

Wegener used matching rock types and ages across different continents as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

41.

Wegener used evidence of convection currents in the mantle as evidence to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

What discovery revived Wegener's idea of Continental Drift and eventually led to the Theory of Plate Tectonics?

a)

discovery of new fossils on Africa and South America

b)

the discovery of mid-ocean ridges and seafloor spreading

c)

the discovery of radioactive isotopes

d)

none of the above

43.

Who first proposed the idea of seafloor spreading?

a)

Alfred Wegener

b)

Harry Hess

c)

James Hutton

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

44.

Which of the following is evidence of seafloor spreading?

a)

matching fossils on either side of the mid-ocean ridge

b)

evidence of tropical plant fossils on the seafloor

c)

same rock types in both North America and Africa

d)

the magnetic striping on the seafloor on either side of the mid-ocean ridges

45.

Why was the evidence of seafloor spreading so important to the idea of Continental Drift?

a)

it answer the question for HOW continents could be moving

b)

it disproved Alfred Wegener's hypothesis of Continental Drift

c)

It shows how land bridges let prehistoric animals cross the oceans

d)

all of these are true

46.

Which of the following resources would be the best to use in order to learn more about the Continental Drift Hypothesis?

a)

www.hypothesis.com

b)

a geography textbook from the 1700's

c)

a guidebook to planets

d)

a biography of Alfred Wegener

47.

What technological advances led to the acceptance of Wegener's Contienental Drift hypothesis?

a)

sonar and magnetometers mapped the ocean floor

b)

satellite communication allowed scientists to share ideas

c)

computers were used to model tectonic patterns

d)

fossils of the same organism were found on separate continents

48.

Which of the following were peices of evidence used by Alfred Wegener to support his hypothesis of Continental Drift? (choose ALL that apply)

a)

fit of the continents

b)

matching rocks and mountains across continents

c)

matching fossils across continents

d)

evidence of glaciers in places now too warm

e)

magnetic striping on the seafloor showing seafloor spreading

49.

Which one of the following figures represents the age of the earth?

a)

4.6 million years

b)

13.7 billion years

c)

4.6 billion years

d)

13.7 trillion years

50.

Which one of the following is not related to the formation or modification of the present atmosphere?

a)

Solar winds

b)

Differentiation

c)

Degassing

d)

Photosynthesis.

51.

Which one of the following represents the inner planets?

a)

Planets between the sun and the earth

b)

Planets between the sun and the belt of asteroids

c)

Planets in a gaseous state

d)

Planets without satellite(s)

52.

Life on the earth appeared around how

many years before the present?

a)

13.7 billion

b)

3.8 billion

c)

4.6 billion

d)

3.8 million

53.

How many planets are there in the solar system?

a)

5

b)

7

c)

8

d)

9

54.

What is the distance between the earth and the sun?

a)

149.6 million km

b)

15.98 million km

c)

169.34 million km

d)

179.67 million km

55.

Which expert gave the nebular hypothesis?

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

Chamberlain

c)

Laplace

d)

Moulton

56.

Which expert gave the Collision hypothesis?

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

Sir James and Harold Jeffrey

c)

Chamberlain

d)

Laplace

57.

Which theory is most widely accepted regarding the origin of the universe at present?

a)

Collision hypothesis

b)

Big Bang Theory

c)

Nebular Hypothesis

d)

Binary Theory

58.

What is the diameter of the milky way?

a)

Between 80 thousand to 1,50,000 light-years

b)

Between 1 lakh to 2 lakh light-years

c)

Between 2 lakh to 3 lakh light-years

d)

Between 2,50,000 to 3,00,000 light-years.

59.

Which of the following is not an inner planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Earth

60.

By which elements is the terrestrial planets formed?

a)

Liquid elements

b)

Rocks and Metals

c)

Hydrogen and helium

d)

All of the above.

61.

Why are the terrestrial planets rocky?

a)

These planets are smaller

b)

They could not hold the escaping gases

c)

Both a and b

d)

Noe of these

62.

The solar nebula that formed our solar system was thought to be put in motion by a ______.

a)

nearby supernova

b)

black hole

c)

creative intelligence

d)

condensation nucleus

63.

What is most likely to be found in a nebula?

a)

planets

b)

asteroids

c)

stars

d)

gas clouds

64.

The scientist who first challenged the Earth-centered Universe model was _______.

a)

Newton

b)

Ptolemy

c)

Copernicus

d)

Galilei

65.

All of the following are hypotheses of the formation of the solar system EXCEPT

a)

Big Bang Hypothesis

b)

Nebular Hypothesis

c)

Protoplanet Hypothesis

d)

Encounter Hypothesis

66.

Our solar system began as a ________.

a)

quasar

b)

neutron star

c)

nebula

d)

atom

67.

What is the age of our solar system?

a)

4.7 billion years old

b)

4.6 million years olm

c)

500 billion years old

d)

17.2 billion years old

68.

The expansion of the universe is ________.

a)

a steady process with no identifiable events

b)

a steady process that is punctuated by abrupt transitions

c)

a jumpy process that is completely unpredictable.

d)

no longer occurring today.

69.

What are Nebular Clouds?

a)

an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases

b)

an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves

c)

the galaxy that contains our Solar System

d)

a particle attracts every other particle in the universe

70.

Which of the following puts the events in order from first to last?

a)

Big Bang, our sun, first star, life on Earth

b)

Big Bang, first star, our sun, life on Earth

c)

Big Bang, life on Earth, our sun, first star

d)

First star, Big bang, life on Earth, our sun

71.

A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars. This includes the sun revolving around the Earth. This model is no longer supported.

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Paleozoic

d)

Mesozoic

72.

The theory that explains the formation of the solar system is called ____.

a)

Nebulis Theory

b)

Nebular Theory

c)

Big Bang Theory

d)

Big Nebulan Theory

73.

What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?

a)

electrostatic force

b)

strong force

c)

 weak force

d)

gravity

74.

What is the nebular hypothesis?

a)

Prediction about how the universe was formed

b)

Prediction of how the moon was formed

c)

Prediction of how comets were formed

d)

Prediction of how the Solar System was formed

75.

What caused the nebula to collapse and start spinning?

a)

Supernova

b)

Asteroid collision

c)

Big Bang

d)

Nearby star exploded

76.

the planets of the solar system formed as 

a)

the center of the gas cloud cooled

b)

planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk

c)

planetesimals collided into one another

d)

the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system

77.

How long ago was our sun formed?

a)

10 million years ago

b)

5 million years ago

c)

4.5 billion years ago

d)

2 billion years ago

78.

The nebula begins to spin and flatten. Then what?

a)

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.

b)

Gravity causes light gases to move to the center while heavier materials and ice stay in outer areas.

c)

A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.

79.

Gravity causes light gases to move to the center while heavier materials and ice stay in outer areas. Then what?

a)

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.

b)

A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.

c)

The nebula begins to spin and flatten.

80.

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense. Then what?

a)

The nebula begins to spin and flatten.

b)

The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.

c)

A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.

81.

About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way. What happened next?

a)

Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse.

b)

The energy enriched nebula begins to contract further due to gravity.

c)

Supernova of a nearby star occurs.

82.

Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse. Then what?

a)

Supernova of a nearby star occurs.

b)

The energy enriched nebula begins to contract further due to gravity.

c)

The nebula begins to spin and flatten.

83.

A protostar forms in the center of the nebula. Then what?

a)

Shock waves hit the nebula causing it to collapse.

b)

The center of the nebula begins to get hot and dense.

c)

The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.

84.

The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core. Then what?

a)

Planetesimals (small rock or icy bodies) begin to form. Rocky pieces in the outer rings and icy pieces in the inner rings.

b)

A protostar forms in the center of the nebula.

c)

About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.

85.

Planetesimals (small rock or icy bodies) begin to form. Rocky pieces in the outer rings and icy pieces in the inner rings. Then what?

a)

About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way.

b)

About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.

c)

The SUN is born, fusion begins in the core.

86.

What is the FIRST event in the formation of the solar system?

a)

About 4.5 billion years ago pieces of rock and ice accumulate more material until they grow into planets and moons.

b)

About 4.6 billion years ago, a cloud of stellar dust or nebula exists within the Milky Way.

c)

None of the above.

87.

How do stars form?

a)

Through the sun

b)

When a nebula collapses and nuclear fusion occurs

c)

Through a supernova

d)

Magic

88.

How long ago did the solar system begin to form?

a)

5 billion years ago

b)

50 million years ago

c)

5 million years ago

d)

50 billion years ago

89.

an enormous cloud of dust and gas occupying the space between stars and acting as a nursery for new stars

a)

nebula

b)

main sequence star

c)

mass

d)

luminosity

90.

As a nebula collapses it also begins:

a)

Expand

b)

Rotate

c)

Shake

d)

Turn to ice

91.

The planetesimals keep:

a)

Colliding and breaking apart

b)

Colliding and sticking together

c)

Colliding and bouncing around

d)

Breaking down into smaller pieces

92.

What is the Nebular Theory?

a)

A theory explaining the formation of the universe

b)

A theory explaining the formation of the solar system

c)

A theory explaining the formation of galaxies

d)

A theory explaining the formation of stars

93.

According to the Nebular Theory, what initiates the collapse of a nebula?

a)

Electromagnetic forces

b)

Nuclear fusion

c)

Gravitational forces

d)

Chemical reactions

94.

What is the primary component of the nebula in the Nebular Theory?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Hydrogen and helium gases

c)

Silicon and iron

d)

Methane and ammonia

95.

In the context of the Nebular Theory, what forms at the center of the collapsing nebula?

a)

A black hole

b)

A protostar

c)

A planet

d)

A comet

96.

How do planetesimals form according to the Nebular Theory?

a)

By the cooling of the nebula

b)

By the collision and sticking together of dust and ice particles

c)

By the explosion of a star

d)

By the evaporation of gases

97.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
98.
Nebula's are mixtures of gases and what?
a)
clouds
b)
stars
c)
tiny particles
d)
dust
99.
How long ago was our sun formed?
a)
10 million years ago
b)
5 million years ago
c)
4.5 billion years ago
d)
2 billion years ago
100.
What is the nebular hypothesis?
a)
Prediction about how the universe was formed
b)
Prediction of how the moon was formed
c)
Prediction of how comets were formed
d)
Prediction of how the Solar System was formed
101.
What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?
a)
electrostatic force
b)
strong force
c)
 weak force
d)
gravity
102.
A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
a)
photosphere
b)
nebula
c)
solar flare
d)
Sunspot
103.

What element is necessary for life as we know it?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Carbon

104.

What forces are in constant struggle within a star?

a)

Gravity and internal heat

b)

Magnetic fields and solar winds

c)

Dark energy and dark matter

d)

Nuclear fusion and fission

105.

What happens to a star like the Sun in its twilight years?

a)

It turns into a black hole

b)

It expands and then blows away its outer layers

c)

It becomes a blue supergiant

d)

It remains unchanged for eternity

106.

At what temperature can carbon fuse in a star's core?

a)

2-3 billion degrees Celsius

b)

1 billion degrees Celsius

c)

500 million degrees Celsius

d)

100 million degrees Celsius

107.

What is the fate of a star with more than 8 times the Sun's mass?

a)

It fades away quietly

b)

It becomes a white dwarf

c)

It explodes in a supernova

d)

It turns into a neutron star

108.

What element's fusion marks a star as a 'ticking time bomb'?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon

c)

Iron

d)

Silicon

109.

What happens when iron fuses in a star's core?

a)

It creates vast amounts of energy

b)

It stabilizes the star

c)

It sucks up energy, leading to core collapse

d)

It triggers the formation of a new star

110.

What is created in the core collapse of a massive star?

a)

A white dwarf

b)

An asteroid belt

c)

A new solar system

d)

A neutron star or a black hole

111.

What is the significance of supernovae in the universe?

a)

They are the primary source of light

b)

They create and scatter heavy elements

c)

They are purely destructive events

d)

They mark the end of the universe

112.

How close does a supernova need to be to affect Earth?

a)

At least as close as 10 light years

b)

At least as close as 100 light years

c)

At least as close as 1 light year

d)

At least as close as 1000 light years

113.

What element is not primarily produced in the core of a supernova?

a)

Nickel

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Phosphorus

d)

Calcium