ES End Review

Front

What is the source of energy for the Sun?

Back

Hydrogen Fusion

Front

How did the Big Bang Start?

Back

All energy in the universe burst from a single tiny point.

Front

Which of the following is the correct arrangement of the astronomical items from largest to smallest? Options: Galaxy, Universe, Solar System, Moon, Galaxy, Solar System, Moon Sun, Moon, Planet, Star, Galaxy, Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Sun

Back

Universe, Galaxy, Solar System, Sun

Front

Hubble discovered that the light coming from most galaxies in the universe have red-shifted spectrums. This means that ____.

Back

The galaxies are moving away from us.

Front

Which of these revolves around a planet? An Asteroid, A Star, A Comet, A Moon

Back

A Moon

Front

The composition of planets is determined by what? Options: their distance from the Sun, their age, the amount of ice on the poles, the formation of the universe

Back

their distance from the Sun

Front

Shale is a sedimentary rock that can be metamorphosed into slate by ____.

Back

heating and pressing

Front

The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are typically located near which of the following features? Mid-Ocean Ridge, Continental Shelf, Abyssal Plain, Subduction Trench

Back

Mid-Ocean Ridge

Front

Which process explains why less dense, hot magma rises to the surface to displace more dense, cooler magma? Options: Conduction, Diffusion, Radiation, Convection

Back

Convection

Front

One reason the Earth is hot inside is because of "heat of formation." What is the other source of Earth's internal heat?

Back

Radioactive Decay