Earth & Space Fall Final 2023

Explain the following: What force is holding the universe together?

(a)  

What is the center or our solar system?

(a)  

What shape are planets orbiting?

(a)  

What type of eruption occurred in the documentary we were watching?

(a)  

What type of plate boundary occurs when two plates move towards one another?

• A) Convergent
• B) Transform
• C) Divergent
• D) Slip strike

What is the first step in the scientific process?

• asking a question
• making a prediction
• collecting data
• making a hypothesis

A hypothesis is NEVER

• proven correct
• supported
• rejected
• none of the above

The single condition that is intentionally changed and manipulated by the experimenter

• dependent variable
• controlled variable
• independent variable
• experimental group

A statement that can be tested and explained through experiments.

• prediction
• hypothesis
• observation
• control

What is the correct order of the planets in the Solar System, starting closest to the Sun?

• A) Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Pluto, Neptune, Saturn, Mars, Venus
• B) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
• C) Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
• D) Mars, Mercury, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto