Universe formation & electromagnetic spectrum REVIEW

Approximately how old is the current layout of the solar system?

• 4.5 million years

• 4.5 billion years

• 45 million years

• 450 million years

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What is the name of the cloud of dust and gas that formed early in the history of the universe?

• Solar flare

• Solar wind

• Solar nebula

• Solar vortex

What process occurred when the formation of the sun resulted in gravity collapsing the material on itself?

• Atoms separated

• Atoms collided more frequently

• Atoms remained static

• Atoms disintegrated

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What phenomenon is thought to have resulted in the Earth's magnetic core due to the pressure and heat from the decay of elements?

• Nuclear fission

• Radioactive decay

• Chemical reaction

• Solar radiation

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What is the smallest unit of light/electromagnetic energy?

• Electron

• Proton

• Neutron

• Photon

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Electromagnetic radiation from the sun travels in packets called what?

• Electrons

• Protons

• Photons

• Neutrinos

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At approximately what speed does electromagnetic radiation travel?

• 30000 km/s

• 300000 km/s

• 3000000 km/s

• 30000000 km/s

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of photons?

• They have mass

• They have no electric charge

• They are the smallest unit of light

• They can have different wavelengths

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What is the wavelength of a wave of radiation?

• The number of waves passing per second

• The distance between two peaks of a wave

• The height of a wave from the center to a peak

• The time it takes for one complete wave cycle

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How is frequency measured?

• In decibels

• In meters

• In Hertz (Hz)

• In seconds

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