Semester 1 Final Earth and Space Science

How will the Sun’s life end?

• Black Hole
• Black Dwarf
• Neutron Star

The Big Bang

• was a single event billions of years ago
• is still happening today
• has no evidence to support it

How do you calculate the eccentricity of an ellipse?

• Multiply the distance between the foci by the major axis
• Divide the distance between foci by the major axis
• Add the distance between the foci to the major axis

What is the center of the Solar System?

• The Sun
• The Earth
• The Oort Cloud

Which color has the longest wavelength in the visible light spectrum?

• Violet
• Yellow
• Red

90% of a star’s life is spent in which stage?

• Protostar
• Red Giant
• Main Sequence

If a 10 N force is exerted on a 1 kg ball what will the acceleration be?

• 1 m/s sqared
• 10 m/s sqared
• 0.1 m/s squared

All elements up to ____________ are formed inside stars during nuclear fusion.

• Carbon
• Iron
• Helium

Which planet has the MOST elliptical orbit?

• Venus .008
• Earth .017
• Mercury .216

The Milky Way Galaxy is a(n) _____________ galaxy.

• elliptical
• unusual
• spiral