Big Bang and Stars
The hottest stars in space are ______ in color.
A.blue
B. red
C.yellow
D. white
The Jovian or gas giant planets atmospheres consist mostly of
A. oxygen and hydrogen
B. carbon dioxide and helium
C. hydrogen and helium
D. iron and nickel
When part of the rock record is destroyed, the erosional gap that forms is a(n) ____.
A. inclusion
B. unconformity
C. key bed
D. superposition
Which of the following best describes what happens when an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?
a. A deep-sea trench and island arc form
range forms
b. A trench and a mountain range with many volcanoes form
c. Both plates become fractured, and a series of long faults form on the surface.
d. Both plates crumple and a folded mountain .
Indicates that a star or galaxy is moving away from us.
A. Supernova
B. Big Bang
C. Blueshift
D. Redshift
E. H-R Diagram
A star begins its life in a cloud of gas and dust called a _______.
A. planetary nebula
B protostar
C.solar prominence
D. nebula
A solar eclipse is most likely to occur when the
A. sun is located between the earth and moon
B. earth and moon are at right angles to each other
C. earth is located between the sun and the moon
D. moon is located between the sun and the earth
The science of determining the relative order of past events or objects, without necessarily determining their absolute age
A. radiometric dating
B. absolute age dating
C. relative dating
D. half –life
E. radioactive decay
The liquid and solid, plastic layer of the mantle is called the
A. core.
B. mesosphere.
C. lithosphere.
D. asthenosphere.
What is the minimum number of seismic stations needed to determine the location of an earthquake?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 5
The Sun produces energy by forming _____ in its core.
A. carbon
B hydrogen
C. helium
D. oxygen
In December, the South Pole is tilted farther toward the Sun than at any other time of the year, and the North Pole is tilted its farthest away from the Sun. What is the northern hemisphere experiencing at that time?
A. the vernal equinox
B. the autumnal equinox
C. the winter solstice
D. the summer solstice
Which of the following is used to determine the absolute age of a rock?
A. relative-age dating
B. permineralization
C. correlation
D. radiometric dating
Compared to ocean crust near deep-sea trenches, crust near ocean ridges is ____.
A. younger
B. the same age
C. older
D.magnetically reversed
An example of a transform boundary is the
A. island arc of Japan.
B. Nazca plate on the west coast of South America.
C. Eurasian plate at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
D. San Andreas Fault in California.
A star suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion of a star that ejects most of its mass
A. Blueshift
B. Redshift
C. H-R Diagram
D.Supernova
E. Big Bang
Tides are caused mainly by
A. differences in how much the sun pulls on the different parts of Earth
B. differences in how much the moon pulls on different parts of the Earth
C. Earth's rotation on its axis, causing water to move
D. strong winds blowing water onto coasts
The oldest rock layer in an undisturbed rock sequence occurs ____.
A. at the bottom of the sequence
B. below the unconformity
C. below the sedimentary rock layer D.at the top of the sequence
Convection currents transfer thermal energy ____.
A. between continents
B. from cooler regions to warmer regions
C. from warmer regions to cooler regions
D. as a result of buoyancy
This area is both a major earthquake zone and volcano zone
A. Pacific Ring of Volcanoes
B. Pacific Island Arc
C. Oceanic Ring of Fire
D.Pacific Ring of Fire
Most stars are made up of 98% of what two elements?
A. Hydrogen and Carbon
B. Hydrogen and Helium
C. Silicon and Carbon
D. Iron and Nickel
Which of the following is NOT true about Keplers laws?
A. all planets orbit the sun in elliptical orbits
B. as planets get farther away from the sun it takes longer for them to revolve around the sun
C. an ellipse contains two foci
D. as a planet reaches its aphelion to the sun it moves faster
Which of the following elements is normally used to date once living things?
A.Carbon-14
B. Uranium-238
C. Lead-206
D. Carbon-13
Which of the following features forms when two oceanic plates converge?
a. subduction zones
b. transform boundaries
c. magnetic reversal patterns
d. divergent boundaries
Put the waves in order from slowest to fastest.
A. P, S, L
B. L, S, P
C. S, L, P
D. S, P, L