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Which of the following was the United States first launched space station?
SKYLAB
what is a device that safely starts and controls a fission chain reaction called?
NUCLEAR REACTOR
What term describes a star that is always above the horizon at a given latitude?
CIRCUMPOLAR
What is the most destructive force of a hurricane?
WIND
What is the point on the celestial sphere that is directly below the observer?
NADIR
What space program first landed a man on the moon?
APOLLO
What is a flame-like column of gas that erupts from the chromosphere?
SPICULE
What familiar asterism is part of Ursa Major?
BIG DIPPER
What type of galaxy is flat with a bulging nucleus and a “solid” disk?
LENTICULAR GALAXY
what fossil fuel is dark, oily liquid consisting primarily of hydrocarbons?
PETROLEUM
Which of the following instruments is used to measure the distance from the ground to the base of clouds?
CEILOMETER
What type of satellite can relay telephone conversations, transmit television broadcasts, and receive radio services?
COMMUNICATION SATELLITE
What planet has the fastest rotation?
JUPITER
What is a system that removes certain gasses and particles from industrial exhaust?
SCRUBBER SYSTEM
Which constellation contains the brightest summer star?
LYRA
Which change in the light would be observed from a star moving toward Earth?
BLUESHIFT
what term describes someone who believes humans are merely passing through earth and have no claim to anything on it?
PRESERVATIONIST
What calendar has a leap year every four years with no exceptions?
JULIAN
what group of long-living halogen compounds are supposedly the primary cause of ozone depletion?
CHLOROFLOUROCARBONS
what are the U.S laws, amendments, and extensions that control air pollution on a national level?
CLEAN AIR ACTS
which group of biogeochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rock?
SEDIMENTARY CYCLES
Who proved the heliocentric view of the solar system through his telescope?
GALILEO GALILEI
Which stage of thunderstorm ends with a huge cumulonimbus cloud that has no precipitation hitting the ground?
CUMULUS STAGE
What is the first visible sign that a tornado may be forming from a mesocyclone?
WALL CLOUD
What is a system in which two stars are bound together by gravity?
BINARY STAR