The Big Bang
Identify three pieces of evidence that support the Big Bang theory
1. The red shift from galaxies proving that they are moving away
2. The uniform presence of cosmic microwave
3. Earthquakes occurring on Earth
4. Hydrogen and Helium making up most matter
1. The red shift from galaxies proving that they are moving away
2. The uniform presence of cosmic microwave
4. Hydrogen and Helium making up most matter
Explain what nucleosynthesis is.
1. The process that created space and time
2. The process that creates elements
3. The process that created planets
4. The process that created life
2. The process that creates elements
Explain what a nebula is.
1. a small planet-like object revolves around an object
2. a small star-like object that radiates energy
3. a cloud fill with gas and dust
4. a collection of stars
Which type of boundary creates land mountains?
1. Continental-Oceanic convergent plate boundaries
2. Oceanic-Oceanic convergent plate boundaries
3. Continental-Continental convergent plate boundaries
3. Continental-Continental convergent plate boundaries
Explain how the Doppler Effect supports the Big Bang Theory
1. As objects move closer, they have longer wavelengths (red shift) and when they move away they have shorter wavelengths (blue shift).
2. As objects move closer, they have shorter wavelengths (blue shift) and when they move away they have longer wavelengths (red shift).
3. As objects move closer, they have longer wavelengths (red shift) and when they move away they have longer wavelengths (blue shift).
2. As objects move closer, they have shorter wavelengths (blue shift) and when they move away they have longer wavelengths (red shift).
Identify the type of nucleosynthesis that created Hydrogen
1. Big Bang nucleosynthesis
2. Stellar nucleosynthesis
3. Supernova nucleosynthesis
1. Big Bang nucleosynthesis
What creates the motion of the planets around the sun?
(select all that apply)
1. The gravity of the planetesimals
2. The spinning nebula
3. The sun's gravity
4. Earth's gravity
2. The spinning nebula
3. The sun's gravity
Sea trenches are a result of which type of plate boundary?
1. Oceanic-Oceanic convergent plate boundary
2. Oceanic-Oceanic divergent plate boundary
3. Continental-Oceanic convergent plate boundary
2. Oceanic-Oceanic divergent plate boundary
Differentiate between red shift and blue shift of galaxies using the Doppler Effect.
1. Red shift is when galaxies are moving away so they have shorter wavelengths
2. Blue shift is when galaxies are moving closer so they have longer wavelengths
3. Redshift is when galaxies are moving away so they have longer wavelengths
4. Blue shift is when galaxies are moving away so they have shorter wavelengths.
3. Redshift is when galaxies are moving away so they have longer wavelengths
Identify the type of the nucleosynthesis that creates lighter elements such as oxygen
1. Big Bang nucleosynthesis
2. Stellar nucleosynthesis
3. Supernova nucleosynthesis
2. Stellar nucleosynthesis
How does a nebula create planets?
(select two)
1. creating the material the planets are made of
2. starting the big bang
3. spinning and collapsing
4. through nucleosynthesis
1. creating the material the planets are made of
3. spinning and collapsing
Differentiate between convergent and transform plate boundaries.
1. convergent boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while transform plate boundaries push plates together.
2. transform boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while convergent plate boundaries push plates together.
3. convergent boundaries push tectonic plates together while transform plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
4. transform boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while convergent plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
3. convergent boundaries push tectonic plates together while transform plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
Explain how cosmic microwave background radiation is proof of the Big Bang.
1. There is no cosmic background microwave radiation left after the Big Bang.
2. There are uneven amounts of cosmic microwave background radiation left after the Big Bang
3. There is a uniform (the same) amount of cosmic microwave background radiation left after the Big Bang
3. There is no cosmic background microwave r3. There is a uniform (the same) amount of cosmic microwave background radiation left after the Big Bang
Differentiate between stellar nucleosynthesis and supernovae nucleosynthesis.
(choose 2)
1. Stellar nucleosynthesis creates lighter elements such as carbon.
2. Supernova nucleosynthesis creates hydrogen and helium
3. Supernova nucleosynthesis creates heavier elements than iron
1. Stellar nucleosynthesis creates lighter elements such as carbon.
3. Supernova nucleosynthesis creates heavier elements than iron
How do proto planets form?
(put in order)
1. planetesimal accumulates more matter through gravity
2. dust attracts to like material (ice to ice, metal to metal)
3. clumps form and attain more material through gravity
4. clumps collide into each other to form planetesimals
2, 3, 4, 1
Differentiate between divergent and transform plate boundaries.
1. divergent boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while transform plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
2. transform boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while divergent plate boundaries push plates together.
3. divergent boundaries push tectonic plates together while transform plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
4. transform boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while divergent plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
1. divergent boundaries pull tectonic plates apart while transform plate boundaries slide plates past each other.
Identify the element whose total amount was created during the Big Bang
1. Carbon
2. Oxygen
3. Hydrogen
4. Helium
3. Hydrogen
Explain how nuclear fusion in our sun creates radiant energy
1. During nuclear fusion in the sun, helium atoms collide together to create hydrogen which creates radiant energy
2. During nuclear fusion in the sun, hydrogen atoms collide together to create helium which creates radiant energy
3. During nuclear fusion in the sun, oxygen atoms collide together to create hydrogen which creates radiant energy
2. During nuclear fusion in the sun, hydrogen atoms collide together to create helium which creates radiant energy
Put the events in order to explain the origin of our solar system.
1. proto planets form
2. clumps attach to each other through gravity to form planetesimals
3. nebula begins spinning
4. dust particles attract to matching material (ice with ice etc) to form clumps
5. nebula collapses
6. proto planets revolve around proto sun
3, 5, 4, 2, 1, 6
Explain how tectonic plates move.
1. convection in the mantle causes cold magma to rise up while hot dense magma sinks down creating motion
2. convection on Earth's surface causes hot magma to rise up while cold dense magma sinks down creating motion
3. convection on Earth's surface causes cold magma to rise up while hot dense magma sinks down creating motion
4. convection in the mantle causes hot magma to rise up while cold dense magma sinks down creating motion
4. convection in the mantle causes hot magma to rise up while cold dense magma sinks down creating motion