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Astronomy 101 Practice Test Questions and Correct Answers Solar System Characteristics: orbits, what do inner planets do compared to outer, and what about spin - Answer- Counter Clockwise Orbits, Inner planets move faster, Each planet has individual spin Number of planets and names - Answer- 8: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune Gravity - Answer- Attractive force, holds everything together, requires 2 objects pull on each other Gravity on Earth - Answer- 9.8...

Praxis: Science 5005 Blue Notes Questions and Answers Already Passed aquifers are found in ___. porous, permeable rock How are mountains formed? By tectonic plates moving together. The Earth's orbit around the Sun takes ____. 1 year A male would get X chromosome from-- Mother These are linked together in protein Amino Acids Heat that comes from the Sun to the Earth is called- Radiation This is caused by the burning of coal Acid Rain This contains chemical energy. Food Why does our body ...

WGU C165 Module 5 Conservation of Energy, Earth & Sky Study Exam Questions with complete Answers 2024/2025 Nuclear Fusion - correct answer the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus Star - correct answer A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion. Galaxy - correct answer a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction. Milky Way Galaxy - correct answe...

The best estimate of when our Universe formed is a. 15.8 Ma b. 13.8 Ga c. 8.6 Ga d. 4.57 Ma correct answer: 13.8 Ga Which of the following statements is not true regarding the Big Bang Theory? a. Bodies in our solar system formed from a huge, rotating accretionary disk b. Material collected at the center of the accretionary disk to for a protosun c. The inner planets (Mercury, venus, Earth, Mars) formed from volatile elements (carbon dioxide, methane, ice, ammonia, and water). d. Sol...

PRAXIS SCIENCE 5905 STUDY GUIDE ALL VERIFIED QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE 100% CORRECTLY VERIFIED SOLUTIONS WITH WELL EXPLAINED RATIONALES AND GRADED A+ BY EXPERTS LATEST UPDATE 2024 WITH 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS AFTER DOWNLOAD (ALL YOU NEED TO PASS YOUR EXAMS) _____________________ is the study of the history of life on Earth. Paleontology Earth is believed to be _________________________________. 4.5 billion years old protects Earth from harmful solar wind particles; responsible for the Norther...

Earth's outer core is liquid MOSTLY because of its - -temperature Some large rivers, such as the MS River, form a delta where they meet the ocean, with land forming that extends into the sea. The formation of the delta is the result of erosion upstream where the flow is energetic and _____ where the flow is less rapid. - -deposition Which type of rock is formed when sand, silt, clay, gravel, and cobbles become physically cemented or chemically fused together into hard rock? - -Sedimentary ...

2024 WGU C165 Unit 5 Earth & Sky New Full Questions and Answers ( Included ) 100% Correct 1. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation Answer: The law that says every object in theuniverse attracts every other object, and that the force is affected by mass and distance: the greater the mass of an object, the greater the attraction; the farther apart the objects, the weaker the attraction. 2. Nebula Answer: a cloud of gas and dust in space 3. Nuclear Fusion Answer: The process by which ...

What event does the "Big Bang" theory attempt to explain? When do we think this event happened? - The big bang tries to explain the formation of the universe, we think it happened about 13.8 billion years ago. Began as a small point and "exploded" outward, lumps of matter form the milky way, ect How and when did our solar system form? What is the name of the theory that explains this event? Why are the inner planets rocky (terrestrial or earth-like planets), whereas the outer planets ar...

PHSC 121 Hw 8 Exam Questions With All Complete Answers A black hole is - Answer -b. a region in space where mass produces a gravity field so intense that neither matter nor light itself can escape Black hols are thought to be caused by - Answer -a. collapsing stars b. concentrated mass at the center of galaxies Black holes are theorized to be - Answer -b. at the center of galaxies c. at the center of quasars A quasar is - Answer -c. a large remote energy source which may contain a ...

Astro Ch 7 & 8 Homework QuestionsFarthest to closest from the Sun: - correct answer Pluto, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Planets from highest --> lowest mass: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Planets from largest --> smallest radius: - correct answer Sun, Jupiter, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Pluto Characteristics of terrestrial planets: - correct answer Solid, rocky surface; located within the inner solar system; small size Characteristics of Jovian ...