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What is the Astronomical Unit (AU)?
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It is the average distance between the Earth and the Sun.
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b. It is the radius of the Solar System.
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It is the average distance between two galaxies.
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It is the distance between the Earth and the Moon.
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Which of the following correctly gives the Earth's cosmic address?
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Earth, Moon, Solar System, Local Group, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Super
Cluster.
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b. Earth, Solar System, Local Super Cluster, Local Group, Milky Way Galaxy.
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Earth, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Local Super Cluster, Solar System.
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Earth, Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy, Local Group, Local Super
Cluster.
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Which one has the correct order in levels of biological organization from the smallest
to the largest scales?
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Atom, Molecule, Cell, Organ System, Organ, Organism.
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Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Population.
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Community, Population, Organism, Organ, Tissue, Cell.
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Molecule, Cell, Organ, Population, Ecosystem, Biosphere, Organism
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What is the speed of light?
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300 (km/s)
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300,000 (km/s)
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300,000 (m/s)
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300 (m/s)
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The color of light is determined by its:
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Speed
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Amplitude
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Wavelength
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brightness
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Light from distant objects seems:
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very dim because brightness decreases as the square of the distance from
the source increases.
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very bright because distant sources are brighter in nature.
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very dim because photons lose energy as they travel.
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very bright because brightness increases as the square of the distance from the
source increases.
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What happens to the brightness of a light source if we double its distance from us?
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The number of ___ in the nucleus of an atom determines what element a substance is.
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Electrons
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Protons
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Photons
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Neutrons
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When an electron drops from a higher orbital to a lower one:
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A photon with the same orbital energy difference is absorbed.
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A photon with less orbital energy difference is absorbed.
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A photon with less orbital energy difference is emitted
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A photon with the same orbital energy difference is emitted.
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The higher the frequency of an electromagnetic wave:
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Red light has a ___ frequency, ___ energy and ___ wavelength than blue light.
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higher, higher, shorter
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lower, lower, longer
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higher, lower, shorter
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lower, higher, longer
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Which of the following is sorted in order of increasing energy?
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Gamma ray, X-ray, UV, Visible, IR, Radio
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Microwave, Radio, UV, Visible, X-ray, Gamma ray
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Radio, Microwave, IR, Visible, UV, X-ray
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Radio, UV, Microwave, Visible, X-ray, Gamma ray
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Which physical quantity describes how fast atoms bounce around in an object?
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Temperature
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Volume
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Mass
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Density
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A cloud of cool, low-density gas in front of a hot source of thermal radiation produces
a/an:
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All distant galaxies are moving away from us. What does this observational fact tell
us about the light of far away galaxies?
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The light gets blueshifted (The wavelength becomes shorter).
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The light gets redshifted (The wavelength becomes longer).
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There is no change in the wavelength of light.
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Depending on the type of galaxy, it either gets redshifted or blueshifted.
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The amount of energy radiated per second from each square meter of a thermal
radiator strongly depends on...(Remember the Stephan-Boltzmann law)
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Type of the object.
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The mass and size of the object.
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The temperature of the object.
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The temperature and size of the object.
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A piece of hot steel bar emits:
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What happens when we cool off an object?
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It starts to emit thermal radiation more strongly at longer wavelengths.
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It starts to emit thermal radiation more strongly at shorter wavelengths.
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It always stops emitting the.rmal radiation
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Since its temperature drops, it starts to emit emission-line radiation.
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According to Bohr's atomic model, what happens when an electron falls from an
upper energy level to a lower energy level?
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It absorbs some energy equivalent to the energy difference of levels.
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It emits some energy in form of a photon with an energy equal to the
energy difference of levels.
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It always swaps its energy level with another electron in an upper energy level
without absorbing or emitting any photons.
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It emits a continuous spectrum of photons with a variety of energies.
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The farther a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us. This was an
observation made by:
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Stefan-Boltzmann
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Edwin Hubble
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Albert Einstein
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Heinrich Olbers
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The cosmological principle states that:
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We are the center of the Universe because all galaxies are moving away
from us
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We are not the center of the Milky Way because we our solar system is
orbiting the central black hole.
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We are not the center of the Universe because space is expanding in
all directions, giving the appearance that we are at the center.
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We are not the center of the Universe because space is expanding in
all directions, giving the appearance that we are at the center.
d.
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What happens to light waves as it is traveling through empty space (no gas or dust
in the way)?
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It loses energy as time passes
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It contracts since the space it is traveling in is shrinking
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It stretches since the space it is traveling in is expanding
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It continues to travel in empty space without incident
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What is one main conclusion of Hubble’s Law?
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The universe is not expanding and is in fact getting smaller.
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. The universe is actually neither expanding nor shrinking.
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Galaxies farther away from us are moving closer to us at higher velocities.
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Galaxies farther away from us are moving away from us at
higher velocities
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If you take the inverse of Hubble’s constant, then what does that tell you about the
universe?
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Density
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Age
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Volume
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Expansion Rate of Space
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How did the Universe become transparent?
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Electrons and ions cooled off and recombined to form atoms,
allowing light to pass.
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Electron and ions got hotter causing the atoms to never form, allowing
light to pass.
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Photons never allowed Hydrogen atoms to form as they continuously
ionized them.
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The universe is not transparent, but opaque. The light is constantly
absorbed and never re-emitted.
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What happens when anti-matter and matter interact with each other?
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They pass through each other
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They annihilate each other, resulting in the conversion of matter to
energy.
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They merge with each other to form a new particle.
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They annihilate each other, resulting in the loss of energy
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Which one of the following are the four fundamental forces in the universe?
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Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong, GUT
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Gravity, Electroweak, Strong, Weak
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Gravity, Electroweak, Small, Large
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. Gravity, Electromagnetism, Strong, Weak
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The theory of inflation says that:
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Space underwent a rapid expansion in a very brief period in the
early universe
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Space underwent a rapid compression in a very brief period in the early
universe
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Space underwent a slow expansion in a very long period in the early
universe
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Space underwent a slow compression in a very long period in the early
universe
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How did the theory of inflation solve the flatness problem?
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Because of the rapid compression of space, the Universe had its curvature
flattened.
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Because of the slow expansion of space, the Universe had its curvature
flattened
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It doesn’t solve the flatness problem.
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Because of the rapid expansion of space, the Universe had its curvature
flattened.
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Which statement is correct about the big bang theory?
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It predicts that about 75% of the mass of the baryonic matter ended up in
Hydrogen, with about 25% in He.
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It predicts that about 380,000 years after the big bang, radiation decoupled
from matter and this radiation is now observed as the CMB with a current
temperature of about 3 Kelvin
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It predicts that temperature drops as the Universe expands.
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All of the above.
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The initial matter perturbations which grew with time and later formed galaxies
and clusters of galaxies are observationally imprinted in the:
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How long after the Big Bang was the CMB formed?
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1 second
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380,000 years
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100,000,000 years
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10-33 seconds
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How do the temperature and matter density of the Universe change with time?
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They both increase with time
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They both decrease with time
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Matter density decreases but temperature increases
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Matter density increases but temperature decreases
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The curvature of the universe is:
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If the density of the universe is than the critical density, then it will ____.
If the density of the universe is than the critical density, then it will ____.
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greater, expand, less, collapse
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less, expand, greater, stay the same
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less, expand, greater, collapse
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less, stay the same, greater, expand
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The fate of the universe is controlled by:
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energy of expansion
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gravitational energy
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binding energy
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All of the above
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The universe is made up of:
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73% Dark Matter, 23% Dark Energy, and 4% Atoms
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73% Atoms, 23% Dark Matter, and 4% Dark Energy
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73% Dark Energy, 23% Dark Matter, and 4% Atoms
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73% Dark Energy, 23% Atoms, and 4% Dark Matter
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The Big Crunch is a cosmological scenario that says the future of our universe is:
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The universe will stop expanding and collapse on itself.
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The universe will stop expanding and stay the same.
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The universe will expand faster and faster.
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The universe will stop expanding and then expand even faster
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The bending and magnifying of light due to gravity is known as:
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Where do stars mostly form?
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In very hot gases rich in Hydrogen atom
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In very hot gases at the center of the galaxies
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In cold molecular gases
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In the less dense hot gas between galaxies
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Which of the following is NOT a feature of the elliptical galaxies?
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They have no particular shape
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They have no spiral arms
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They have smooth featureless appearance
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They have old stellar population
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What is the Hubble’s tuning fork?
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It is used to tune musical instruments
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It is a tuning fork shaped diagram into which galaxies are organized
morphologically
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It is a way to classify stars within a galaxy
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It is the formation model of the Universe
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Which of the following is correct about the irregular galaxies?
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They have many hot, young stars
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They have spiral arms
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They have large amounts of interstellar matter
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They have many hot, young stars & They have large amounts of interstellar matter
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Largest galaxies in rich clusters reside close to the ...
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cluster's disk
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cluster's halo
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cluster's center
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cluster's edge
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In rich clusters most galaxies are in the form of ... and ...
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Spiral, Elliptical
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Elliptical, S0
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Irregular, Elliptical
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Irregular, Spiral
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Most galaxies that are not in clusters are in the form of ... and ...
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Spiral, Elliptical
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Elliptical, S0
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Irregular, Elliptical
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Irregular, Spiral
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Which statement is NOT true about rich clusters of galaxies?
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Rich clusters contain hundreds to thousands of member galaxies.
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Rich clusters have hot gas and dust
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Rich clusters have a ragged, irregular appearance
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Rich clusters are roughly spherical
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What seems to be playing an important role in keeping galaxy clusters together, is
the ...
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The Metallicity (Fraction of heavy elements) of the Inter Galactic Medium is
usually ... that of the Interstellar Medium.
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Less than
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higher than
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equal to
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twice
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What process forms new elements in stars?
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Fission
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Fusion
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Nucleosynthesis
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photosynthesis
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What will finally happen to the Sun?
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It will explode in a supernova explosion.
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It gradually ejects its outer layers to later form a planetary nebula and its
leftover core turns into a white dwarf.
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It finally turns into a black hole surrounded by a planetary nebula.
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It becomes a rotating neutron star that regularly emits pulses of radiation.
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What is the maximum mass that a stable white dwarf star can have (The
Chandrasekhar mass limit)?
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1.4 times the mass of the Sun.
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3 times the mass of the Sun.
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100 times the mass of the Sun.
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0.1 times the mass of the Sun.
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What is the main source of energy in the Sun?
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Nuclear fission in the core.
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Nuclear fusion in the core.
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Gravitational contraction of the Sun.
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Magnetic field of the Sun.
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How do very massive stars die eventually?
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They explode in a supernova explosion and leave a neutron star or a black
hole behind.
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They turn into a planetary nebula.
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They explode in a supernova explosion and leave a white dwarf star behind.
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Very massive stars never die. They keep on producing energy forever.
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What is the heaviest nucleus that can be formed in the core of very massive stars?
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Uranium.
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Carbon.
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Helium.
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Iron.
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Very heavy elements such as uranium, gold and mercury are formed in ...?
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Astronomers use supernovae type Ia to directly measure ...?
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The speed of light in distant galaxies.
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Temperature of nearby galaxies.
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Distance to faraway galaxies .
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Rotation curve of the Milky Way galaxy.
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Which of the following describe the early stages in the formation of stars in the
right order?
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Cold molecular gas, Gravitational collapse, formation of disk, protostar phase
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Hot molecular gas, Gravitational collapse, formation of disk, protostar phase
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Protostar phase, hot molecular gas, gravitational collapse, formation of disk
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Cold molecular gas, protostar phase, gravitational collapse, formation of disk
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Why is it difficult to find protostars using optical telescopes?
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Because protostars do not exist in the nearby Universe
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Because protostars are shrouded by gas and dust
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Because protostars are black
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Because protostars are much smaller than the smallest planets
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What is the composition of the gas between stars?
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It is all made of Hydrogen and Helium
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98% Hydrogen and Helium and 2% heavier elements
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50% Hydrogen and 50% Helium
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It is mostly made of metals
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Why don't we have any star less massive than 0.08 times the mass of the Sun?
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Because gravity is not strong enough to cool down the gas at the center of
these objects
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Because all of these objects explode before being able to form a star
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Because gravity is so strong in these objects that prevents the formation of
a star
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Because their cores never reach hydrogen fusion temperatures
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What is the Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram?
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It is a plot of luminosity versus temperature where stars are located
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It is a plot of chemical composition of the stars
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It is a plot of luminosity versus number of stars
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It is a plot of mass versus chemical composition
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What mechanism prevents stars of mass less than 0.08 times the mass of the Sun from collapsing
under the influence of gravity?
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Radiation pressure
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Degeneracy pressure
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Osmotic pressure
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Peer pressure
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What element is produced in the final stages of fusion inside a star similar to the Sun?
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Helium
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Carbon
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Hydrogen
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Photons
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What is the definition of half-life for materials that undergo radioactive decay?
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It is the time it takes for the atoms of the material to disappear completely
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It is the time it takes for half of the atoms in a given sample of the material to decay
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It is the time since the big bang for all radioactive materials
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It is the time it takes for 80 percent of the atoms of the material to decay
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What is radioactive dating used for?
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To measure the distance to objects
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To measure the temperature of material
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To measure the age of material
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To measure the metallicity of material
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Which of the following should be among the predictions of any model of the solar
system’s formation?
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Rocky, dense planets must be found close to the sun
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Planets must go around the sun in more or less the same plane
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There should exist a lot of gas and dust in inner parts of the solar system close to the sun
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Rocky, dense planets must be found close to the sun &
Planets must go around the sun in more or less the same plane
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Which of the following is the most successful model of solar system formation?
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One explanation of why the planets near the Sun are composed mainly of rock and iron is
that ...?
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The Sun’s magnetic field attracted all the iron in the young Solar System into the
region around the Sun
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The Sun is made mostly of iron, so gas ejected from its surface cooled and
condensed to form iron rich planets
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The Sun’s heat made it difficult for other substances such as ices and gases
to condense near it
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The Sun’s gravity pulled iron and other heavy material inward and allowed the
lighter material to float outward
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What was the separation process in the formation of planets during which denser material
sank toward the center of bodies and lighter material floated toward the surface?
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Integration
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Differentiation
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Materialization
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Globalization
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What are the two main processes that could have formed the atmosphere of planets?
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Why is it difficult for smaller planets to form an atmosphere?
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Because smaller planets do not get hot enough to have an atmosphere
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Because smaller planets have a different chemical composition not allowing them to have an atmosphere
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Because small planets have weak gravity that makes it difficult for them to
hold on to the atmospheres they form
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Because smaller planets form at much earlier stages in the formation of Solar System
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What are the main methods for detecting extra solar planets (Exoplanets)?
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Doppler Method, transit method and gravitational lensing
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Gravitational lensing, laser method and Doppler method
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Doppler method, transit method and Dark Matter method
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Transit method, Doppler method and laser method
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How do we detect planets using the transit method?
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By looking at the blue shifting and red shifting of light
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By looking at the change in brightness as the planet moves in its orbit
around the star
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By looking at the gravitational effects of the star on planet
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By looking at the direct images taken from the planet
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What parameters determine the environment of a planet?
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Which statement is NOT correct about outer planets in the solar system?
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They have many moons.
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They are mostly made up of rocks and metals.
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They are bigger and more massive than inner planets.
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They have no solid surface.
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The Earth's crust is mostly made up of ...?
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Oxygen and hydrogen.
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Hydrogen and helium.
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Oxygen and silicon.
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Iron and nickel.
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In which layer of the Earth's interior, heat is mainly transported to upper layers by
convection?
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Earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth are more active near ...?
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Plate boundaries.
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Bottom of the oceans.
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Continents.
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The Earth's core.
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What is the main source of the Earth's magnetic field?
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Solar flares.
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Current flows in the molten iron core.
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Iron content of the Earth's crust.
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Motion of charged particles in the atmosphere.
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Where is the the ''frost line'' (the division between the inner warm part and outer cold parts of the
solar system) located?
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between the orbits of Saturn and Neptine
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between the orbits of the Earth and Venus
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between the orbits of Earth and Mars
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between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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What is believed to be the origin of Earth's Moon?
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A catastrophic impact with a Mars-sized object 4.5 billion years ago
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Orbital capture of a passing celestial body
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Aliens put it there
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It formed the same time Earth had formed.
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Which statement is correct?
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There was liquid water on the Earth’s surface 4.5 billion years ago.
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There is more CO2 in the atmosphere than in the oceans now.
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There is more Oxygen in the atmosphere now than 4 billion years ago.
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Oceans formed on the surface of the Earth two thousand years ago.
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What is the origin of Oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere?
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Comets and asteroids
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Plants and bacteria
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Volcanoes
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The Sun
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If the thermal velocity of atmospheric gas is ___ the escape velocity of the planet, the
atmosphere can escape.
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Half of
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Much less than
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One fourth of
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Close to
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The Earth’s atmosphere is mostly composed of ___.
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Hydrogen
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Oxygen
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Nitrogen
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Methane
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The higher the elevation on Earth, ___ the atmospheric pressure.
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The same
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The higher
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The lower
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The colder
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Which part of the Electromagnetic spectrum is more absorbed by Greenhouse gasses?
Antworten
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Ultraviolet
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Radio
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Infrared
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Gamma rays
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What is some evidence supporting that all continents were once united into one single continent?
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Distinctive fossil groups found in Africa and South America
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Similarities of geological features and rock ages on opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean
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Similarities in shorelines
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All of the above
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Why was the continental drift hypothesis rejected at the time of proposal?
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Similarities of fossils on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean
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Inadequate mechanism of continental movement
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Similarities of rock ages in some continents
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Continental shoreline similarities
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Which of the following supports the “seafloor spreading” hypothesis?
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Seafloor is younger near the ridges
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The ages of the seafloor are symmetric on either side of the ridges
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Magnetic polarity reversals are recorded in ocean floor
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All of the above
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What mainly causes the Earth’s crust to be dynamically moving?
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Convectional currents in the mantle
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Tidal forces on the Earth’s crust
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Earthquakes and volcanoes
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Meteorite impacts
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The Mid-Atlantic ridge is a result of ___?
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Transform faults
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Convergent plate boundaries
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Divergent plate boundaries
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Side-to-side plate boundaries
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Subduction of oceanic plates and formation of volcanic mountains, accompanied by earthquakes
is a result of ___?
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Convergent plate boundaries
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Divergent plate boundaries
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Side-to-side plate boundaries
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Transform faults
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In ___, the continental lithosphere cannot recycle. The crust thickens creating high mountains, a
wide plateau, and severe earthquakes.
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Which of the following correctly describes the geological time scales in order of increasing
divisions of time?
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Eon, Era, Period, Epoch
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Period, Epoch, Era, Eon
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Epoch, Period, Era, Eon
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Era, Eon, Period, Epoch
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Which of the following is NOT true about the early Earth?
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Violent impacts were fairly common.
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Early Earth was relatively cool.
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Earth was very hot at the beginning.
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Heavier elements sank to the center and lighter elements moved toward the surface.
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The correct description of the Earth’s layers from inside out is given in which of the following
choices?
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Liquid iron inner core, solid iron outer core, mantle, crust
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Mantle, crust, solid iron inner core, liquid iron outer core
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Liquid iron outer core, solid iron inner core, mantle, crust
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Solid inner iron core, liquid outer iron core, mantle, crust
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What is believed to be the reason for the late Heavy Bombardment between 4 to 3.8 billion
years ago?
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Change in the orbits of the Jovian planets.
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Change in the temperature of the Sun
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Complete reversal of the orbits of planets due to a nearby star.
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Change in the chemical composition of the Sun.
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When the Earth formed and the crust first cooled and solidified, what was the dominant rock
type?
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Igneous rock
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Metamorphic rock
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Sedimentary rock
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Both a and b
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What is the most common rock type on the Earth today?
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Igneous rock
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Metamorphic rock
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Sedimentary rock
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Both a and b
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Which of the following are possible causes for mass extinctions?
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Ozone layer in the atmosphere blocks which part of the Sun’s light spectrum more?
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Ultraviolet
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Radio
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Gamma ray
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Visible
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When did oxygen start building up in the Earth’s atmosphere?
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When the Earth was forming.
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When the Earth was half its present age.
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When dinosaurs became extinct.
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When the Universe was half its present age.
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Why is there less CO2 in the atmosphere in the summer months, compared to the winter
months?
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People greatly decrease their CO2 emissions in the summer.
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The Earth is farther away from the Sun in the summer.
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There is more direct sunlight in the summer.
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Many plants die in the winter, so there are more plants that are photosynthesizing in
the summer.
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The smallest unit of life that can function independently and perform all the necessary functions
of life is ___.
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An organ
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A cell
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An atom
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A tissue
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A/An ___ cell has a central control structure called a nucleus, which contains the cell’s DNA.
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Prokaryotic
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Archaean
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Viral
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Eukaryotic
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Different independent parts of a eukaryotic cell that are assigned different functions are called
___.
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Organs
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Nuclei
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Organelles
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DNAs
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What is correct about plant and animal cells?
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Animal cells have mitochondria, while plant cells have both mitochondria and
chloroplasts.
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Plant cells have mitochondria, while animal cells have both mitochondria and
chloroplasts.
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Animal and plant cells have chloroplasts.
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Animal and plant cells lack chloroplasts.
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Mitochondria are able to metabolize ___.
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Phosphorus in the presence of oxygen.
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Sugar in the presence of oxygen.
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Sugar in the presence of sunlight.
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Sugar in the presence of both sunlight and oxygen.
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According to Endosymbiosis Theory, Eukaryotic cells are formed by:
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The folding of a membrane or tissue.
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The combination of two or more prokaryotic cells.
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The division of a bigger cell into smaller eukaryotic cells.
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Plant cells.
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Which of the following is a common characteristic of life?
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Growth
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Metabolism
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Reproduction
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All of the above
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Living things are made up of ___ amino acids.
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What are the two main varieties of nucleic acids?
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DNA and RNA
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Sugars and lipids
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Lipids and carbohydrates
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Lipids and steroids
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Which of the following is a genetic material that stores information for their own replication and
for the sequence of amino acids in proteins?
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RNA
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Phospholipids
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DNA
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Monosaccharaides
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DNA bases are connected with ___?
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Metallic bonds
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Covalent bonds
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Hydrogen bonds
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Ionic bonds
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What element is the main basis for life on Earth?
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Oxygen
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Water
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Carbon
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Silicon
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Three main types of cells are _____:
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Prokaryotic, Eukaryotic, and Archaean.
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Bacterias, Archaeas, and Prokaryotic.
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Bacterias, Archaeas, and Animal.
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Animal, Plant, and Prokaryotic.
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These types of cells have qualities of both Prokaryotes and
Eukaryotes:
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Archaean Cells
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Viral Cells
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Bacterias
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Plant Cells
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The main kingdoms of eukaryotic cells are:
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Bacteria and Archaea
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Plantae, Animalia, Fungi, and Protista
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Bacteria, Archaea, and Protista
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Bacteria, Archaea, Animalia, and Fungi
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______ cells are usually found in harsh environments and may use inorganic chemicals to generate energy.
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Bacterial
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Eukaryotic
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Archaean
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Animal
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How many types of amino acids are used by life on Earth?
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Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is used by cells for what purpose?
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How do the structures of DNA and RNA compare?
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both DNA and RNA are double-helix shaped
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DNA is double-helix shaped while RNA is single-stranded
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RNA is double-helix shaped while DNA is single-stranded
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both DNA and RNA are single-stranded
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What aspect of a DNA molecule is responsible for encoding
information?
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Proteins are built from long chains of which molecules?
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Carbohydrates
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Lipids
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Amino Acids
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Water molecules
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What nucleotides are found in DNA?
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Cytosine, thymine, adenine, guanine
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Cytosine, uracil, adenine, guanine
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Thymine, adenine, guanine
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Cytosine and guanine
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What property or properties of water make it essential for life on
Earth?