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What is going on in Cyprus and why did it happen?

Vesta is an asteroid that is 2.362 AU from the Sun. How long is Vesta’s orbital period in Earth years?

a. 5.58 years

b. 3.63 years

c. 1.54 years

d. 2.36 years

Which region in the atmosphere would you find meteors?

The removal of which tropic level of the food chain would have the biggest effect on the ecosystem?

a. Whales

b. Plankton

c. Crabs

d. Fish

What kind of plate boundary would you find perpendicular to fracture zones?

a. Transform

b. Subduction

c. Divergent

d. Convergent

From where is it believed that most comets originate?

a. Oort cloud

b. Orion’s Belt

c. Kuiper Belt

d. Asteroid Belt

The comet Hale-Bopp is 3.75 x 10^10 km away from the Sun. How many AU away from the Sun is it?

a. 0.004 AU

b. 5.62 x 10 AU

c. 3.75 x 10AU

d. 250 AU

If sound travels approximately 1 km in 3 s, and the lightning is striking 10 km from your house, how much time passes between a flash of lightning and the sound of thunder?

a. 1 minute

b. 0.25 minutes

c. 0.75 minutes

d. 0.5 minute

All of the following except _________________ determine the thickness of the sediment on abyssal plains.

a. whether they are bordered by trenches

b. the age of the oceanic crust

c. the distance from the continental margin

d. the thickness of the continental slope

Why are green roofs so beneficial?

a. They decrease energy costs in the summer.

b. They muffle traffic noise.

c. They absorb more solar energy than concrete.

d. All of the above.

Astronomers believe that cosmic background radiation formed:

a. shortly after the big bang.

b. about 100,000 years ago.

c. about 1 billion years ago.

d. about 1 million years ago.

Match the feature with the correct Galilean moon. Has the most ancient surface features

a. Callisto

b. Io

c. Ganymede

d. Europa

According to the Big Bang theory timeline, all matter and energy was compressed into a very small volume at an extremely high temperature.

a. True

b. False

Place the steps of the nebular model of the formation of the solar system in the correct order.

A. Planetesimals begin to collect more of the gas and dust of the nebula.

B. Nebula flattens and becomes warmer near its center.

C. Planets begin to grow.

D. Young solar nebula begins to collapse.

E. The excess dust and gas is gradually removed from the solar nebula.

F. Planetesimals begin to form.

ANALOGY- Glacial period is to lower sea level as interglacial period is to _________________

a. lower sea level.

b. coastlines extend.

c. coastlines shrink.

d. less oceanic water.

The removal of which tropic level of the food chain would have the biggest effect on the ecosystem?

a. Whales

b. Plankton

c. Crabs

d. Fish

If you want to design a solar oven to cook an egg in, what color would you want the interior to be so it absorbs the most amount of heat?

a. It makes no difference; all the colors will absorb the same.

b. White

c. Light yellow

d. Black

Which of the following cannot be used as evidence for Earth’s rotation?

a. Coriolis Effect

b. Foucault Pendulum

c. Movement of the constellations

d. The cycle of day and night

How would you be able to distinguish a young crater from an old crater on the lunar surface?

a. The depth of the older craters compared to younger ones

b. The presence of rays on young craters

c. The presence of rays on old craters

d. The size of old craters compared to younger ones

What can the movement of constellations across Earth’s sky tell us about Earth’s movements?

a. It is evidence for Earth’s revolution.

b. It is evidence for Earth’s rotation and revolution.

c. It is evidence for the Sun’s revolution.

d. It is evidence for Earth’s rotation.

If the Greenland ice sheet melted, approximately how much would the sea level rise worldwide? (1 meter = 3.28 feet)

a. 164 feet

b. 16.4 feet

c. 50 feet

d. 500 feet

I'm trying to pass the CLEP exam...and don't understand this concept:

What is the relation between the proximity of the observer to the North Pole and the number of circumpolar stars observed?

a. The greater the distance, the fewer circumpolar stars.

b. The shorter the distance, the more circumpolar stars.

c. The shorter the distance, the fewer circumpolar stars.

d. There is no relationship.

The temperature of cosmic background radiation is approximately:

a. 0 degrees C

b. 270 degrees C

c. - 270 degrees C

d. - 3 degrees C

“Vesta is an asteroid that is 2.362 AU from the Sun. How long is Vesta’s orbital period in Earth years?” – This question pertains to which of Kepler’s laws?

a. 1

b. 0

c. 2

d. 3

If Star A and Star B have the same absolute magnitude, but Star A is brighter, what does that tell us?

a. Star A is closer.

b. Star A is hotter.

c. Star B is closer.

d. Star B is bigger.

The temperature of cosmic background radiation is approximately: A. - 3 degrees C B. 0 degrees C C. 270 degrees C D. - 270 degrees C

What is the relation between the proximity of the observer to the North Pole and the number of circumpolar stars observed?

a. The greater the distance, the fewer circumpolar stars.

b. The shorter the distance, the more circumpolar stars.

c. The shorter the distance, the fewer circumpolar stars.

d. There is no relationship.

ANALOGY: Geocentric: Earth as __________: Sun

a. solariocentric

b. Ptolemy

c. Aristotle

d. Heliocentric

Astronomers believe that cosmic background radiation formed:

a. about 1 billion years ago.

b. about 100,000 years ago.

c. shortly after the big bang.

d. about 1 million years ago.

During what month will Australia have the most amount of daylight?

a. June

b. September

c. March

d. December

Which of the following are two reasons why the outer planets are comprised of more gas than the inner planets?

a. They are further away from solar radiation and they are larger.

b. They are smaller and located farther away from solar radiation.

c. They were formed near radiation and they are smaller.

d. They are larger and they are bombarded by radiation.

You are an astronaut on a top secret NASA space mission. While in orbit, something has happened to the rocket’s fuel injectors and you land on an unidentified planet. Based on your observations, which planet are you most likely on?

• Very hot days and very cold nights

• Slow rotation

• Lacks a dense atmosphere

a. Mercury

b. Neptune

c. Venus

d. Jupiter

As galaxies get further away from Earth, they move:

a. the same speed as when they were closer to Earth

b. Faster

c. 2x slower

d. Slower

How do scientists know the Moon’s structure is composed of layers?

a. Both are correct.

b. The Moon’s rotation

c. Neither is correct.

d. The detection of moonquakes

If you were to travel west five time zones, what would you have to do to your watch?

a. Nothing

b. Subtract 5 hours

c. Subtract 5 minutes

d. Add 5 hours

ANALOGY: ______________: reflecting telescope as ___________: refracting telescope.

a. Galileo: Ptolemy

b. Leuwenhoek: Ptolemy

c. Newton: Leuwenhoek

d. Newton: Galileo

Why is it possible for the Earth to be at aphelion during the winter in the Northern Hemisphere?

a. Seasons are based on the proximately of the Earth to the Sun.

b. Seasons are based on how close Earth is to the Sun.

c. Seasons are based on the tilt of the Earth.

d. None of the above

In which galaxy would you most likely find new stars forming?

a. Irregular

b. Spiral

c. Elliptical

d. Barred spiral

If you put all the outer planets in order based on diameter, which would be the largest?

a. Jupiter

b. Neptune

c. Uranus

d. Saturn

Match the feature with the correct Galilean moon. Covered with an enormous sheet of ice

a. Callisto

b. Ganymede

c. Io

d. Europa

What type of star is our Sun?

a. Red dwarf

b. Yellow dwarf

c. White dwarf

d. Red supergiant

The Sun rotates most like what planet?

a. Mercury

b. Jupiter

c. Earth

d. Mars

If the thickness and composition of Venus’s atmosphere changed, it is very possible that Venus could be a habitable planet. True or False

Which planet are we on?

• Violent weather and storms

• Very short days and nights

• Massive amounts of moons

Jupiter

Mars

Saturn

Neptune

5. What can the movement of constellations across Earth’s sky tell us about Earth’s movements?

a. It is evidence for Earth’s revolution.

b. It is evidence for Earth’s rotation.

c. It is evidence for Earth’s rotation and revolution.

d. It is evidence for the Sun’s revolution.