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If we look into space and see stars that show a blue shift, what does this tell us about the stars motion?
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T hey are moving away from the Earth
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T hey are moving toward the Earth
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T hey are stationary
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We don't know
Look at the chart below and answer the following question. T he top hydrogen spectrum
represents a light source that IS NOT MOVING relative to the observer. Which statement
below is true?
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X is moving away from the observer
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Y is moving away from the observer
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X and Y are both moving away from the observer
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X and Y are both moving toward the observer
Which of the following is an evidence that the universe is expanding?
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T he blue shift of other galaxies show that the galaxies are moving away from each other
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T he red shift of other galaxies show that the galaxies are moving away from each other
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T he sun burns hydrogen and helium
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We came from star dust
Which is the best explanation of the Big Bang T heory?
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When a massive star explodes it is called a supernova
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Our solar system was formed by ancient stars
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T he universe began as a tiny point and exploded out and is still expanding today
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T he solar system rotates around the sun due to the sun's gravity.
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Why do scientist accept theories as very close to fact?
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Because really smart people have made really good guesses
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Because theories come from a very smart scientist who performed one test and got one conclusion
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T hey have been proven to be 100%
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Scientists have performed lots research and the conclusions all support the theory
What happens to wavelengths as they are coming toward you?
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T hey stay the same
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T hey get longer
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T hey get shorter
Scientist have studied nine different stars (A-I) and nine different galaxies (1-9). T hey
documented what percent of shift each star and galaxies had. T he data is shown below. Which
statement below best supports the data?
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All the stars studied are moving away from the Earth
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All the stars studied are moving toward the Earth
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All the galaxies studied are moving away from the Earth
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All the galaxies studied are moving twoard the Earth
Which is the following is the correct list of what happens first to what happen last?
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Big Bang forms light elements. Fusion occurs in Stars. Massive stars explode and form heavy elements.
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Heavy elements become stars. T he Big Bang causes stars to explode. Small elements are created.
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Big Bang forms heavy elements. Heavy elements are fused into stars. Stars explode and form light elements
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Fusion takes place in stars. Massive stars explode and form heavy elements. Big Bang creates small elements.
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When we look into the universe and see that all galaxies have a red shift. What does this tell us about the universe?
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T he universe is getting smaller
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T he solar system is getting smaller
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T he solar system is expanding
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T he universe is expanding
A theory is a theory because. . .
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It is a hypothesis
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T here is a lot of research and evidence that supports it.
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It is an educated guess
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It hasn't been proven yet
When the Big Bang occured which elements were formed?
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T he heavly elements
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All of the elements
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No elements
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T he light elements
Where do heavly elements come from?
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nuclear fusion in old massive stars
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nuclear fusion in our our sun
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nuclear fusion in asteroid impacts
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nuclear fusion in the Earth's core
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Why do stars give off light or shine?
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T hey use oxygen to burn hydrogen
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T hey are simply reflecting the light from our own sun
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Stars split heavy elements down into smaller elements
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Stars use nuclear fusion to combine elements together.
Which stars can produce the heaviest elements?
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Low Mass Stars
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Medium Mass Stars
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Heavy Mass Stars
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T hey are all produce the same elements.
Our solar system was formed from a cloud of heavy elements. Where did those heavy elements come from?
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Heavy elements fused in ancient stars and then blew up, creating the heavy elements
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T he Big Bang created the heavy elements
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Heavy elements were formed in our sun and emitted
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heavy elements were slowly formed because it is so cold in space
Our sun is a low/medium mass star, which describes correctly the future of our sun?
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T he sun will explode in a supernova explosion
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T he sun will eventually die out and become a dead star or a black dwarf
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T he sun will eventually turn into a black hole
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T he sun will last forever
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Scientist believe that heavy elements come from the supernovas. Why do scientists believe this?
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It is just a guess, there is no evidence for this belief.
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T he red shift of all the galaxies.
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T he sun has only hydrogen and helium.
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T he light spectra emitted from supernovas show the light of the heavy elements.
Which is true of both our sun and massive stars?
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T hey both will become black holes.
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T hey both will become black dwarfs.
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T he both perform nuclear fusion.
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T he both will both explode in supernova explosions
What force causes the clouds of star dust to become tightly packed balls of gas
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gravity
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supernovas
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Big Bang
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Jedi Powers
According to the picture below, which type of star will eventually become a supernova?
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Average Star
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Massive Star
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Small Star
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White Dwarf
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Which statement below is a true statement about our universe?
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T he universe began over 13 billion years ago with the Big Bang, stars Supernovas happen all the time.
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T he universe began over 13 billion years ago with a supernova, Big Bangs happen all the time.
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A big bang is a star exploding. A supernova is what started the universe.
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T he Big Bang produced the heavy elements. Supernovas only produce light elements.