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MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. WhichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnUranus?
A. asteroid
B. gasngiantnplanet
C. terrestrialnplanet
D. coronalnbody
E. supernova
2. InnadditionntonEarth,nwhichnothernplanetnhasnrelativelynfewnimpactncratersnduentonweatheringnandnerosionnprocessesnonnthensurface?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Earthnisnthenonlynplanetnwherenweatheringnandnerosionnhavenoccurred,nerasingnevidencenofnimpacts.
D. Venus
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnwhatnhappenedntonthendinosaursnaboutn65nmillionnyearsnago?
A. Anmassivenvolcanicneruptionnresultedninnglobalncooling,nwhichnkillednthendinosaurs.
B. Anlargenasteroidnimpactnresultedninnglobalnclimaticnchangenandnthendeathnofn thendinosaurs.
C. AnlargensolarnflarenquicklynraisednEarth’sntemperaturentonthenpointnwherendinosaursncouldn’tnsurvive.
D. Morenintelligentnmammalsnbeganntonevolvenandncompetednfornlimitednfoodnresources,nultimatelyncausingndinosaursntongonextinct
E. Thenextinctionnofnthendinosaursn65nmillionnyearsnagonremainsnangreatnmysteryntonscientists.
4. Whatnisnthenprimarynnuclearnreactionnthatntakesnplacenwithinnthensun?
A. Nucleation
B. Radiation
C. Solarnwind
D. Fusion
E. Fission
5. Whichnstatementnbestndescribesnthenfournouternplanetsninnournsolarnsystem?
A. TheynorbitnthenSunnmuchnmorenquicklynthanntheninnernplanets.
B. Theynarenallnthensameninnsize,ntypenofnatmosphere,nandndensity.
C. TheynallnhavenplatentectonicsnsimilarntonthenEarth.
D. Theynarenlargenandnmadenofnrock.
E. Theynarenlargenandnmadenofngas.
6. Thenfourninnernplanetsnarencollectivelynreferredntonasnwhat?
A. VenetiannPlanets
B. JoviannPlanets
C. HabitablenPlanets
D. TerrestrialnPlanets
E. MercuriannPlanets
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7. Whatnisnthennamenofnthenhypothesisnproposednfornthenformationnofnthensolarnsystem?
A. Nebularnhypothesis
B. Electromagneticnhypothesis
C. Heliocentricnhypothesis
D. Andromedanhypothesis
E. Coronalnhypothesis
8. Venusnisnthenonlynplanetninnthensolarnsystemnthatnrotatesnclockwise,nornoppositenthenothernplanets.n Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenmostn
acceptednscientificnexplanationnfornthis?
A. Earlyninnthenhistorynofnthensolarnsystem,nEarthnandnVenusnwerensonclosentoneachnothernthatntheirngravitationalnattractionncausednthem
ntonspinninnopposingndirections.
B. EarlyninnthenhistorynofnthensolarnsystemntherenwasnanlargenimpactnthatnreversednthendirectionnofnVenus’nspin.
C. Venusndidnnotnformnwithnthenrestnofnthenplanets,nbutnwasnanstraynasteroidnthatnwasncapturednbynthenSun’sngravitationalnfield.
D. Venusnlacksnanmoon,nwhichncausesnitntonbehavendifferentlynfromnthenothernplanets.
E. Venusnisndensernthannthenothernplanets,nwhichncausesnitntonrotateninnannopposingndirection.
9. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnmostntruenregardingnthenBignBangnTheory?
A. Itnresultednfromnthenignitionnofnannenormousnconcentrationnofnhydrogenngas.
B. ThentheorynappliesnonlyntonthenMilkynWaynGalaxy.
C. Thentheorynhasnbeenndisprovedninnrecentnyears.
D. Allnofnthenmatterninnthenuniversenwasncreatedninnanninstant.
E. Thenuniversenbegannexpandingnfromnansinglenpointnaboutn14nbillionnyearsnago.
10. Whichnofnthenfollowingnrefersntonthenmassivenandnsuddennlossnofnplantsnandnanimalsnrelativentonthennumbernofnnewnspeciesnbeingn
added?
A. Massnextinction
B. Catastrophism
C. Fossilndepletion
D. Greatndeath
E. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere
11. Inn1994,nscientistsnwitnessednanmajornimpactnonnanplanet,nwhichnwasnansobernremindernthatnEarth-
crossingncometsnandnasteroidsnposenanseriousnthreatntonlifenonnEarth.n Onnwhichnofnthenfollowingnplanetsndidnthisnimpactnoccur?
A. Saturn
B. Neptune
C. Mars
D. Pluto
E. Jupiter
12. Whichntermnisnusedntondescribenthenrelativelynsmallnareanaroundnanstarnwherensurfacentemperaturesnwouldnallownliquidnwaternto
nexist?
A. Hydrosphere
B. PotentialnBioticnArea
C. Biosphere
D. TerrestrialnRegion
E. HabitablenZone
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13. Whichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnbestndescribesnthenfirstnlife-formsnonnEarth,nwhichnexistednaboutn3.6nbillionnyearsnago?
A. ThenfirstnmicrobialnlifenformsnwerenrestrictedntonwhatnisnnownthenMiddlenEast.
B. MicrobialnlifenbegannatnthensamentimenthenEarthnturnednintonan solid.
C. Microbialnlifenbegannatnantimenwhennthenplanet'snatmospherenandnclimatenwerenveryndifferentnfromntoday.
D. Microbialnlifenevolvednrapidlynintonmorencomplexnlifenformsninnonlynanfewnhundrednmillionnyears.
E. Evidencenfornthenfirstnmicrobialnlifenformsnisnfoundninnigneousnrocks.
14. WhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnregardingnthenMoonnisntrue?
A. Itnhadnannatmospherenatnonentimenthatnshieldednitnfromnasteroidnimpacts.
B. ItnhasnreducednthenwobbleninnEarth'snaxis,ntherebynhelpingntonstabilizenEarth'snclimate.
C. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere.
D. ItnhasnanlargenmagneticnfieldnwhichnthatnshieldsnthenEarthnfromnsolarnradiation.
E. Itsnsurfacenisncoverednmostlynwithnsedimentarynrocks.
15. WhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisnNOTntruenregardingnEarth’snozonenlayer?
A. ItnhasnbeenndamagednbynthenusenofnCFCsn(chlorofluorocarbons).
B. Itnisnresponsiblenfornthengreenhouseneffect.
C. Itnnaturallynabsorbsnmuchnofnthenincomingnultravioletnradiationnfromnthensun.
D. Thenholeninnthenozonenlayernisnslowingnrepairingnitself.
E. Itnisnanthinnlayernofnoxygennmoleculesn(O3),ncallednozone,nfoundninnthenEarth'snuppernatmosphere.
16. Evidencenfornthennebularnhypothesisnincludesnwhichnofnthenfollowing?
A. RadiometricndatingnhasnshownnthatnthenEarth,nMoon,nandnasteroidsnallnsolidifiednatnapproximatelynthensamentime.
B. VisualnevidencenfromnHubblenshowsnthatnaccretionnandnplanetaryndevelopmentnisnoccurringninnothernpartsnofnthenuniverse.
C. Thenheavilyncraterednsurfacesnwenseenonnsomenplanetsnandnmoons,nwhichnindicatesnanperiodnofnintensenbombardmentnassociatednwithn
accretion.
D. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere.
E. VisualnevidencenfromnHubblenshowsnthatnnewnstarsnarenformingninnothernpartsnofnthenuniverse.
17. Whichnofnthenfollowingnassumptionsnareninherentninnthenconceptnofnhabitablenzones?
A. Allnlife-formsnrequirenliquidnwater.
B. Thensizenandnenergynoutputnofnstarsnwithnhabitablenzonesnwillnremainnconstant.
C. Anplanet’sngravitynmustnbensimilarntonthatnofnthenEarth’s.
D. Lifenisnpresentneverywhereninnthenuniverse.
E. Waternisnpresent,ninnsomenform,nonnallnplanets.
Truen/nFalsenQuestions
18. ItnisnnownfeasiblenfornscientistsnandnengineersntonchangenthentrajectorynofnannEarth-
crossingnasteroidnsuchnthatnitnwillnnotnimpactnournplanet.
Truen/nFalse
19. Nuclearnreactionsnwithinnthensunnreleasenelectromagneticnradiation.
Truen/nFalse
20. Cometsnarencomposednprimarilynofnrockynandnmetallicnmaterials.
Truen/nFalse
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MultiplenChoicenQuestions
1. WhichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnUranus?
A. asteroid
B. gasngiantnplanet
C. terrestrialnplanet
D. coronalnbody
E. supernova
2. InnadditionntonEarth,nwhichnothernplanetnhasnrelativelynfewnimpactncratersnduentonweatheringnandnerosionnprocessesnonnthensurface?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Earthnisnthenonlynplanetnwherenweatheringnandnerosionnhavenoccurred,nerasingnevidencenofnimpacts.
D. Venus
3. Whichnofnthenfollowingnbestndescribesnwhatnhappenedntonthendinosaursnaboutn65nmillionnyearsnago?
A. Anmassivenvolcanicneruptionnresultedninnglobalncooling,nwhichnkillednthendinosaurs.
B. Anlargenasteroidnimpactnresultedninnglobalnclimaticnchangenandnthendeathnofn thendinosaurs.
C. AnlargensolarnflarenquicklynraisednEarth’sntemperaturentonthenpointnwherendinosaursncouldn’tnsurvive.
D. Morenintelligentnmammalsnbeganntonevolvenandncompetednfornlimitednfoodnresources,nultimatelyncausingndinosaursntongonextinct
E. Thenextinctionnofnthendinosaursn65nmillionnyearsnagonremainsnangreatnmysteryntonscientists.
4. Whatnisnthenprimarynnuclearnreactionnthatntakesnplacenwithinnthensun?
A. Nucleation
B. Radiation
C. Solarnwind
D. Fusion
E. Fission
5. Whichnstatementnbestndescribesnthenfournouternplanetsninnournsolarnsystem?
A. TheynorbitnthenSunnmuchnmorenquicklynthanntheninnernplanets.
B. Theynarenallnthensameninnsize,ntypenofnatmosphere,nandndensity.
C. TheynallnhavenplatentectonicsnsimilarntonthenEarth.
D. Theynarenlargenandnmadenofnrock.
E. Theynarenlargenandnmadenofngas.
6. Thenfourninnernplanetsnarencollectivelynreferredntonasnwhat?
A. VenetiannPlanets
B. JoviannPlanets
C. HabitablenPlanets
D. TerrestrialnPlanets
E. MercuriannPlanets
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7. Whatnisnthennamenofnthenhypothesisnproposednfornthenformationnofnthensolarnsystem?
A. Nebularnhypothesis
B. Electromagneticnhypothesis
C. Heliocentricnhypothesis
D. Andromedanhypothesis
E. Coronalnhypothesis
8. Venusnisnthenonlynplanetninnthensolarnsystemnthatnrotatesnclockwise,nornoppositenthenothernplanets.n Whichnofnthenfollowingnisnthenmostn
acceptednscientificnexplanationnfornthis?
A. Earlyninnthenhistorynofnthensolarnsystem,nEarthnandnVenusnwerensonclosentoneachnothernthatntheirngravitationalnattractionncausednthem
ntonspinninnopposingndirections.
B. EarlyninnthenhistorynofnthensolarnsystemntherenwasnanlargenimpactnthatnreversednthendirectionnofnVenus’nspin.
C. Venusndidnnotnformnwithnthenrestnofnthenplanets,nbutnwasnanstraynasteroidnthatnwasncapturednbynthenSun’sngravitationalnfield.
D. Venusnlacksnanmoon,nwhichncausesnitntonbehavendifferentlynfromnthenothernplanets.
E. Venusnisndensernthannthenothernplanets,nwhichncausesnitntonrotateninnannopposingndirection.
9. WhichnofnthenfollowingnisnmostntruenregardingnthenBignBangnTheory?
A. Itnresultednfromnthenignitionnofnannenormousnconcentrationnofnhydrogenngas.
B. ThentheorynappliesnonlyntonthenMilkynWaynGalaxy.
C. Thentheorynhasnbeenndisprovedninnrecentnyears.
D. Allnofnthenmatterninnthenuniversenwasncreatedninnanninstant.
E. Thenuniversenbegannexpandingnfromnansinglenpointnaboutn14nbillionnyearsnago.
10. Whichnofnthenfollowingnrefersntonthenmassivenandnsuddennlossnofnplantsnandnanimalsnrelativentonthennumbernofnnewnspeciesnbeingn
added?
A. Massnextinction
B. Catastrophism
C. Fossilndepletion
D. Greatndeath
E. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere
11. Inn1994,nscientistsnwitnessednanmajornimpactnonnanplanet,nwhichnwasnansobernremindernthatnEarth-
crossingncometsnandnasteroidsnposenanseriousnthreatntonlifenonnEarth.n Onnwhichnofnthenfollowingnplanetsndidnthisnimpactnoccur?
A. Saturn
B. Neptune
C. Mars
D. Pluto
E. Jupiter
12. Whichntermnisnusedntondescribenthenrelativelynsmallnareanaroundnanstarnwherensurfacentemperaturesnwouldnallownliquidnwaternto
nexist?
A. Hydrosphere
B. PotentialnBioticnArea
C. Biosphere
D. TerrestrialnRegion
E. HabitablenZone
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13. Whichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnbestndescribesnthenfirstnlife-formsnonnEarth,nwhichnexistednaboutn3.6nbillionnyearsnago?
A. ThenfirstnmicrobialnlifenformsnwerenrestrictedntonwhatnisnnownthenMiddlenEast.
B. MicrobialnlifenbegannatnthensamentimenthenEarthnturnednintonan solid.
C. Microbialnlifenbegannatnantimenwhennthenplanet'snatmospherenandnclimatenwerenveryndifferentnfromntoday.
D. Microbialnlifenevolvednrapidlynintonmorencomplexnlifenformsninnonlynanfewnhundrednmillionnyears.
E. Evidencenfornthenfirstnmicrobialnlifenformsnisnfoundninnigneousnrocks.
14. WhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnregardingnthenMoonnisntrue?
A. Itnhadnannatmospherenatnonentimenthatnshieldednitnfromnasteroidnimpacts.
B. ItnhasnreducednthenwobbleninnEarth'snaxis,ntherebynhelpingntonstabilizenEarth'snclimate.
C. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere.
D. ItnhasnanlargenmagneticnfieldnwhichnthatnshieldsnthenEarthnfromnsolarnradiation.
E. Itsnsurfacenisncoverednmostlynwithnsedimentarynrocks.
15. WhichnofnthenfollowingnstatementsnisnNOTntruenregardingnEarth’snozonenlayer?
A. ItnhasnbeenndamagednbynthenusenofnCFCsn(chlorofluorocarbons).
B. Itnisnresponsiblenfornthengreenhouseneffect.
C. Itnnaturallynabsorbsnmuchnofnthenincomingnultravioletnradiationnfromnthensun.
D. Thenholeninnthenozonenlayernisnslowingnrepairingnitself.
E. Itnisnanthinnlayernofnoxygennmoleculesn(O3),ncallednozone,nfoundninnthenEarth'snuppernatmosphere.
16. Evidencenfornthennebularnhypothesisnincludesnwhichnofnthenfollowing?
A. RadiometricndatingnhasnshownnthatnthenEarth,nMoon,nandnasteroidsnallnsolidifiednatnapproximatelynthensamentime.
B. VisualnevidencenfromnHubblenshowsnthatnaccretionnandnplanetaryndevelopmentnisnoccurringninnothernpartsnofnthenuniverse.
C. Thenheavilyncraterednsurfacesnwenseenonnsomenplanetsnandnmoons,nwhichnindicatesnanperiodnofnintensenbombardmentnassociatednwithn
accretion.
D. Allnofnthenanswersnlistednhere.
E. VisualnevidencenfromnHubblenshowsnthatnnewnstarsnarenformingninnothernpartsnofnthenuniverse.
17. Whichnofnthenfollowingnassumptionsnareninherentninnthenconceptnofnhabitablenzones?
A. Allnlife-formsnrequirenliquidnwater.
B. Thensizenandnenergynoutputnofnstarsnwithnhabitablenzonesnwillnremainnconstant.
C. Anplanet’sngravitynmustnbensimilarntonthatnofnthenEarth’s.
D. Lifenisnpresentneverywhereninnthenuniverse.
E. Waternisnpresent,ninnsomenform,nonnallnplanets.
Truen/nFalsenQuestions
18. ItnisnnownfeasiblenfornscientistsnandnengineersntonchangenthentrajectorynofnannEarth-
crossingnasteroidnsuchnthatnitnwillnnotnimpactnournplanet.
Truen/nFalse
19. Nuclearnreactionsnwithinnthensunnreleasenelectromagneticnradiation.
Truen/nFalse
20. Cometsnarencomposednprimarilynofnrockynandnmetallicnmaterials.
Truen/nFalse
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