Vocab unit 2 quiz

1.

1 point

The phenomena that shows that distant galaxies are moving away from us is called

blue shift

red shift

Big Bang Theory

electromagnetic energy

2.

1 point

The theory that all of universe began as one small, dense point that then suddenly expanded is called

Theory of evolution

Theory of plate tectonics

Kepler's laws

Big Bang Theory

3.

1 point

Nutation can best be described as

a change in direction of the axis without a change in tilt

happens every 26,000 years

its caused by Jupiter

wobble that happens every 18 years and is caused by the moon

4.

1 point

Kepel's first law is best described as

equal areas in equal times

period squared equals distance from from sun cubed

the path of the planets around the sun is elliptical

when a planet gets close to the sun it goes faster

5.

1 point

What protects us from the solar wind which would otherwise strip away our ozone layer?

heat cabacity

red shift

Earth's magnetic field

aurora

6.

1 point

The shape of Earth as it rotates on its minor axis can best be described as

aphelion

ellipse

barycenter

oblate spheroid

7.

1 point

The point in a planet's orbit where it is traveling fastest and it is closest to the sun is called

aphelion

perihelion

barycenter

revolution

8.

1 point

Which of kepler's laws is period squared equals distance from sun cubed?

Kepler's first law

Kepler's third law

Kepler's second law

Big Bang Theory

9.

1 point

The subsolar point can best be described as

point where sun's rays hit the earth at 90 degrees

point where sun's rays hit the earth at 60 degrees

point where sun's rays are at the equator

point where sun's rays are at 0 degrees

10.

1 point

The point in a planet's orbit where it is farthest from the sun and traveling the slowest is called

aphelion

perihelion

barycenter

revolution

11.

1 point

Revolution happens_____________and rotation happens______________

once a year, once a day

once a day, once a year

once a month, once a day

once a week, once a year

12.

1 point

Precession can best be described as

a change in direction of the axis without a change in tilt, our north star changes

happens every 200,000 years

its caused by Jupiter

wobble that happens every 18 years and is caused by the moon

13.

1 point

When Plants use the sun's electromagnetic energy to create chemical energy, this is called

radiation

convection

conduction

photosynthesis

14.

1 point

Equal areas at equal times means that planets go faster near the sun and slower farther from the sun

kepler's second law

Kepler's first law

Kepler's third law

ellipses

15.

1 point

Fission is

when atoms are brought together

produced in the suns

creates heavier atoms

involves the splitting of atoms

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1 point

If you are in the northern hemisphere and the subsolar point is at the tropic of cancer this is called

the autumnal equinox

the spring equinox

the summer solstice

the winter solstice

17.

1 point

The barycenter can best be described as

transfer of heat across space

center of mass between two objects orbiting eachother

oval shaped orbit with the sun at one foci

caused by the tilt of earth on its axis