GEL 111 Earth Science - Final Exam | Questions and Answers - Score 147/150

Final Exam
Due Aug 1 at 11:59pm Points 150 Questions 150 Available Jul 19 at 12am - Aug 1 at 11:59pm 14 days
Time Limit 120 Minutes




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Score for this quiz: 147 out of 150
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Question 1 pts


The radiative zone of the sun is just outside the core which has temperatures of about 7 million degrees
Celsius.


True


False




Question 2 pts


The photosphere is:


the middle layer of the sun


the visible surface of the sun


the inner most area of the sun




Question 3 pts


Sunspots:


a violent explosion on the Sun's sufrace



are cooler, darker areas on the Sun's surface that have lower temperatures than surrounding areas, and they usually
occur in pairs

, is a stream of radiation emitted by a solar flare




Question 4 pts


The moon produces its own light as it passes through the moon phases.


True


False




Question 5 pts


Tides are the regular rising and falling of Earth's surface water in response to gravitational attraction from the
Moon and Sun.


True


False




Question 6 pts


The Earth's tilt on its axis accounts for the seasons on Earth.


True


False




Question 7 pts


Spring tides are extreme tide events that happen when the Earth, Moon, and the Sun are aligned; happens at
full and new moon phases.


True


False




Question 8 pts


We live in the Milky Way Galaxy.

, True


False




Question 9 pts


The Hubble Space Telescope orbits the Earth at an altitude of 589 km and collects data in visible, infrared, and
ultraviolet wavelengths.


True


False




Question 10 pts


The ancient Greeks believed that Earth was at the center of the universe, this view is called the geocentric
model of the universe.


True


False




Question 11 pts


A Parallax is used to measure the distance to stars that are very far away from the observer.


True


False




Question 12 pts


A star generates energy by nuclear fusion reactions in its core.


True


False




Question 13 pts

, All stars are born from collapsing clouds of gas and dust, often called nebulae or molecular clouds. Over the
course of millions of years, these protesters settle down into a state of equilibrium, becoming what is known as
a main-sequence star.


True


False




Question 14 pts


Our sun consists almost entirely of the elements hydrogen and helium.


True


False




Question 15 pts


Hubble's Law states that the farther away a galaxy is, the faster it is moving away from us. This leads us to the
hypothesis that the universe is expanding.


True


False




Question 16 pts


Star systems are stars that are far apart and stars clusters are groups of 50 to 100 stars.


True


False




Question 17 pts


Globular clusters are groups of tens to hundreds of thousands of stars held tightly together by gravity.


True


False