C165 WGU Integrated Physical Sciences, Questions and answers, 100% Accurate. VERIFIED 2024

Earth's outer core is liquid MOSTLY because of its - -temperature Some large rivers, such as the MS River, form a delta where they meet the ocean, with land forming that extends into the sea. The formation of the delta is the result of erosion upstream where the flow is energetic and _____ where the flow is less rapid. - -deposition Which type of rock is formed when sand, silt, clay, gravel, and cobbles become physically cemented or chemically fused together into hard rock? - -Sedimentary Which force caused the hydrogen, helium, and lithium formed from the big bang to collect and form stars, planets, and other objects, as well as to form the elements other than hydrogen making up these objects? - -Gravity Which process generates the energy that stars emit? - -Fusion of hydrogen or other small nuclei to form larger nuclei Which effect is NOT caused by gravity? - -A planet's atmosphere retaining thermal energy Which property characterizes the outer planets compared to the inner planets? - -Gaseous and less dense When it is winter in New York City, which season is it in New Zealand, which is in Earth's Southern Hemisphere? - -Summer The hottest part of Earth's interior is its ____. - -inner core