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Earth Science Semester 1 Review

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    A review of the topics we learned about semester 1
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  • Why do scientists accept the Big Bang theory?
    Three pieces of evidence support the theory
  •  15
  • How many pieces of evidence support the Big Bang theory?
    Three
  •  5
  • When light (from a star) is traveling AWAY from the Earth, what color shift does it have?
    Redshift
  •  15
  • When light is traveling closer to Earth, what color shift does it have?
    Blue shift
  •  15
  • Which star is MOVING AWAY from Earth the fastest?
    B
  •  15
  • Which star is moving towards Earth the fastest?
    C
  •  20
  • Which stars are experiencing a Red Shift?
    B and D
  •  25
  • What happens to the light waves of a star if it is traveling AWAY from Earth? Compressed (squeezed together) or stretched out?
    Stretched out
  •  20
  • True or False: As galaxies get farther from Earth, they also get faster.
    True
  •  10
  • Which elements formed shortly after the Big Bang?
    Hydrogen, helium
  •  25
  • The change in the wavelength or frequency of the energy emitted by a moving object is called
    Doppler Effect
  •  20
  • How old is the universe?
    13.8 Billion Years Old
  •  25
  • A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy
    low, low
  •  15
  • True or false: The electromagnetic spectrum is the complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency
    True
  •  10
  • A cloud of spinning dust and gas condensed into the sun and planets is called the __________ theory.
    Nebular
  •  20
  • Inner planets are ________ and outer planets are ________.
    rocky, gassy
  •  15