Conceptual Physical Science
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Course Introduction
Conceptual Physical Science is an introductory course designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of fundamental scientific concepts across the disciplines of physics, chemistry, earth science, and astronomy. Emphasizing conceptual reasoning rather than advanced mathematics, the course focuses on building intuitive comprehension of natural phenomena such as motion, energy, atomic structure, chemical reactions, and the dynamics of the Earth and universe. Through hands-on activities, real-world applications, and interactive discussions, students develop scientific literacy and critical thinking skills that foster informed decision-making and appreciation for the role of science in everyday life.
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Conceptual Physical Science 6th Edition by Paul G. Hewitt
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Chapter 1: Patterns of Motion and Equilibrium
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Q1) You're driving in a car at 50 km/h and bump into a car ahead traveling at 48 km/h in the same direction.The speed of impact is A)zero.
B)2 km/h.
C)48 km/h.
D)50 km/h.
E)98 km/h.
Answer: B
Q2) The speed of a vertically-thrown ball at the top of its path is A)zero.
B)10 m/s<sup>2</sup>.
C)between zero and 10 m/s<sup>2</sup>.
D)dependent on the mass of the ball.
Answer: A
Q3) The equilibrium rule F = 0 applies to A)objects or systems at rest.
B)objects or systems in uniform motion in a straight line.
C)both of the above
D)neither of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Newtons Laws of Motion
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Q1) A light woman and a heavy man jump from an airplane at the same time and open their same-size parachutes at the same time.Which person reaches a state of zero acceleration first?
A)the light woman
B)the heavy man
C)both at the same time
D)not enough information
Answer: A
Q2) A parachutist steps from a hovering helicopter and falls for 5 s before reaching terminal velocity.During this 5-s interval,her acceleration
A)is constant.
B)increases.
C)decreases.
D)is zero.
E)none of the above
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Momentum and Energy
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Q1) From the edge of a roof you throw a snowball downward that strikes the ground with 100 J of kinetic energy.Then you throw a second snowball upward with the same initial speed,and this too falls to the ground.Neglecting air resistance,the second snowball hits the ground with a kinetic energy of A)less than 100 J.
B)100 J.
C)200 J.
D)more than 200 J.
E)none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) A 2500-N pile driver ram falls 10 m and drives a post 0.1 m into the ground.The average force on the post is
A)2500 N.
B)25,000 N.
C)250,000 N.
D)2,500,000 N.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Gravity, Projectiles, and Satellites
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Q1) When the distance between a pair of stars decreases by half,the force between them
A)decreases by one-quarter.
B)decreases by one-half.
C)increases to twice as much.
D)increases to four times as much.
E)stays the same.
Q2) A "weightless" astronaut in an orbiting space vehicle is
A)shielded from Earth's gravitational effects.
B)beyond the pull of gravity.
C)without a support force.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q3) Why doesn't the Moon fall toward Earth like apples do?
A)the great distance of the Moon prevents falling
B)moon's small mass prevents falling
C)moon does fall but its great distance keeps it from getting closer
D)moon does fall but due to its tangential motion it also falls around Earth
Q4) What is the magnitude and direction of the gravitational force that acts on a person who weighs 500 N at Earth's surface?
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Chapter 5: Fluid Mechanics
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Q1) If one caisson of the Falkirk Wheel carries a boat loaded with Styrofoam and the other carries a floating boat loaded with iron,the wheel would be A)balanced.
B)out of balance.
C)unbalanced but still useful.
D)useless for lifting boats.
Q2) A lobster crawls onto a bathroom scale submerged on the ocean bottom.Compared to its weight above the surface,its weight under water is A)greater.
B)less.
C)the same.
Q3) A flask brim filled with water is on a weighing scale.If you float a piece of wood in it,after spillage away from the scale,the scale reading will be A)less.
B)the same.
C)greater.
Q4) Fill a U-tube with water and the level in both ends is the same.Water seeks its own level.Why?
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Chapter 6: Thermal Energy and Thermodynamics
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Q1) When you rapidly stir some raw eggs with an egg beater,their temperature
A)increases.
B)decreases.
C)remains unchanged.
Q2) Heat is thermal energy that flows from A)hot to cold.
B)high energy to low energy.
C)high thermal pressure to low thermal pressure.
D)all of the above
Q3) Explain what is meant by saying a thermometer measures its own temperature.
Q4) Increasing the temperature of 1 gram of ice-cold water to the temperature of boiling water requires
A)80 calories.
B)100 calories.
C)540 calories.
D)none of the above
Q5) More disorder means A)greater entropy.
B)no particular change in entropy.
C)less entropy.
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Chapter 7: Heat Transfer and Change of Phase
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Q1) A good reflector of radiation is a A)good absorber of radiation.
B)good emitter of radiation.
C)poor absorber of radiation.
D)none of the above
Q2) The dew that forms on a cold soda can when taken from a refrigerator is due to A)evaporation.
B)condensation.
C)sublimation.
D)none of the above
Q3) The toy dunking bird of Figure 7.28 operates by way of A)evaporation.
B)condensation.
C)both of these
D)none of the above
Q4) Why does a good emitter of heat radiation appear black at room temperature?
Q5) To say that evaporation is a cooling process is to say that the A)water left behind is cool.
B)air cools as water warms.
C)condensation is minimum.
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Chapter 8: Static and Current Electricity
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Q1) Distinguish between ac and dc.When you plug a light bulb into a wall outlet,where is the source of electrons?
Q2) A proton and an electron placed in an electric field experience the same force.Which undergoes the greater acceleration?
A)electron
B)proton
C)both equally
D)none of the above
Q3) The electric force between charges is strongest when the charges are A)close together.
B)far apart.
C)either of these
Q4) The safety fuse in an electric circuit is properly connected in A)series with the circuit.
B)parallel to the circuit.
C)either of these
Q5) What are the similarities and differences between Coulomb's law and Newton's law of gravitation?
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Chapter 9: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction
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Q1) What any type of field generation cannot create is A)light.
B)electromagnetic waves. C)energy.
Q2) The voltage across the input terminals of a transformer is 110 V.The primary coil has 50 loops and the secondary has 25 loops.The output is
A)25 V.
B)55 V.
C)110 V.
D)220 V.
E)none of the above
Q3) Maxwell's counterpart to Faraday's law simply states that A)each change in one field induces the other.
B)electric and magnetic fields are one and the same.
C)induced fields are parallel to each other.
D)all of the above
Q4) Compared with a motor,a generator is A)one and the same.
B)its opposite.
C)of an entirely different design.
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Chapter 10: Waves and Sound
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Q1) A wave travels an average distance of 6 m in 1 s.What is the wave's average velocity?
A)less than 0.2 m/s
B)1 m/s
C)3 m/s
D)6 m/s
E)more than 6 m/s
Q2) Sound will be louder when a struck tuning fork is held
A)in the air.
B)with its base against a tabletop.
C)with its prongs in shallow water.
D)in your closed fist.
Q3) If you double the frequency of a vibrating object,its period
A)doubles.
B)is halved.
C)is one-quarter.
Q4) The vibrations of a longitudinal wave move in a direction
A)of wave travel.
B)at right angles to the direction of wave travel.
C)opposite to wave travel.
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Chapter 11: Light
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Q1) The brightest color emitted by the Sun is A)red.
B)yellow-green.
C)blue.
D)all the same
Q2) Compared with the speed of light in a vacuum,the speed of light in the empty space between molecules in glass is A)more.
B)the same.
C)less.
Q3) The color of an opaque object is the same as the light that is A)transmitted.
B)absorbed.
C)reflected.
D)all of the above
E)none of the above
Q4) Which interacts more with sounds of relatively high frequencies?
A)large bells
B)small bells
C)both the same
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Chapter 12: Atoms and the Periodic Table
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Q1) Which element would have chemical properties the most similar to chlorine (Cl)?
A)Br
B)O
C)Ar
D)S
E)Na
Q2) The following statement describes which subatomic particle best? It is located outside of the nucleus.
A)an electron
B)a proton
C)a neutron
D)A and B
E)B and C
Q3) The color of a firework comes from the glowing of A)molecules.
B)atoms.
C)gun powder.
D)laser light.
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Chapter 13: The Atomic Nucleus and Radioactivity
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Q1) Is the mass of an atomic nucleus greater or less than the sum of the masses of the nucleons composing it? Why don't the nucleon masses add up to the total nuclear mass?
A)Greater.We need to add the masses of the surrounding electrons to the masses of the nucleons.
B)Neither.The mass of the atomic nucleus is exactly the sum of the masses of the nucleons.
C)Less.The individual nucleons have greater mass when separated from the nucleus.This additional mass is a result of the energy of separation.
D)Greater.The mass of the atomic nucleus also has mass of the "atomic glue" that holds the nucleons together in the nucleus.
Q2) Which of the following statements about fusion is the most accurate?
A)The mass of the products is less than the mass of the reactants.
B)The mass of the reactants is less than the mass of the products.
C)A nuclear fusion will always release energy.
D)Overcoming the strong nuclear force results in the release of a large amount of energy.
E)Fission releases more energy than fusion.
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Chapter 14: Elements of Chemistry
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Q1) Nanotechnology and microtechnology are similar in that they both
A)are interdisciplinary.
B)have huge impacts on society.
C)are relatively new technologies.
D)all of the above
Q2) Water and ethanol can be separated by heating the ethanol until it boils away from the water.What type of change is this?
A)a physical change
B)a chemical change
C)a molecular change
D)a decomposition
E)none of the above
Q3) Which of the following would be considered a chemical property?
A)reactivity towards water
B)melting temperature
C)boiling temperature
D)conductivity
E)flexibility
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Chapter 15: How Atoms Bond and Molecules Attract
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Q1) How is it possible for a neutral molecule,such as water,to form an ion?
A)It can combine with a hydrogen ion to form a positively charged species.
B)It can combine with a chloride ion to form a negatively charged species.
C)It can fragment into protons and electrons.
D)It can absorb electrons and become negatively charged.
E)It can absorb electrons and become positively charged.
Q2) Which of the following bonds would be the most polar?
A)C-F
B)C-Cl
C)C-Br
D)C-I
E)All are equally polar.
Q3) Which of the following bonds would be the least polar?
A)C-F
B)C-O
C)C-Cl
D)C-H
E)All are equally polar.
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Chapter 16: Mixtures
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Q1) What statement best describes a mole?
A)a little furry mammal that lives in the ground
B)a very small number chemists use to count atoms or molecules
C)the amount of molecules or atoms in 1 gram of something
D)It is a very large number chemists use to count atoms or molecules.
E)none of the above
Q2) What can be said about drinking water that is 99.9999 percent free of some poison,such as a pesticide?
A)In each 10,000 parts of the contaminated water there is one part pesticide and 9999 parts pure water.
B)In each 100,000 parts of the contaminated water there is one part pesticide and 99,999 parts pure water.
C)The ratio of water molecules to pesticide molecules in the glass is so great that drinking the water is not problematic.
D)The water is highly contaminated and surely not fit to drink.
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Chapter 17: How Chemicals React
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Q1) Steel wool wetted with vinegar is stuffed into a narrow mouth round glass bottle.A rubber balloon is then sealed over the mouth of the bottle.After several hours,the balloon inflates into the bottle in an inverted manner.What happened?
A)Vinegar fumes are diamagnetic and as they accumulate above the liquid the steel wool is attracted thus inflating the balloon into the mouth of the bottle in an inverted manner.
B)The caustic vinegar fumes get past the steel wool and deteriorate the balloon,which begins to sag into the bottle and inflate it in an inverted manner.
C)The vinegar reacts with the steel wool by absorbing oxygen within the bottle thus decreasing the pressure.The greater outside pressure causes the balloon to inflate in an inverted manner.
D)False! The balloon inflates above the mouth of the bottle because the reaction between the vinegar and steel wool produces a gas which is forced upward because of increased pressure inside the sealed bottle.
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Chapter 18: Two Classes of Chemical Reactions
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Q1) Which of the above images best depicts a water solution of a weak acid (represented by HA)?
A)A
B)B
C)C
D)All of the above are weak acids.
E)None of the above are weak acids.
Q2) Which of the following materials is most likely to act as a reducing agent?
A)Na
B)Na<sup>+</sup>
C)Cl<sub>2</sub>
D)Cl<sup>-</sup>
E)both A and B
Q3) How do you make a proton out of a hydrogen atom?
A)remove an electron from a hydrogen atom
B)remove a proton from a helium nucleus
C)let the hydrogen atoms undergo fusion
D)let the hydrogen atoms combine to form a hydrogen molecule and eject an electron
E)let the hydrogen atoms combine to form a hydrogen molecule and eject a proton
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Chapter 19: Organic Compounds
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Q1) Why do ethers have lower boiling points than that of an alcohol of the same molecular weight?
A)Ethers cannot hydrogen bond to other ethers.
B)Ethers do not have hydrogens.
C)Ethers are more flammable and vaporize more easily.
D)Ethers have higher boiling points than alcohols.
E)all of the above
Q2) The compound 6-aminohexanoic acid is used to make the condensation polymer nylon-6.Polymerization is not always successful,however,because of a competing side reaction.What is this side reaction?
A)One 6-aminohexanoic acid reacts with another and this reaction is favored in dilute solutions.
B)One 6-aminohexanoic acid reacts with another and this reaction is favored in concentrated solutions.
C)One end of the 6-aminohexanoic acid reacts with the other and this reaction is favored in dilute solutions.
D)One end of the 6-aminohexanoic acid reacts with the other and this reaction is favored in concentrated solutions.
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Chapter 20: Rocks and Minerals
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Q1) The Earth's temperature increases with depth.Pressure also increases with depth from the weight of the rock above.As pressure increases the A)rock above begins to melt.
B)melting point of the rock (at depth)decreases.
C)melting point of the rock (at depth)also increases.
D)temperature increases,rocks begin to melt.
Q2) Of the five rock-forming mineral groups-the silicates,carbonates,oxides,sulfides,and sulfates-which two form economically important ores?
A)silicates and carbonates
B)carbonates and oxides
C)oxides and sulfides
D)sulfides and sulfates
Q3) Limestone may be metamorphosed into A)schist.
B)marble.
C)quartzite.
D)gneiss.
Q4) In a cooling magma,which minerals are the last to crystallize?
Q5) What are the chief types of metamorphic rocks?
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Chapter 21: Plate Tectonics and Earths Interior
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Q1) Mountains tend to form in long narrow ranges because
A)of plate convergence-plates coming together.
B)pluton formation tends to develop in an elongate pattern rather than a bubble-like pattern.
C)of plate divergence-plates squeezing together.
D)they form next to oceanic boundaries.
Q2) Briefly describe the different types of plate boundaries.
Q3) Why is it that the most ancient rocks are found on the continents,and not on the ocean floor?
Q4) Earth's internal layers were discovered by studying the propagation of P- and Swaves through Earth's interior.In comparison to P-waves,the movement of S-waves are
A)faster and compresses and expands the rock as they move through it.
B)faster and vibrates rock particles up and down and side-to-side.
C)slower and can travel through solid granite,magma,water or air.
D)slower and they can only travel through solids,not liquids.
Q5) Subduction is the process of one lithospheric plate descending beneath another.Why does the oceanic portion of the lithosphere undergo subduction while the continental portion does not?
Q6) How are tensional and compressional forces related to faulting and folding?
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Chapter 22: Shaping Earths Surface
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Q1) A terminal moraine marks the
A)farthest a glacier can spread from side-to-side.
B)location where a glacier started to form.
C)farthest point of a glacier's advance.
D)location where outwash forms.
Q2) Where and how do deltas form?
Q3) Meandering streams are common in
A)V-shaped valleys.
B)natural levees.
C)flat floodplain areas.
D)areas of accumulation.
Q4) The driving force of our planet's hydrologic cycle comes from
A)the balance between precipitation and evaporation.
B)precipitation of water over the oceans.
C)solar energy.
D)wind.
Q5) Identify the locations of Earth's water,both oceanic and fresh.
Q6) What is "frictional drag" and how does it affect the external movement of a glacier?
Q7) What is the difference between a roche moutonnee and a drumlin?
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Chapter 23: Geologic Time - Reading the Rock Record
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Q1) Glacial striations on the continental landmasses provide evidence
A)that Hawaii was once joined to Alaska.
B)of the direction of Pleistocene ice flow.
C)that the Cenozoic was a very cool time.
D)that Baja California was once joined to Mexico.
Q2) What does the principle of superposition say about the ages of rocks?
Q3) The most noteworthy highlight of the Cenozoic era was the A)break-up of Pangaea.
B)emergence of humans.
C)Pleistocene extinction.
D)ice age.
Q4) The supercontinent of Pangaea formed during the A)Cenozoic.
B)Paleozoic.
C)Mesozoic.
D)Precambrian.
Q5) Similar reptiles were present on all continents during the Mesozoic era,but mammals of the Cenozoic era are often different on the different continents.Explain.
Q6) In dating a mineral,what is meant by "resetting of the mineral's time clock"?
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Chapter 24: The Oceans, Atmosphere, and Climatic Effects
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Q1) Temperature increases with altitude in the A)troposphere.
B)thermosphere.
C)mesosphere.
D)all of these
Q2) Daylight and nighttime hours are equal
A)during the summer and winter solstices.
B)during the equinoxes.
C)in mid-June and mid-December.
D)during the equinoxes-mid-September and mid-March.
Q3) Explain the statement: "At the same pressure,cold air is more dense than warm air."
Q4) The ionosphere is an electrified ion-rich area
A)in the uppermost troposphere.
B)where atoms lose their electrons and are negatively charged.
C)where air density and solar radiation is low.
D)within the uppermost mesosphere and thermosphere.
Q5) Identify erosional features of the shoreline.Identify depositional features of the shoreline.
Q6) In which atmospheric layer does all our weather occur?
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Chapter 25: Driving Forces of Weather
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Q1) An example of a convective cloud is the A)nimbostratus.
B)cumulus.
C)cirrocumulus.
D)altostratus.
Q2) Warm air rises and cools as it expands.Warm air will continue to rise as long as it is
A)denser than the surrounding air.
B)warmer and less dense than the surrounding air.
C)warmer and less dense than the air above.
D)snowing.
Q3) Hurricanes fit into which category below?
A)cyclones
B)anticyclones
C)gyres
D)cold fronts
Q4) In the Northern Hemisphere,the winds of a tornado travel at speeds of up to 800 km/h in a
A)clockwise direction.
B)counterclockwise direction.
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Chapter 26: The Solar System
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Q1) Distinguish between a star and a planet.Which glows,or do they both glow?
Q2) Why should one not stare at the Sun during a partial eclipse?
A)Because,whether there is an eclipse or not,the Sun's intense radiation can easily damage our eyes.
B)Because the eclipse event itself creates a lensing effect,which greatly magnifies and intensifies the Suns rays.
C)Because Sunspots,which are excited by the eclipse event,can easily erupt during the eclipse.
D)Because Ultraviolet radiation is intensified during the event.
E)Because coronas and corneas are always a bad mix.
Q3) The fact that one side of the Moon always faces Earth is evidence that while revolving about the Earth it
A)does not rotate about its axis.
B)rotates about its axis.
Q4) The Sun
A)rotates in the same direction as the planets revolve.
B)rotates in the opposite direction as the planets revolve.
C)does not rotate relative to the planets.
D)takes longer to rotate than for the planets to revolve.
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Chapter 27: Stars and Galaxies
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Q1) Most of the atoms in the universe are thought to be
A)hydrogen.
B)helium.
C)about equal amounts of hydrogen and helium.
D)iron.
E)elements unknown at present.
Q2) One of Edwin Hubble's discoveries is that the known universe is expanding.This means that
A)most all observable galaxies are moving away from each other.
B)light rays bend as they near the event horizon of a black hole.
C)light rays undergo acceleration as they travel vast distances.
D)the mass of the universe is slowly dissipating.
Q3) A supercluster is a
A)cluster of galactic clusters.
B)very large local cluster.
C)local cluster with at least 10,000 supergiant stars.
D)local cluster with at least 500 supermassive black holes.
Q4) What event marks the birth of a star,and what event marks its death?
Q5) What happens to a star when the fusion cycle gets to the element iron?
Q6) Describe the fate of planet Earth if the Sun were to collapse to a black hole.
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Chapter 28: The Structure of Space and Time
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Q1) A four dimensional image of a coffee table is depicted in a A)tesseract.
B)video.
C)photograph.
D)hologram.
Q2) A strong gravitational field
A)slows a clock.
B)speeds up a clock.
C)has no effect on the speed of a clock.
Q3) Where is dark matter found in the periodic table?
A)within the noble gas elements
B)the transition metals
C)all radioactive elements
D)no where at all
Q4) Cepheids are types of stars that regularly change how bright they are over a period of a few
A)days.
B)months.
C)year.
D)decades.
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Chapter 29: Prologue: The Nature of Science
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Q1) Science is concerned mainly with the A)natural world.
B)spiritual world.
C)difference between right and wrong.
D)search for eternal truths.
Q2) Which of these is a scientific hypothesis (that could be proved wrong)?
A)atoms in proper proportions make us feel good
B)atoms are in all the stars in the universe
C)an atom is the smallest bit of matter in a material
D)none of the above
Q3) Which of the following involves passion,talent,and intelligence?
A)art
B)literature
C)music
D)science
E)all of the above
Q4) In science,an educated guess is a
A)hypothesis.
B)theory.
C)both
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