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BYU PHYS 100 Unit 4
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Match the astronomical distance measuring techniques with their approximate ranges. Triangulation.
distances up to about 1000 light years
Match the astronomical distance measuring techniques with their approximate ranges. Radar Ranging
distances within solar system
What hydrologic feature causes Deltas?
Running water
Which chemical layer has a composition of peridotite and dense oxides?
The Mantel
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is rigid and completely solid?
The lithosphere
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is plastic and completely solid?
The Mesosphere
Which mechanical layer of the Earth is mostly plastic solid with a small percent molten material?
The Asthenosphere
Match the following stage in the life of a star with the size of star. A Black hole is
large (more than 10 times the size of our sun)
Match the following stage in the life of a star with the size of star. A planetary nebula is
small (about the size of our sun)
Match the following stage in the life of a star with the size of star. A red giant is
all stars go through this stage
Match the following stage in the life of a star with the size of star. A supernova is
medium and large, but not small stars
Arrange the stages in the life of a certain star in order. Which of the following appears third?
Red Giant
Arrange the stages in the life of a certain star in order. Which of the following lasts the longest?
Hydrogen Burning Star
Which of the following is a description of the principle of Original Horizontality?
rock layers become tilted or buckled and folded after the layers were originally formed
Which of the following is a description of the principle of Cross Cutting?
a younger layer slices through older surrounding layers
When water chemically combines with surrounding rock in sub-
duction zones, what happens to the melting temperature of that rock?
It gets lower
Match the following rocks with a rock classification. Basalt is
Igneous
Match the following rocks with a rock classification. Granite is
Igneous
Match the following rocks with a rock classification. Limestone is
Sedimentary
Match the following rocks with a rock classification. Marble is
Metamorphic
Which of the following is a method to find the absolute age of geologic events.
Radiometric dating
The age of the Earth is approximately 4.6 billion years. This is an example of:
An absolute age
Greenhouse gases change how the Earth transfers heat back out into space. Which of the following methods of heat transfer do they impact.
Radiation
What two things are plotted on an H-R diagram?
Color and true brightness
The energy source driving plate tectonics is
Gravitational potential energy
The forces opposing the expansion of the universe are due to
the gravitational interaction
The speed of plate motion in the tectonic system is approximately
1-10 centimeters per year
The cosmological red shift seems to indicate that other galaxies are
moving away from the Milky Way galaxy with those farthest away moving the fastest.
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