18 Questions
What is the name of the probe that measured differences across the sky in the cosmic microwave background?
Wilkinson microwave anisotropy probe (WMAP)
What creates light elements such as deuterium, lithium, and helium according to the Big Bang theory?
Heated protons and electrons
What type of galaxy is primarily filled with cold molecular hydrogen gas according to the text?
Milky Way
What pulls a gas cloud into a disk according to the Nebular Hypothesis?
Conservation of angular momentum
Which layer of Earth's atmosphere merges with solar wind?
Exosphere
What effect does Earth's magnetic field have on storms of charged particles from the sun?
Blocks them
Which type of planet is primarily gaseous?
Gas giant
Which hypothesis involves a rogue star passing close to the sun?
Encounter Hypothesis
What do dust particles provide sites for in the Proto-planet Hypothesis?
Gas condensation
What is the highest layer of Earth's atmosphere according to the text?
Exosphere
What is the highest cloud in Earth's atmosphere?
Mesosphere
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere gets colder with altitude?
Mesosphere
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is tasked with holding all the air plants need for photosynthesis and animals need to breathe?
Troposphere
Which type of crust underlies ocean basins and is composed of dense iron, magnesium, silicate, and igneous rocks?
Oceanic Crust
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
Mantle
What is the basic unit of life?
Cell
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Solar System
What are molecules primarily constituted of?
Space, Time, Matter, Energy
Test your knowledge about Earth's atmosphere and geosphere with this quiz. Learn about different layers of the atmosphere, water bodies, and the composition of the Earth's core.
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