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New York State Earth Science August 2008 - Question 01 |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 02:11 |
Correct Answer: Option 1 – the universe is at least twice as old as our solar system
The origin of universe is validated and supported by the Big Bang theory, which is believed to have occurred at least 12 billion years ago. The Solar System is thought to be at least 4.5 billion years old. Astronomers estimate the age of the universe in two ways
- By observing the oldest stars
- By computing the rate of expansion of the universe and extrapolating back to the Big Bang
Based on these arguments, the rest 3 options are incorrect
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009 04:30 |
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New York State Earth Science August 2008 - Question 51 |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 02:09 |

Correct Answer: Blue white
Class Temperature (Kelvin) Color
M 2,000–3,500 K red K 3,500–5,000 K orange G 5,000–6,000 K yellow F 6,000–7,500 K yellowish white A 7,500–10,000 K white B 10,000–30,000 K blue white O 30,000–60,000 K blue
The above chart is the evidence for the color of the star Bellatrix being blue white.
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 August 2009 08:28 |
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New York State Earth Science August 2008 - Question 03 |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 02:07 |
Correct Answer: Option 3 – Larger and have lower densities
Jovian planets are also referred to as gas giants. These include Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune. They are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium and generally have low densities, rapid rotation, and deeper atmospheres. Giant planets have diameters greater than 48000 km. their position is outside compared to relative position of sun.
Hence, the options 1, 2 and 4 are incorrect.
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Last Updated on Monday, 10 August 2009 08:36 |
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New York State Earth Science August 2008 - Question 07 |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 02:00 |
Correct Answer: Option 4 – Sun, the moon and some stars
The Sun is the central entity around which the earth, other planets and stars revolve in their orbits. The Moon revolves around the earth. Earth also spins on its axis. The spinning of the earth on its own axis at a speed differing from the moon, sun and other stars causes the apparent rising and setting of all these entities.
Hence, option 4 constituting most the entities around the earth is the correct answer. And the other 3 options referring to only sun or moon or moon and stars are incomplete and incorrect.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009 04:41 |
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New York State Earth Science August 2008 - Question 10 |
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Tuesday, 04 August 2009 01:55 |
Correct Answer: Option 2
Venus is the second planet from the Sun and it lies108 million km from the Sun. Venus is often referred to as our sister planet because of similarities in size, mass, density and volume. It is believed that both planets share a common origin forming at the same time around 4.5 billion years ago. Option 2 shows 2 shaded circles with similar sizes. Hence, this is the correct answer.
The other 3 options depict varying sizes of the planets earth and Venus. Hence, options 1, 3 and 4 are incorrect.
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Last Updated on Sunday, 09 August 2009 04:43 |
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