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GCSE PhysEarth, StarsBigBangCards13 Flashcards

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A star neither collapses nor explodes because the inward force of gravity is balanced by the outward …?

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pressure

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The most central layer of the Earth is the …?

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inner core

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The second layer of the Earth out from the centre is the …?

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outer core

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The third layer of the Earth out from the centre is the …?

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mantle

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The fourth layer of the Earth out from the centre is the …?

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crust

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6
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The Earth’s crust is made mostly from …?

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basalt rock

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The Earth’s …?… is made mostly from silica and minerals of iron, magnesium and other metals.

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mantle

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The Earth’s core is made from …???

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Iron and Nickel

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The process by which stars release energy

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Nuclear fusion

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The outward pressure in a star is maintained by the nuclear …?… reactions inside it

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fusion

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Stars are made mostly of …?…

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Hydrogen

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Nuclear fusion in a star turns Hydrogen into …?

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Helium

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The name given to the layer of the Earth made up of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle is the …?

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lithosphere

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When gravity compresses a cloud of Hydrogen so much that its temperature reaches 15 million degrees Celsius, the cloud becomes a …?

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star

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How light from distant galaxies provides supporting evidence for the Big Bang Theory

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Galactic Red Shift

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One observation that seems to provide supporting evidence for the Big Bang Theory is called the Cosmic …?… Background Radiation

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Microwave

17
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The observed relative abundances of Hydrogen and …?… seem to provide supporting evidence for the Big Bang Theory

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Helium

18
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According to the Big Bang theory the age of the universe is about …??… years

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13.7 billion

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According to the Big Bang theory, as time goes by the temperature and density of the universe both …?

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decrease

20
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According to the Big Bang theory, as time goes by the size of the universe …?

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increases

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