SES 4U Final Exam Review

SES 4UI Ms. Roy

SES 4U Final Exam Review Please note: This review is to supplement your studying. Please review all UNITS of study and review all class notes, activities, readings, and summative assignments and tests.

Exam Format:  70 multiple choice  49 short answer including calculations and thinking  6 marks communication  6 making connections

Unit 1: Astronomy Light and Stars 1.0 Life and Death of a star: Illustrate the common stellar evolution pathway that two stars (one small mass and one large) would take. Make a flow chart.

Small mass star

Large mass star

2.0 H-R Diagram - Illustrate a typical H-R diagram in the space below. Be sure to label your x and y axis. Add the locations of the following stars: 2.1 Main sequence 2.2 Red Giants and Super Giants 2.3 White Dwarf 2.4 Blue Giants 2.5 Our sun 2.6 Spectral classes

3.0 What is the big bang theory?

Give two pieces of evidence to support it.

4.0 What are two contributions that Edwin Hubble has given Space Science?

Unit 2: Planetary Science 1.) According to Kepler’s third law, the period of a planet can be determined by knowing the mean distance from the sun. Uranus’s mean distance is 19.2 AU from the sun. What is it’s period? Show work. (2 marks). Answer using a ‘therefore’ statement. SES 4UI Ms. Roy

2.) PLOTTING AN ELLIPSE: On the graph, plot the following data points for ellipse x. Each grid space represents one unit. (6 marks) 0 , + 4 + 1.0 , + 3.9 + 2.0 , + 3.7 + 3.0 , + 3.2 + 4.0 , + 2.4

+ 5.0 , 0 0 2

PLOT THE FOCI: + 3.0 , 0 0

0 A.) WHAT IS THE DISTANCE BETWEEN FOCI? -5 -4 -3 -2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5

______

B.) WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF THE SEMI MAJOR AXIS? ______

C.) WHAT IS THE ECCENTRICITY? ______

3.)Twin asteroids are headed in our direction.  Asteroid A has a mass of 779 kg, a diameter of 54 meters and is traveling at a velocity of 785 cm/s.  Asteroid B has a mass of 656 kg, a diameter of 60 meters and is traveling at a velocity of 850 cm/s. . a.) Which asteroid has the greatest Kinetic Energy? Show your math (for each) to explain your answer. (2 marks). You may use scientific notation if needed. Use a therefore statement for your answer.

4. What is a solar storm? Explain how earth is protected and how earth could be vulnerable. SES 4UI Ms. Roy

5.) Review early theorists. Complete chart. Ptolemy Copernicus Kepler Theory/discoveries

6.) Complete the following chart on solar system debris:

size Composition Location in solar system Asteroid

Meteoroid

7.) Moon: review features and terms: maria regolith mascon rille

Unit 3: Earth’s Materials

1. Classify each of the following rocks by putting them in the chart below GRANITE OBSIDIAN GNEISS LIMESTONE BASALT SHALE MARBLE SLATE SANDSTONE QUARTZITE Sedimentary Igneous Metamorphic SES 4UI Ms. Roy

2.) Identify Moh’s scale of hardness by listing the hardness of known substances or minerals and their rating. Add the following to the scale: Talc, Diamond, Copper, Glass, Iron, Quartz, Fingernail, and their associated hardness.

Hardness Substance 1

3.) List 5 different properties of minerals that you could use to determine the identity of an unknown mineral. Use an example of each. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

4. Mining and the Environment: a.) List some impacts that mining has on the environment.

b.) Think of some examples of minerals that are mined in Canada and how they can impact the environment.

5.) Illustrate your interpretation of the rock cycle using these terms: magma, sediments, deposition, metamorphic, igneous, melting, heat & pressure, weathering & erosion, sedimentary, solidification, lava

Unit 4: Geological Processes (Tectonics) 1.) Draw a cross section of earth in the space provided.

2.) a.) Label each region of the earth’s interior. b.) In a different colour, identify the lithosphere and asthenosphere. c.) Identify the state associated with each layer. SES 4UI Ms. Roy

3.) Describe the theory of continent drift. List 3 pieces of evidence to support it.

4.) Draw a diagram to illustrate the following a.) Divergent plate boundary b.) Hotspot volcano(how it forms)

c.) an igneous intrusioncutting through d.) A composite volcano with a magma chamber, sedimentary rock a fumarole, central vent and ash plume

5.) Define the following terms a.) intusion e.) liquefaction b.) pahoehoe f.) batholith c.) lahar g.) triangulation d.) rhyolitic magma h.) tsunami

6.) Label the identified tectonic plates on the map provided. SES 4UI Ms. Roy

Unit 5: Geologic History 1.) Complete the following chart on geologic time. Some information has been filled in for you. Complete the missing ones indicated with a “ ”

Eon Era Period

Cenozoic

Mesozoic Jurassic Phanerozoic

Triassic

Mississippian

Silurian

5. Discuss three pieces of evidence that support K-T. 1.) 2.) 3.)

2.) Look at the following diagram: a. Identify what has happened at point B ______b. What is older: A or B? How do you know?

3.) Radiometric Dating: review rates of decay graph, and types of fossilization. 4.)Compare Lucy and Ardi Luci Ardi Age/Time Period Locomotion