WGU C165 Module 5 Conservation of Energy, Earth & Sky Study Exam Questions with complete Answers 2024/2025
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WGU C165 Module 5 Conservation of Energy, Earth & Sky Study Exam Questions with complete Answers 2024/2025
Nuclear Fusion - correct answer the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to make a bigger nucleus
Star - correct answer A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that u...
WGU C165 Module 5 Conservation of Energy,
Earth & Sky Study Exam Questions with
complete Answers 2024/2025
Nuclear Fusion - correct answer the process by which two or more small nuclei fuse to
make a bigger nucleus
Star - correct answer A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes
nuclear fusion.
Galaxy - correct answer a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and
dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
Milky Way Galaxy - correct answer the galaxy containing our solar system
Orbit - correct answer The path of an object as it revolves around another object in
space
Solar System - correct answer sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve
around the sun
Planets - correct answer a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
Asteroids - correct answer a small rocky body orbiting the sun
Inner Planets - correct answer the planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth,
and Mars
outer planets - correct answer Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. Called Gas Giants.
, Moons - correct answer Smaller objects that orbit a planet
Comets - correct answer a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and,
when near the sun, a "tail" of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
Axis of Rotation - correct answer an imaginary line about which a turning body such as
earth rotates
Earth's Tilt - correct answer
Crust - correct answer Earth's outermost layer.
Mantle - correct answer The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
Outer Core - correct answer A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner
core of Earth
Inner Core - correct answer A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of
Earth
Physical weathering - correct answer the mechanical breakdown of rocks and minerals
Chemical Weathering - correct answer The process that breaks down rock through
chemical changes
Erosion - correct answer The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports
soil and sediment from one location to another
Deposition - correct answer Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
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