Manhattan Prep - 5 Lb. Book of Gre Practice Problems 1,800 Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb Series (2019 Edition))-Manhattan Prep (2019)
Participants arrange themselves into a tableau.
(E)
Performances are guided by a mediator.
Questions 95–97 are based on the following reading passage. Stars create energy through the process of fusion. When a star
explodes—a phenomenon
called a supernova—so much energy is released that heavy metals such
as iron and gold are
formed, seeding surrounding hydrogen clouds. Newer stars therefore
contain more heavy
elements in their atmospheres. Heavy elements form the materials that
make up our planet
5 (and even human bodies). It is believed that for a system of planets
such as our solar system to form
around a star during cloud contraction, the presence of these heavy
elements in the cloud is a
necessity.
A molecular cloud can become unstable and collapse by the force of
gravity, overcoming
outward thermal pressure of the constituent gases. At a given
temperature and density, two
10 critical measures of size, Jeans mass and Jeans length, can be calculated.
If the size of the cloud
exceeds either of these critical values, gravity will ultimately win, and
the probability of eventual
cloud contraction is high.
However, some outside influence is still evidently required for a
theoretically unstable cloud
to initiate collapse. The natural rotation of a galaxy can slowly alter the
structure of a cloud, for
15 instance. Surrounding supernovae can generate shockwaves powerful
enough to affect the debris
in other clouds, forcing the debris inward and possibly causing
contraction to begin. One theory
states that density waves propagating through spiral structures can also
sufficiently stimulate
clouds to cause contraction.
Consider each of the answer choices separately and indicate all that apply.
95. The author of the passage suggests that cloud contraction may begin in
which of the following ways?
Through the process of fusion
Explosions of stars within a close enough proximity, generating
shockwaves that prompt contraction in nearby clouds
Debris forced outwards from a cloud
96. Which of the following inferences about our solar system is best
supported by the passage?
(A)
Life in the solar system depends on energy from the sun.
(B)
When the system reaches a particular size, it can become unstable
and begin to collapse.
(C)
The natural rotation of the galaxy can alter the galaxy’s structure.
(D)
It is believed to have been formed from materials “seeded” into
hydrogen clouds.
(E)
It produced so much energy when it was formed that heavy
elements were generated.
97. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following inhibits
interstellar cloud collapse?
(A)
Supernova explosions
(B)
Galactic rotation
(C)
Thermal pressure
(D)
Gravitational force
(E)
Density waves