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The temperature on Mars is...
a) warmer than that on Earth. b) warmer than that on Venus. c) the same as on Earth. d) much cooler than that on Earth. e) the same as on Venus. |
d) much cooler than that on Earth.
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The Earth's mantle is found in the ?
a) hydrosphere b) geosphere c) biosphere d) atmosphere |
b) geosphere
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The core is...
a) the least dense layer of the Earth. b) the densest layer of the Earth. c) the same density as the crust. d) composed of liquid magma. |
b) the densest layer of the Earth.
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Deep groundwater saturating rock a kilometer underground is a component of the...
a) Atmosphere b) Geosphere c) Biosphere d) Hydrosphere |
d) Hydrosphere
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A pool of liquid magma is a component of the...
a) Geosphere b) Biosphere c) Hydrosphere d) Atmosphere |
a) Geosphere
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Oceans...
a) cover 7% of the earth b) cover 0.7% of the earth c) cover 71% of the earth d) contain 97% of earths water e) c and d |
e) c and d
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Homo sapiens and their direct ancestors have been abundant on this planet for about _________ percent of Earth history.
a) 0.1 b) 1.0 c) 10 d) 50 |
a) 0.1
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The consequence(s) of the vastness of geologic time is/are
a) events that occur slowly become insignificant. b) events that occur slowly become significant. c) improbable events seldom occur. d) improbable events occur regularly. e) b and d. f) a and d. |
e) b and d.
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The planets in the Solar System formed...
a) when a fiery hot nebula in space coalesced under the force of gravity. b) from huge meteoroids that had been flying through intergalactic space. c) when the early Sun exploded, shooting rocky debris into space. d) from a coalescing frigid cloud of dust and gas. |
d) from a coalescing frigid cloud of dust and gas.
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A tectonic plate is composed of...
a) cool, rigid rock that rides on a continuous shell of molten magma. b) cool, rigid rock that rides on a plastic mantle. c) hot, plastic rock supported by a rigid foundation of cool rock. d) cool rigid rock that floats on the Earth's molten core. |
b) cool, rigid rock that rides on a plastic mantle.
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Which of the following is not a system?
a) the human body b) the digestive organs in a human body c) a bacterium that lives within the small intestine d) an atom e) none of the above |
d) an atom
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The first law of thermodynamics states that...
a) energy is never conserved. b) energy is always conserved. c) energy is sometimes conserved. d) a closed system always shifts toward disorder. |
b) energy is always conserved.
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The formation of limestone from carbon dioxide is part of the...
a) rock cycle. b) the hydrologic cycle. c) the carbon cycle. d) a and c. |
d) a and c
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The fundamental source of energy that drives Earth's surface systems — the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere is...
a) the Sun. b) the Earth's interior heat. c) meteorite impacts. d) the wind. |
a) the Sun
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Uniformitarianism states that...
a) the Earth is uniform throughout its interior. b) the Earth's mantle is uniform, although it is different from the crust and core. c) geologic change occurs over long periods of time by a sequence of almost imperceptible events. d) catastrophic events such as volcanic eruptions alter the Earth. |
c) geologic change occurs over long periods of time by a sequence of almost imperceptible events.
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Imagine that a system has been perturbed at a constant rate for a long time, but the system has barely changed. Suddenly, a small additional perturbation causes a large change in the system. This scenario is an example of:
a) uniformitarianism. b) catastrophism. c) a threshold effect. d) a feedback mechanism. |
c) a threshold effect.
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What are the two lines on the globe that mark zero degrees?
a) International Date Line and the Prime Meridian b) International Date Line and the equator c) Prime Meridian and the equator d) none of the above |
c) Prime Meridian and the equator
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Which of the following is used to study tectonic plate motions and other motions of the Earth's crust with great precision and accuracy?
a) GPS b) VLBI c) Land satellites d) Weather satellites |
b) VLBI
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If a tectonic plate is moving at the rate of 0.5 cm/year, how would it take the plate to move 100 nautical miles (nmi)?
Conversion factors: 1 nmi = 2000 yards; 2.54 cm = 1 inch; 5280 feet = 1 mile a) 37 billion years b) 37 million years c) 37 centuries d) 37 years e) none of these are even close |
b) 37 million years
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Earth is the only planet in the Solar System that
a) has an atmosphere b) has running water c) has one or more moons d) has mountains and craters |
b) has running water
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The best type of graph to use when showing how a part of the data relates to the whole data set is...
a) scatter graph b) pie graph c) bar graph d) line graph |
b) pie graph
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Which of the following is not a unit of length?
a) nautical mile b) centimeter c) furlong d) kilogram |
d) kilogram
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Ten square feet is closest to
a) 9000 cm2 b) 10 m2 c) 120 in2 d) none of these are even close |
a) 9000 cm2
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Latitude is measured...
a) east and west from the prime meridian b) north and south from the equator c) southward from the north pole d) northward from the south pole |
b) north and south from the equator
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In the mid latitude regions, one degree of latitude is approximately
a) 1 nautical mile b) 60 nautical miles c) 100 nautical miles d) 120 nautical miles |
b) 60 nautical miles
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