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Duplicate of Big History Unit 4 "Earth & the Solar System" Review
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Mount Si Big History Project's 2015 Unit #4 "Earth and the Solar System" Review
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Which of the following best characterize the "Anthropocene Eon"...
hellish due to cosmic impacts, volcanic activity, high temps
eon with the transition from Carbon to Oxygen atmosphere
the eon in which the first lifeforms evolved
the eon named for the species Homo sapiens (Humans)
2
The scientist who accurately proved Plate Tectonics, with the help of Bruce Heezen, was?
Carl Sagan
Alfred Wegner
Niel de Grasse Tyson
Marie Tharp
3
Which of the following best characterize the "Proterozoic Eon"...
eon with the transition from Carbon to Oxygen atmosphere
the eon named for the species Homo sapiens (Humans)
the eon in which the first lifeforms evolved
hellish due to cosmic impacts, volcanic activity, high temps
4
This is an image of...
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Saturn
5
All of the following are bodies you can see in our solar system EXCEPT…
Exoplanets
Rocky planets
Gas giants
Asteroids
6
The 4 inner, or "Rocky Planets", are...
Mercury, Neptune, Earth & Mars
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus
Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
7
This is an image of...
Mars
Mercury
Pluto
Earth
8
Geology is the study of...
boring
the DNA make up of human populations
the chemical make up of the Atmosphere
the physical make up of Earth
9
Which of the following represents the correct order for the formation of the Earth?
Protoplanetary disk, planet, planetesimal
Protoplanetary disk, planetesimal, planet
Planetesimal, Planet, Protoplanetary disk
None of these answers are correct
10
Comets...
come from the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
All of these are correct in regards to Comets
may be where Earth's water came from
are objects made mostly of ice that orbit the sun
11
The arrow marked with #3 is pointing to which layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
12
The "supercontinent" that according to Geologists once existed on Earth is called?
Pangea
Dystopia
Utopia
Pancreas
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The arrow marked with #2 is pointing to which layer of the Earth?
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Crust
14
Which of the following best characterize the "Hadean Eon"...
the eon named for the species Homo sapiens (Humans)
hellish due to cosmic impacts, volcanic activity, high temps
the eon in which the first lifeforms evolved
eon with the transition from Carbon to Oxygen atmosphere
15
This is an image of...
Accretion
a Comet
an Asteroid
Earth's Moon
16
Ceres is...
the former planet recently demoted that is near Kuiper Belt
The automated voice on iPhones and other Apple products
a Dwarf Planet and/or large Asteroid in the Asteroid Belt
The most important space telescope ever created
17
This is an image of...
the Deathstar
Kepler 246b an Earthlike Exoplanet 44,000 light years away
the Moon
Earth
18
Lifeforms that have evolved around deep ocean volcanic vents use what process to survive?
osmosis
chemotherapy
chemosynthesis
photosynthesis
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The theory that Earth's crust is separate plates that are in constant motion is called…
Continental Drift
Tectonic Plates
Plate Tectonics
Differentiation
20
Which of the following does not prove the "Rare Earth" Theory?
Because God(s) created the Earth to be one of a kind
We have yet to find any other evidence of alien life
Earth's complex history is highly unlikey to be repeated
2,000+ Exoplanets, some "Earthlike", have been found so far
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Roughly how many "Exoplanets" have been discovered and/or verified thus far?
2,000
20,000
200
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Which of the following best characterize the "Phanerozoic Eon"...
hellish due to cosmic impacts, volcanic activity, high temps
the eon in which the first lifeforms evolved
eon with the transition from Carbon to Oxygen atmosphere
the eon named for the species Homo sapiens (Humans)
23
The arrow marked with #1 is pointing to which layer of the Earth?
Inner Core
Mantle
Outer Core
Crust
24
Every year, the continents move a little further apart. This is most likely caused by…
Cosmic Impacts
Accretion
Plate Tectonics
Pangea
25
An "Exoplanet" refers to...
The hard shell on the outside of an invertabrate
A small planet-like body that doesn't behave like planets
A group of mutants under the leadership of Professor Xavier
Any planet orbiting a star other than the Sun
26
This is an image of...
Earth
the Moon
Mercury
Mars
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This image is of...
Saturn
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
28
This is an image of...
the Deathstar
Kepler 246b an Earthlike Exoplanet 44,000 light years away
the Moon
Earth
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The Oort Cloud is the...
ring of asteroids and dwarf planets between Mars & Jupiter
bubble of comets/asteroids at the edge of our Solar System
The ring of dwarf planets, comets & asteroids beyond Neptune
only nebulae located in our Solar System
30
The term for the process thru which the layers of Earth were separated from heavy to light is?
Inflation
Plate Tectonics
Differentiation
Accretion
31
Earth's Evil Twin, a planet with runaway "Greenhouse Effect" (global warming) is...
Mars
Mercury
Neptune
Venus
32
What is the term that describes the process where matter combines into planets, moons, etc.?
Differentiation
Geology
Aggregatation
Accretion
33
The arrow marked with #4 is pointing to which layer of the Earth?
Outer Core
Mantle
Inner Core
Crust
34
The planets in the "Goldlilocks Zone" (habitable zone) of our Solar System include...
None of these is correct
Earth and Mars
Mercury, Venus, and Earth
Venus, Earth, and Mars
35
Which of the following is not true in regards to Jupiter?
is a gas giant and the biggest planet in solar system
known for its famous rings
possibly a failed star
huge gravitational effect on solar system
36
The scientist who accurately predicted Plate Tectonics, which he called continental drift, was?
Bruce Heezen
Marie Tharp
Niel de Grasse Tyson
Alfred Wegner
37
Which of the following is not a "New Complexity" seen in Unit #4 Earth & Solar System?
Planets/Moons
Asteroids/Comets
Nebulae/new stars
Solar Systems
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The mixture of gasses surrounding Earth (and other planets) is called...
the Galacticsphere
the Chromosphere
the Hemisphere
the Atmosphere
39
The collision with Theia, Earth’s twin, made which of the following possible?
The creation of the moon
The creation of Pangea
The creation of the oceans
The creation of the atmosphere
40
The two "outermost planets" are...
Jupiter and Saturn
Mercury & Venus
Pluto and Neptune
Uranus and Neptune
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According to scientific evidence our Solar System and Earth formed...
100,000 years ago
between 4.65-4 billion years ago
4,000 years ago
14 billion years ago
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What caused Earth's atmosphere to transition from carbon-heavy to oxygen-heavy
Volcanic Eruptions that burned coal deposits in Siberia
Cosmic Impacts (asteroids and comets)
evolution of early life-forms known as prokaryotes
oxygenating trees that were never recycled back into carbon
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Earth has suffered a series of these "events", both natural and possibly man-made...
Eviction
Distinction
Extension
Extinction
