Schott Earth Science Chapter 4

Question 1

Region making up the most volume of the earth

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 2

_______ dissolves nutrients that living things need and moderates Earth’s climate

Accepted Answer

water

Question 3

_______ deflects dangerous radiation particles from the sun

Accepted Answer

earth's magnetic field

Question 4

A renewable resource is a resource that has an unlimited supply.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 5

Air

Accepted Answer

renewable non-biological

Question 6

The Dodo Bird

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nonrenewable biological

Question 7

_______ protects from radiation from supernovas and the effects of black holes

Accepted Answer

earth's location in the galaxy

Question 8

Iron Ore

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable non-biological

Question 9

Mount St. Helens’ eruption is evidence for uniformitarianism

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

The lithosphere consists of the ________

Accepted Answer

Upper Mantle and Crust

Question 11

Water

Accepted Answer

renewable non-biological

Question 12

The earth's incline causes

Accepted Answer

seasons

Question 13

_______ contains oxygen and shields from meteors

Accepted Answer

earth's atmosphere

Question 14

Nuclear Energy

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nonrenewable non-biological

Question 15

Wind

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renewable non-biological

Question 16

_______ minimizes the possibility of collisions with asteroids

Accepted Answer

earth's location in the solar system

Question 17

Fossil Fuels

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable biological, nonrenewable non-biological

Question 18

What are the main layers of the earth starting from the surface?

Accepted Answer

crust, mantle, core

Question 19

This region varies in thickness from 3–6 mi to 13–56 mi.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 20

Contains the asthenosphere

Accepted Answer

Mantle

Question 21

Consist of liquid and solid sections

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Core

Question 22

Geology is the study of _____

Accepted Answer

the earth

Question 23

This region is made of solid, low-density rock.

Accepted Answer

Crust

Question 24

Sunlight

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renewable non-biological

Question 25

Frozen water is _____ dense than liquid water, thus it _______.

Accepted Answer

less, floats

Question 26

The core of the earth is mostly made of _____

Accepted Answer

Iron

Question 27

According to uniformitarianism, the ______ is the key to the ______.

Accepted Answer

present, past

Question 28

Earth is large enough (has enough mass) to generate its own ____________.

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 29

What are the dangerous radiation particles from the sun called?

Accepted Answer

solar winds

Question 30

Th earth is inclined 23.5 degrees.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 31

Lumber

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renewable biological

Question 32

Earth’s outer layer, the crust, is made of ____________ plates.

Accepted Answer

tectonic

Question 33

earth's orbit is a _______ ellipse

Accepted Answer

circular

Question 34

Too little gravity leads to strong bones and muscles.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

The idea pioneered in the 1800s of an ancient earth

Accepted Answer

deep-time view

Question 36

The earth is located ____ of the Milky Way galaxy?

Accepted Answer

halfway to the rim

Question 37

The boundary between the crust and mantle is known as the ____________.

Accepted Answer

moho

Question 38

Carbon dioxide clouds would form if

Accepted Answer

earth was further from the sun

Schott Earth Science Chapter 4

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Schott Earth Science Chapter 4

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