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Honors: Intro to Earth Science and Science Inquiry
Honors: Intro to Earth Science and Science Inquiry
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Branches of Earth Science Scientific Method Earth Facts
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1
The light and very thin outer skin of Earth is called the mantle.
True
False
2
An understanding of Earth is essential for
all of these
location & recovery of basic resources
dealing with the human impact on the environment
minimizing the effects of natural hazards
3
The __________ influences the other three "spheres" and is where life exists on Earth.
hydrosphere
biosphere
geosphere
atmosphere
4
Earth science tries to relate our planet to the larger universe by studying the science of
astronomy
oceanography
meteorology
geology
5
The asthenosphere is a layer of weak rock found between the mantle and core of the Earth
True
False
6
Earth's crust is thinnest under the oceans.
True
False
7
Coal would be considered what type of resource?
nonrenewable
renewable
Not considered a resource
potentially renewable
8
The life-giving gaseous envelope surrounding Earth is called the atmosphere.
False
True
9
This is a preliminary untested explanation which tries to explain how / why things happen.
Paradigm
Hypothesis
Theory
Law
10
Earth is approximately_____________ billion years old.
3
10
2.5
4.6
11
The science whose name literally means "study of Earth" is ____________.
geology
meteorology
astronomy
oceanography
12
Science is based on the assumption that the natural world behaves in an unpredictable manner.
True
False
13
The annual per person usage of metallic & nonmetallic minerals in the USA is nearly _____ tons.
20
3
6
11
14
The most striking feature of the ocean floor is the
continental shelf
mid ocean ridge system
seamount system
abyssal plains
15
The crust and upper mantle make up a layer known as the lithosphere.
False
True
16
Biosphere refers to everything that surrounds and influences an organism.
False
True
17
Solar energy is defined as what type of resource?
Potentially renewable
Nonrenewable
Not considered a resource
Renewable
18
The main difference between the continents and ocean basins is their relative elevations.
False
True
19
The global ocean covers ______ percent of Earth's surface.
38
42
71
83
20
Earth is a static body with many interacting parts and a long and complex history.
True
False
21
The aim of physical geology is to understand the origin and history of Earth.
True
False
22
Earth's sphere that includes all the fresh water, ice as well as that existing underground.
atmosphere
hydrosphere
biosphere
geosphere
23
The science that studies the weather and climate is:
astronomy
geology
meteorology
oceanography
24
Earth's moon is thought to have formed at about the same time as Earth from a nebula.
False
True
25
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a potentially renewable resource?
clean water
ewoks
petroleum
clean air
26
This science is divided into two broad divisions—physical and historical.
meteorology
geology
astronomy
oceanography
27
The ocean floor contains extremely deep canyons or grooves called trenches.
False
True
28
Which one of the following is NOT an example of a nonrenewable resource?
copper
solar energy
natural gas
coal
29
The science that includes the study of the composition and movements of seawater
astronomy
geology
oceanography
meteorology
30
An understanding of Earth is essential for
dealing with human impact on the environment
finding and extracting natural resources
all of these
minimizing the effects of natural hazards
