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