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Earth Science-Ch. 1 Intro to Earth Science
Earth Science-Ch. 1 Intro to Earth Science
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Chapter 1 overview of different topics studied in Earth Science
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Earth's four major spheres are the ____
hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere
hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
hydrosphere, geosphere, lithosphere, asthenosphere
hydrosphere, asthenosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
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Which of the following is NOT one of the main areas of Earth science?
geology
oceanography
astrology
astronomy
3
Which of Earth's spheres includes the oceans, groundwater, lakes, and glaciers?
the atmosphere
the hydrosphere
the biosphere
the geosphere
4
According to the nebular hypothesis,our solar system formed from a huge rotation cloud of
helium and hydrogen
oxygen and helium
nitrogen and oxygen
carbon and hydrogen
5
The crust and uppermost mantle make up the rigid outer layer of Earth called the ____
geosphere
lithosphere
lower mantle
asthenosphere
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What is the independent variable?
The variable that you change
The variable that reacts to the change
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What is the driving force for the movement of the lithospheric plates?
heat from the sun
heat in the atmosphere
unequal distribution of heat within oceans
unequal distribution of heat within the Earth
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A preliminary untested explanation that explains how or why things happen is a scientific ____
theory
hypothesis
method
law
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The variable that is measured
hypothesis
control
independent
dependent
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the study of Earth
oceanography
astronomy
meteorology
geology
11
What is the study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate?
astronomy
geology
meteorology
oceanography
12
A scientific idea that is well tested and accepted by the scientific community is called ___.
theory
hypothesis
inquiry
method
13
When competing hypotheses have been eliminated, a hypothesis may be elevated to a scientific __
theory
estimate
idea
truth
14
According to the plate tectonic model, what layers form Earth's rigid, mobile plates?
upper and lower mantle
crust only
inner and outer core
crust and uppermost mantle
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The theory of plate tectonics helps scientists explain _____.
how ocean currents move over Earth's surface
why hurricanes occur
why Earth's core is less dense than the mantle
how earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
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What are the three main parts of the geosphere?
crust, mantle, core
atmosphere, crust, core
lithosphere, mantle, core
asthenosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
17
The __ hypothesis suggests that our solar system evolved from a rotating cloud of dust and gas
nebular
Big Bang
first
creation
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The inner planets--Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars--were formed by
repeated collisions of asteroid-sized debris
supernovas
collisions with large galaxies
masses of cold hydrogen and helium
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A scientific hypothesis can become a theory if ___
the entire scientific community accepts it
hypothesis is tested and competing hypothesis are elimainated
the hypothesis can be tested at least once
there are no other competing hypotheses
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The study of the ocean.
meteorology
oceanography
geology
astronomy
