Which of the following environments would NOT contain fossils?

intrusive rock formed from cooled magma

smaller than the wavelength of visible light

the remains or traces of organisms from the geologic past

According to scientists, the solar system formed from

a rotating disk of dust and gases.

What normally determines whether a substance is a liquid, solid, gas, or plasma?

The temperature of the substance

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Fredriks Unit 3 Quiz Review

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1
In an electrically neutral atom, the # of protons in the nucleus is balanced by a equal # of _?
pions
all of the above
electrons
nuetrons
2
Which of the following environments would NOT contain fossils?
sediment deposited in a riverbed
intrusive rock formed from cooled magma
a thick deposit of dried mud
layers of sand that accumulated over thousands of years
3
Atoms are _____.
so small that we can only postulate their existence
small, but you can see them with an optical microscope
smaller than the wavelength of visible light
4
On a topographic map, the elevation of an area with contour lines that are very far apart is
mountainous.
constantly changing.
very steep.
nearly flat.
5
Most of the matter of the universe is in which phase?
Gas
Liquid
Plasma
Solid
6
At its nucleus, the Milky Way galaxy is about 100,000 lightyears wide and about
10,000 light-years thick.
1,000,000 light-years thick.
1,000 light-years thick.
100,000 light-years thick.
7
The reason a granite block is mostly empty space is because the atoms in the granite are _____.
not as close together as they could be
held together by electrical forces
mostly empty space themselves
in perpetual motion
8
What is the most abundant element in the known universe?
Hydrogen
Carbon
Water
Oxygen
9
Most asteroids lie between the orbits of
Mars and Jupiter.
Jupiter and Neptune.
Mars and Earth.
Jupiter and Saturn.
10
The laws of superposition and original horizontality are best applied to
Igneous Rocks
Metamorphic Rocks
Sedimentary Rocks
All rock types
11
Which type of map best shows differences in elevation?
Mercator
Robinson
gnomonic
topographic
12
The law of superposition states that in a sequence of sedimentary rocks, each layer is
about the same age.
older than the one below it.
older than the one above it.
thicker than the one above it
13
What are fossils?
living creatures with habitats in or around rock
the remains or traces of organisms from the geologic past
the oldest layers of rock in a region
objects that people of long ago left behind as artifacts
14
Which of the following is important if an organism is to become a fossil?
rapid burial and hard parts
hard parts and slow burial
soft parts and slow burial
rapid burial and soft parts
15
According to scientists, the solar system formed from
rotating stars.
colliding planetesimals.
colliding nebulae.
a rotating disk of dust and gases.
16
What normally determines whether a substance is a liquid, solid, gas, or plasma?
The atomic mass of the atoms involved
The density of the substance
The temperature of the substance
The atomic number of the atoms involved
17
At the center of every atom is a mass-filled region called the _____.
nucleus
neutron
proton
nucleon
18
Atoms combine together to form _____.
elements
molecules
ions
nucleons

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