Question 1

What is the first stage of planetary development?

Accepted Answer

A)  cratering 
B)  flooding 
C)  bombardment 
D)  differentiation 
E)  slow surface evolution 
A)  cratering 
B)  flooding 
C)  bombardment 
D)  differentiation 
E)  slow surface evolution

Question 2

Pressure ( P ) waves move as displacements of particles perpendicular to the waves' direction of travel.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The __________ refers to many volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean which are active due to subduction of the ocean floor.

Accepted Answer

Ring of Fi

Question 4

Based purely on its size, which of these planetary bodies is least geologically active?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Earth 
D)  Mars 
E)  Io 
A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Earth 
D)  Mars 
E)  Io

Question 5

Earth displays slower erosion than any other Terrestrial planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What important role does the ozone layer play in Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet photons. 
B)  The ozone layer traps in inrfared radiation. 
C)  The ozone layer produces water vapor. 
D)  The ozone layer traps in UV radiation. 
E)  The ozone layer produces the oxygen needed for life. 
A)  The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet photons. 
B)  The ozone layer traps in inrfared radiation. 
C)  The ozone layer produces water vapor. 
D)  The ozone layer traps in UV radiation. 
E)  The ozone layer produces the oxygen needed for life.

Question 7

Which of the Terrestrial planets is considered a "water world"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Earth 
D)  Mars 
E)  Neptune 
A)  Mercury 
B)  Venus 
C)  Earth 
D)  Mars 
E)  Neptune

Question 8

A major process in modifying Earth's crust is erosion by wind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mantle material behaves like a gas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match between columns
                        Premises: Himalayan Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Red Sea
Northwestern U.S. coastline
Grand Canyon
Hawaii

Accepted Answer

The Answer of erosion and folded mountain range and rift is...

Question 11

Which element would not have been found in Earth's early atmosphere? What is the most abundant gas found in Earth's atmosphere today?

Accepted Answer

A)  nitrogen (N2) 
B)  carbon dioxide (CO2) 
C)  helium (He) 
D)  hydrogen (H) 
E)  oxygen (O2) 
A)  nitrogen (N2) 
B)  carbon dioxide (CO2) 
C)  helium (He) 
D)  hydrogen (H) 
E)  oxygen (O2)

Question 12

Earth's magnetic field is a direct result of its rapid rotation and its molten metallic core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Where can you find a midocean rise?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Pacific Ocean 
C)  Arctic Ocean 
D)  Red Sea 
E)  Indian Ocean 
A)  Mediterranean Sea 
B)  Pacific Ocean 
C)  Arctic Ocean 
D)  Red Sea 
E)  Indian Ocean

Question 14

What is responsible for much of the erosion of Earth's surface?

Accepted Answer

A)  lava flows 
B)  solar wind 
C)  impact craters 
D)  convection 
E)  water 
A)  lava flows 
B)  solar wind 
C)  impact craters 
D)  convection 
E)  water

Question 15

The formation of the Red Sea as Africa pulls apart from the Arabian peninsula is an example of what geological feature?

Accepted Answer

A)  subduction zone 
B)  midocean rise 
C)  ocean spreading 
D)  rift valley 
E)  volcanic eruption 
A)  subduction zone 
B)  midocean rise 
C)  ocean spreading 
D)  rift valley 
E)  volcanic eruption

Question 16

What is the difference between hot spot volcanism and subduction zone volcanism?

Accepted Answer

Hot spots are stationary mantle plumes t

Question 17

What is a characteristic of all terrestrial planets?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all have water. 
B)  They all have a rocky surface. 
C)  They all have a thick atmosphere. 
D)  They all have weather patterns. 
E)  They all have a very geologically active surface. 
A)  They all have water. 
B)  They all have a rocky surface. 
C)  They all have a thick atmosphere. 
D)  They all have weather patterns. 
E)  They all have a very geologically active surface.

Question 18

What form of seismic waves travel in compressions and decompressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic waves 
B)  earthquake waves 
C)  pressure waves 
D)  shear waves 
E)  gravity waves 
A)  systematic waves 
B)  earthquake waves 
C)  pressure waves 
D)  shear waves 
E)  gravity waves

Question 19

Some of Earth's rocks retain traces of the magnetic field that point backward to its field today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

_______________ produces the majority of the geological activity on Earth.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ produces the majority of the geological...

What is the first stage of planetary development?

Pressure ( P ) waves move as displacements of particles perpendicular to the waves' direction of travel.

The __________ refers to many volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean which are active due to subduction of the ocean floor.

Based purely on its size, which of these planetary bodies is least geologically active?

Earth displays slower erosion than any other Terrestrial planet.

What important role does the ozone layer play in Earth's atmosphere?

Which of the Terrestrial planets is considered a "water world"?

A major process in modifying Earth's crust is erosion by wind.

Mantle material behaves like a gas.

Which element would not have been found in Earth's early atmosphere? What is the most abundant gas found in Earth's atmosphere today?

Earth's magnetic field is a direct result of its rapid rotation and its molten metallic core.

Where can you find a midocean rise?

What is responsible for much of the erosion of Earth's surface?

The formation of the Red Sea as Africa pulls apart from the Arabian peninsula is an example of what geological feature?

What is the difference between hot spot volcanism and subduction zone volcanism?

What is a characteristic of all terrestrial planets?

What form of seismic waves travel in compressions and decompressions?

Some of Earth's rocks retain traces of the magnetic field that point backward to its field today.

_______________ produces the majority of the geological activity on Earth.

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Exam 11: Earth the Active Planet

What is the first stage of planetary development?

Pressure ( P ) waves move as displacements of particles perpendicular to the waves' direction of travel.

The __________ refers to many volcanoes surrounding the Pacific ocean which are active due to subduction of the ocean floor.

Based purely on its size, which of these planetary bodies is least geologically active?

Earth displays slower erosion than any other Terrestrial planet.

What important role does the ozone layer play in Earth's atmosphere?

Which of the Terrestrial planets is considered a "water world"?

A major process in modifying Earth's crust is erosion by wind.

Mantle material behaves like a gas.

Which element would not have been found in Earth's early atmosphere? What is the most abundant gas found in Earth's atmosphere today?

Earth's magnetic field is a direct result of its rapid rotation and its molten metallic core.

Where can you find a midocean rise?

What is responsible for much of the erosion of Earth's surface?

The formation of the Red Sea as Africa pulls apart from the Arabian peninsula is an example of what geological feature?

What is the difference between hot spot volcanism and subduction zone volcanism?

What is a characteristic of all terrestrial planets?

What form of seismic waves travel in compressions and decompressions?

Some of Earth's rocks retain traces of the magnetic field that point backward to its field today.

_______________ produces the majority of the geological activity on Earth.

Here and Now

A User S Guide to the Sky

Moon Phases and Eclipses

Origins of Modern Astronomy

Gravity

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

The Moon and Mercury: Comparing Airless Worlds

Venus and Mars

Jupiter and Saturn

Uranus Neptune Pluto and the Kuiper Belt

Meteorites Asteroids and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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