Question 1

List the six main regions of the Earth, in order, starting from the center.

Accepted Answer

core, mantle, crust,

Question 2

What is the primary source of erosion on the Moon today?

Accepted Answer

Meteorite and micrometeorite b

Question 3

What layers of the Earth's structure are not present in the Moon's structure?

Accepted Answer

hydrospher

Question 4

Few of the Moon's craters are actually due to volcanism, as was widely thought prior to Apollo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Moonquakes release about as much energy as

Accepted Answer

A)  a moderate earthquake. 
B)  a nuclear fission bomb. 
C)  the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980. 
D)  a firecracker. 
E)  nothing. There are no moonquakes since the Moon is geologically dead. 
A)  a moderate earthquake. 
B)  a nuclear fission bomb. 
C)  the eruption of Mt. St. Helens in 1980. 
D)  a firecracker. 
E)  nothing. There are no moonquakes since the Moon is geologically dead.

Question 6

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How do earthquakes allow us to model the structure of Earth's core?

Accepted Answer

Examining the different seismic waves we

Question 8

Name two consequences of the Earth's magnetic field detected from space.

Accepted Answer

The Van Allen radiation belts

Question 9

Where is the newest material in the Earth's crust found?

Accepted Answer

At the mid-ocean rid

Question 10

The critical part of the atmosphere for protecting life on the ground from excessive ultraviolet radiation is the

Accepted Answer

A)  hydrosphere. 
B)  troposphere. 
C)  ozone layer. 
D)  stratosphere. 
E)  ionosphere. 
A)  hydrosphere. 
B)  troposphere. 
C)  ozone layer. 
D)  stratosphere. 
E)  ionosphere.

Question 11

The lunar regolith is constantly eroded by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The lunar regolith is constantly eroded by...

Question 12

The Greenhouse Effect works by trapping

Accepted Answer

A)  incoming ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. 
B)  outgoing ultraviolet radiation from the Earth. 
C)  incoming infrared radiation from the Sun. 
D)  outgoing infrared radiation from the Earth. 
E)  the heat from the Sun in Earth's atmosphere. 
A)  incoming ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. 
B)  outgoing ultraviolet radiation from the Earth. 
C)  incoming infrared radiation from the Sun. 
D)  outgoing infrared radiation from the Earth. 
E)  the heat from the Sun in Earth's atmosphere.

Question 13

Seismic S-waves can travel through Earth's liquid outer core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The rate of cratering

Accepted Answer

A)  has remained constant over the last 4.6 billion years. 
B)  has recently increased with more collisions in the asteroid belt. 
C)  fluctuates over time, with massive bodies occasionally coming in from the Oort Cloud. 
D)  shows that large asteroid impacts are more common now than in the past. 
E)  shows that most interplanetary debris was swept up soon after the formation of the solar system. 
A)  has remained constant over the last 4.6 billion years. 
B)  has recently increased with more collisions in the asteroid belt. 
C)  fluctuates over time, with massive bodies occasionally coming in from the Oort Cloud. 
D)  shows that large asteroid impacts are more common now than in the past. 
E)  shows that most interplanetary debris was swept up soon after the formation of the solar system.

Question 15

A hot, molten body of different materials will become ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A hot, molten body of different materials...

Question 16

The Sun's effect on tides is greater than the Moon's because of its greater mass.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Within Earth's atmosphere, in which layer does convection occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The troposphere 
B)  The stratosphere 
C)  The mesosphere 
D)  The ionosphere 
E)  Convection occurs in all layers of Earth's atmosphere. 
A)  The troposphere 
B)  The stratosphere 
C)  The mesosphere 
D)  The ionosphere 
E)  Convection occurs in all layers of Earth's atmosphere.

Question 18

The three most abundant gases in our atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the principal evidence that new plate material is continually being formed?

Accepted Answer

The material in the Mid-Atlantic Rift is

Question 20

The average density of the Moon is less than that of the Earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

List the six main regions of the Earth, in order, starting from the center.

What is the primary source of erosion on the Moon today?

What layers of the Earth's structure are not present in the Moon's structure?

Few of the Moon's craters are actually due to volcanism, as was widely thought prior to Apollo.

Moonquakes release about as much energy as

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth.

How do earthquakes allow us to model the structure of Earth's core?

Name two consequences of the Earth's magnetic field detected from space.

Where is the newest material in the Earth's crust found?

The critical part of the atmosphere for protecting life on the ground from excessive ultraviolet radiation is the

The lunar regolith is constantly eroded by ________.

The Greenhouse Effect works by trapping

Seismic S-waves can travel through Earth's liquid outer core.

The rate of cratering

A hot, molten body of different materials will become ________.

The Sun's effect on tides is greater than the Moon's because of its greater mass.

Within Earth's atmosphere, in which layer does convection occur?

The three most abundant gases in our atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.

What is the principal evidence that new plate material is continually being formed?

The average density of the Moon is less than that of the Earth.

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Exam 4: Earth and Its Moon

List the six main regions of the Earth, in order, starting from the center.

What is the primary source of erosion on the Moon today?

What layers of the Earth's structure are not present in the Moon's structure?

Few of the Moon's craters are actually due to volcanism, as was widely thought prior to Apollo.

Moonquakes release about as much energy as

The Moon's crust is thicker on the side of the Moon that faces the Earth.

How do earthquakes allow us to model the structure of Earth's core?

Name two consequences of the Earth's magnetic field detected from space.

Where is the newest material in the Earth's crust found?

The critical part of the atmosphere for protecting life on the ground from excessive ultraviolet radiation is the

The lunar regolith is constantly eroded by ________.

The Greenhouse Effect works by trapping

Seismic S-waves can travel through Earth's liquid outer core.

The rate of cratering

A hot, molten body of different materials will become ________.

The Sun's effect on tides is greater than the Moon's because of its greater mass.

Within Earth's atmosphere, in which layer does convection occur?

The three most abundant gases in our atmosphere are nitrogen, oxygen, and argon.

What is the principal evidence that new plate material is continually being formed?

The average density of the Moon is less than that of the Earth.

The Night Sky

Light and Telescopes

The Solar System

The Eight Planets

Small Bodies in the Solar System

Formation of Planetary Systems

The Sun

Measuring the Stars

Star Formation and Evolution

Stellar Explosions

Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies

Cosmology and the Universe

Filters