Question 1

How is convection in nature similar to convection on a stovetop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Convection heats up water in nature and on a stovetop. 
B)  Convection makes animals happy in nature and on a stovetop. 
C)  Convection heats water on the stovetop much like it heats cold air in the atmosphere, which rises while cool air sweeps in to replace it, causing wind. 
D)  Convection is completely different in nature and on a stovetop. 
A)  Convection heats up water in nature and on a stovetop. 
B)  Convection makes animals happy in nature and on a stovetop. 
C)  Convection heats water on the stovetop much like it heats cold air in the atmosphere, which rises while cool air sweeps in to replace it, causing wind. 
D)  Convection is completely different in nature and on a stovetop.

Question 2

Which option correctly matches the scientists with what they study?

Accepted Answer

A)  geochemists: determine the age of Earth materials; petrologists: study petroleum; mineralogists: study minerals 
B)  geomorphologists: study the origin of landscapes; paleontologists: study fossilized organisms; geophysicists: study the physical properties of rock 
C)  stratigraphers: study ocean currents; mineralogists: study minerals; petrologists: study processes that form rock 
D)  hydrogeologist: study ground water; environmental geologists: study the growth of vegetation; geomorphologists: study the shapes of fossil species 
A)  geochemists: determine the age of Earth materials; petrologists: study petroleum; mineralogists: study minerals 
B)  geomorphologists: study the origin of landscapes; paleontologists: study fossilized organisms; geophysicists: study the physical properties of rock 
C)  stratigraphers: study ocean currents; mineralogists: study minerals; petrologists: study processes that form rock 
D)  hydrogeologist: study ground water; environmental geologists: study the growth of vegetation; geomorphologists: study the shapes of fossil species

Question 3

When a new theory is proposed,

Accepted Answer

A)  scientists consider it a tentative explanation. 
B)  it will not undergo further testing. 
C)  it will undergo further testing in new studies. 
D)  scientists can utilize supernatural phenomena to test it. 
A)  scientists consider it a tentative explanation. 
B)  it will not undergo further testing. 
C)  it will undergo further testing in new studies. 
D)  scientists can utilize supernatural phenomena to test it.

Question 4

All natural geologic disasters are expressions of the dynamic nature of the planet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

How is convection in nature similar to convection on a stovetop?

Which option correctly matches the scientists with what they study?

When a new theory is proposed,

All natural geologic disasters are expressions of the dynamic nature of the planet.

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Deformation of Rocks

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Water Flowing Underground

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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Exam 1: Why Study Earth

How is convection in nature similar to convection on a stovetop?

Which option correctly matches the scientists with what they study?

When a new theory is proposed,

All natural geologic disasters are expressions of the dynamic nature of the planet.

Minerals: Building Blocks of the Planet

Rocks and Rock-Forming Processes

Formation of Magma and Igneous Rocks

Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks

Formation of Metamorphic Rocks

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Earth Materials As Time Keepers

Making Earth

Motion Inside Earth

Deformation of Rocks

Global Tectonics: Plates and Plumes

Tectonics and Surface Relief

Soil Formation and Landscape Stability

Mass Movements: Landscapes in Motion

Streams: Flowing Water Shapes the Landscape

Water Flowing Underground

Glaciers: Cold-Climate Sculptors of Continents

Shorelines: Changing Landscapes Where Land Meets Sea

Wind: a Global Geologic Process

Global Warming: Real Time Change in the Earth System

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