Earth Science Semester 1 Final Exam Questions & Complete Solutions
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Course
Earth Science
Institution
Earth Science
How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems - Correct Answer technology
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations - Correct Answer scientific theory
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time...
Earth Science Semester 1 Final Exam Questions
& Complete Solutions
How people modify the world around them to meet their needs or to solve practical problems - Correct
Answer technology
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations - Correct Answer scientific theory
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of
conditions - Correct Answer scientific law
A way of learning about the natural world through observations & logical reasoning; leads to a body of
knowledge - Correct Answer science
A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question; must be testable -
Correct Answer hypothesis
According to the book, the three "big" ideas that guide the work of earth scientists are . . . - Correct
Answer the structure of the Earth's system, Earth's history, the Earth in the solar system
Characteristics of a "scientific attitude" include . . . a)______________ insures that scientists report their
findings accurately b) ______________ is what drives scientists to ask questions that no one thought of
before c) __________________ helps scientists to accept new and different ideas d)
_________________ helps scientists come up with new ways of solving problems e) ________________
requires that scientists doubt an idea until it has been fully tested - Correct Answer honesty, curiosity,
open-mindedness, creativity, skepticism
The height of land above sea level - Correct Answer elevation
The difference between the highest and lowest points of any given area - Correct Answer relief
The difference between the bottom and the top of an object - Correct Answer height
, In 350 BC, ___________________ determined the earth was a sphere. What was his evidence? - Correct
Answer Aristotle, He pointed out that ships sailing away from the observer sinks below the horizon due
to the curve of Earth's surface.
Which line is used as the starting point to measure longitude on Earth? - Correct Answer Prime
Meridian
_____________________ was the first to measure the size of the Earth. He used his knowledge of the
principles of _____________________ and __________________ as he did his measuring. - Correct
Answer Eratosthenes, geometry, astronomy
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator - Correct Answer latitude
The shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, & landforms - Correct Answer topography
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian - Correct Answer longitude
A line on a topographic map that connects points of equal elevation - Correct Answer contour line
If you were an engineer assigned to design a highway that would travel through a mountain pass, what
three concerns would need to keep in mind during the design process? You will need to "Find a route
that avoids . . .*There are 3* - Correct Answer the steepest slopes, rivers & lakes (water supplies),
houses and other large buildings
___________________ invented a system to describe and compare hardness of minerals. - Correct
Answer Fredrich Mohs
______________:a narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is sharply different from the surrounding
rock. - Correct Answer vein
What is the purpose of heating iron ore to a very high temperature in a blast furnace? - Correct Answer
To heat the iron so that it separates from other elements in the ore
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