Which of the following disciplines study the origin and evolution of planet Earth over the last 4.6 billion years? - Answer-historical geology
Which of the Earth's four "spheres" is the largest? - Answer-geosphere
What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? - Answer-...
Geology Exam Review Questions and
Answers
Which of the following disciplines study the origin and evolution of planet Earth over the
last 4.6 billion years? - Answer-historical geology
Which of the Earth's four "spheres" is the largest? - Answer-geosphere
What is the difference between the lithosphere and the asthenosphere? - Answer-The
lithosphere is more rigid than the asthenosphere
Which of the following belongs to the biosphere? - Answer--tropical rain forests
-coral reefs
What are the two principal divisions of Earth's surface? - Answer-continents and oceans
Which of the following are the principal compositional divisions of Earth? - Answer-crust,
mantle,and core
Where is the majority of the water stored in the hydrosphere? - Answer-the oceans
What are the two sources of energy that power the Earth system? - Answer-the Sun
and Earth's interior
Which of the following is an environmental problem induced by human actions? -
Answer-urban air pollution
Which of the following steps is not part of scientific investigations?` - Answer-accept all
tested hypothesis
Which of the following statements about the scientific method is not true? - Answer-
Scientific theories and laws always hold true.
Science can use ______________ to explain a natural phenomenon. - Answer-only
rational concepts
A Hypotheses is... - Answer-a rational explanation of a natural phenomenon that is
testable.
The most widely used and accepted method of communicating scientific research is.... -
Answer-professional journals
Which of the following is a characteristic of a scientific theory? - Answer-A scientific
theory is the best explanation for observable facts
, A scientific theory... - Answer-is subject to refinement and improvement, or completely
overturn
Which of the following is not one of Earth's four major "spheres"? - Answer-cryosphere
The principal mineral used in making glass is: - Answer-quartz
All of the following criteria define a mineral except:
It is inorganic.
It has an orderly internal structure.
It has a well-defined chemical composition.
It is organic.
It is naturally occurring. - Answer-it is organic
Which of the following substances is a mineral? - Answer-quartz
Which of the following best defines the relationship between minerals and rocks? -
Answer-In a mineral, atoms are bonded in a regular, repetitive, internal structure; a rock
is a lithified or consolidated aggregate of mineral grains.
what are the components of an atom? - Answer-neutrons, protons, electrons
When atoms form an ionic bond, what happens? - Answer-Electrons are transferred to
form positively and negatively charged atoms.
Which of the following are true statements regarding isotopes? - Answer--Isotopes are
variations of the same element.
-Isotopes have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons.
Which of the following characteristics describes silicate minerals? - Answer-Silicate
minerals contain silicon and oxygen.
How many elements make up the majority of Earth's continental crust? - Answer-8
Which common mineral is composed entirely of silicon and oxygen? - Answer-quartz
What mineral is the hardest known substance in nature? - Answer-diamond
Which of the following is NOT one of the eight most common elements in Earth's crust?
- Answer-carbon
Atoms of the same element, zinc for example, have the same number of ________. -
Answer-protons in the nucleus
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