,CHAPTER 01: The Earth in Context
FU FU FU FU FU
MULTIPLE FUCHOICE
1. Our FUSun FUbelongs FUto FUa FUgalaxy FUknown FUas FU .
a. Andromeda c. the FUMilky FUWay
b. Cepheus d. F U F U the FUStratosphere
ANS: F U C DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
2. The FU theory FUstates FUthat FUthe FUUniverse FUis FUcontinually
FUgrowing.
a. Big FUBang c. nebular FUexpansion
b. expanding FUuniverse d. F U F U heliocentric
ANS: F U B DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
3. is FUthe FUstudy FUof FUthe FUhistory FUand FUstructure FUof FUthe FUUniverse.
a. Geology c. Physics
b. Geophysics d. F U F U Cosmology
ANS: F U D DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
4. Compared FUto FUour FUSun, FUfirst-generation FUstars FUtend FUto FUbe FU .
a. larger FUin FUmass FUand FUcooler c. smaller FUin FUmass FUand FUcooler
b. larger FUin FUmass FUand FUhotter d. F U F U smaller FUin FUmass FUand FUhotter
ANS: F U B DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.3
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Understanding
5. Atoms FUthat FUare FUheavier FUthan FUiron FUare FUgenerally FUproduced FUby FU .
a. fission FUreactions FUwithin FUstars c. explosions FUof FUsupernovas
b. fusion FUreactions FUwithin FUstars d. F U F U the FUBig FUBang
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.4
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Understanding
6. Using FUthe FUimage FUbelow FUof FUan FUatom, FUwhere FUare FUthe FUprotons FUlocated?
, a. A c. C
b. F U d. D
F UB
D DIF: Easy REF: Box
ANS: FU1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Applying
7. If FUthe FUtemperature FUof FUa FUmaterial FUis FUraised FUso FUhigh FUthat FUelectrons FUbecome FUstripped FUfrom
FUatoms, FUwhat FUis FUformed?
a. a FUgas c. a FUliquid
b. a FUplasma d. F U F U a FUsolid
ANS: F U B DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U Box FU1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Applying
8. Which FUof FUthe FUfollowing FUbodies FUis FUthe FUsmallest?
a. planet c. protoplanet
b. star d. F U F U planetesimal
ANS: F U D DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.4
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Analyzing
9. In FUthe FUheliocentric FUmodel, FU .
a. Earth FUorbits FUaround FUthe FUSun c. Earth FUis FUa FUstationary FUplanet
b. the FUSun FUorbits FUaround FUEarth d. F U F U all FUplanets FUorbit FUEarth
ANS: F U A DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Remembering
10. The FUJovian FUplanets FUare FU .
a. Mars, FUMercury, FUand FUVenus c. Jupiter, FUSaturn, FUUranus, FUand FUNeptune
b. Mars, FUVenus, FUand FUJupiter d. F U Mars FUand
Saturn FUANS:
FU FU C DIF: Easy REF: F U 1.2
, OBJ: F U FU Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Remembering
11. The FUSun FUwas FUcreated FUat FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUaccretionary FUdisk FUwhen FUthe FUtemperature
FUbecame FUhigh FUenough FUfor FU to FUoccur.
a. fusion c. combustion
b. fission d. F U F U radiation
ANS: F U A DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.3
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
12. The FUplanets FUorbit FUthe FUSun FUalong FUthe FU plane.
a. orbital c. ecliptic
b. concentric d. F U F U rotational
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
13. Terrestrial FUplanets FUare FUmainly FUcomposed FUof FU while FUJovian FUplanets FUare FUmade
FUdominantly FUof FU .
a. volatiles; FUrock FUand FUmetals
b. rock FUand FUmetals; FUvolatiles
c. refractory FUmaterials; FUvolatiles FUand FUmetals
d. volatiles FUand FUmetals; FUrefractory FUmaterials
ANS: F U B DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
14. An FUimportant FUcontribution FUmade FUby FUCopernicus FUis FUhis FU(correct) FUassertion FUthat FUthe FU .
a. Earth FUis FUspherical
b. Sun FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUwhole FUUniverse
c. Sun FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUEarth’s FUorbit
d. Earth FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUUniverse
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Applying
15. The FUimage FUbelow FUrepresents FUwhich FUmodel FUof FUthe FUsolar FUsystem?
a. lunarcentric c. geocentric
b. electrocentric d. F U F U heliocentric
ANS: F U C DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Applying
FU FU FU FU FU
MULTIPLE FUCHOICE
1. Our FUSun FUbelongs FUto FUa FUgalaxy FUknown FUas FU .
a. Andromeda c. the FUMilky FUWay
b. Cepheus d. F U F U the FUStratosphere
ANS: F U C DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
2. The FU theory FUstates FUthat FUthe FUUniverse FUis FUcontinually
FUgrowing.
a. Big FUBang c. nebular FUexpansion
b. expanding FUuniverse d. F U F U heliocentric
ANS: F U B DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
3. is FUthe FUstudy FUof FUthe FUhistory FUand FUstructure FUof FUthe FUUniverse.
a. Geology c. Physics
b. Geophysics d. F U F U Cosmology
ANS: F U D DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Remembering
4. Compared FUto FUour FUSun, FUfirst-generation FUstars FUtend FUto FUbe FU .
a. larger FUin FUmass FUand FUcooler c. smaller FUin FUmass FUand FUcooler
b. larger FUin FUmass FUand FUhotter d. F U F U smaller FUin FUmass FUand FUhotter
ANS: F U B DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.3
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Understanding
5. Atoms FUthat FUare FUheavier FUthan FUiron FUare FUgenerally FUproduced FUby FU .
a. fission FUreactions FUwithin FUstars c. explosions FUof FUsupernovas
b. fusion FUreactions FUwithin FUstars d. F U F U the FUBig FUBang
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.4
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Understanding
6. Using FUthe FUimage FUbelow FUof FUan FUatom, FUwhere FUare FUthe FUprotons FUlocated?
, a. A c. C
b. F U d. D
F UB
D DIF: Easy REF: Box
ANS: FU1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Applying
7. If FUthe FUtemperature FUof FUa FUmaterial FUis FUraised FUso FUhigh FUthat FUelectrons FUbecome FUstripped FUfrom
FUatoms, FUwhat FUis FUformed?
a. a FUgas c. a FUliquid
b. a FUplasma d. F U F U a FUsolid
ANS: F U B DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U Box FU1.1
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Applying
8. Which FUof FUthe FUfollowing FUbodies FUis FUthe FUsmallest?
a. planet c. protoplanet
b. star d. F U F U planetesimal
ANS: F U D DIF: Moderate REF: F U F U 1.4
OBJ: F U Understand FUmodern FUconcepts FUconcerning FUthe FUbasic FUarchitecture FUof FUour
FUUniverse FUand FUits FUcomponents. MSC: F U Analyzing
9. In FUthe FUheliocentric FUmodel, FU .
a. Earth FUorbits FUaround FUthe FUSun c. Earth FUis FUa FUstationary FUplanet
b. the FUSun FUorbits FUaround FUEarth d. F U F U all FUplanets FUorbit FUEarth
ANS: F U A DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Remembering
10. The FUJovian FUplanets FUare FU .
a. Mars, FUMercury, FUand FUVenus c. Jupiter, FUSaturn, FUUranus, FUand FUNeptune
b. Mars, FUVenus, FUand FUJupiter d. F U Mars FUand
Saturn FUANS:
FU FU C DIF: Easy REF: F U 1.2
, OBJ: F U FU Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Remembering
11. The FUSun FUwas FUcreated FUat FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUaccretionary FUdisk FUwhen FUthe FUtemperature
FUbecame FUhigh FUenough FUfor FU to FUoccur.
a. fusion c. combustion
b. fission d. F U F U radiation
ANS: F U A DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.3
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
12. The FUplanets FUorbit FUthe FUSun FUalong FUthe FU plane.
a. orbital c. ecliptic
b. concentric d. F U F U rotational
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
13. Terrestrial FUplanets FUare FUmainly FUcomposed FUof FU while FUJovian FUplanets FUare FUmade
FUdominantly FUof FU .
a. volatiles; FUrock FUand FUmetals
b. rock FUand FUmetals; FUvolatiles
c. refractory FUmaterials; FUvolatiles FUand FUmetals
d. volatiles FUand FUmetals; FUrefractory FUmaterials
ANS: F U B DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Understanding
14. An FUimportant FUcontribution FUmade FUby FUCopernicus FUis FUhis FU(correct) FUassertion FUthat FUthe FU .
a. Earth FUis FUspherical
b. Sun FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUwhole FUUniverse
c. Sun FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUEarth’s FUorbit
d. Earth FUis FUthe FUcenter FUof FUthe FUUniverse
ANS: F U C DIF: Difficult REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Applying
15. The FUimage FUbelow FUrepresents FUwhich FUmodel FUof FUthe FUsolar FUsystem?
a. lunarcentric c. geocentric
b. electrocentric d. F U F U heliocentric
ANS: F U C DIF: Easy REF: F U F U 1.2
OBJ: F U F U Understand FUthe FUcharacter FUof FUour FUSolar FUSystem. MSC: F U Applying
