Test 1 SCI 225 with correct answers 2024/2025

Test 1 SCI 225 How is solar radiation distributed on Earth's surface? - correct answer hottest towards the equator because of its direct rays hitting the earth directly. What is law of superposition? - correct answer oldest rocks are on the bottom. How can you determine the age of the seafloor? - correct answer The youngest crust of the ocean floor can be found near the seafloor spreading centers or mid-ocean ridges. As the plates split apart, magma rises from below the Earth's surface to fill in the empty void. how does climate connect to biomes? - correct answer biomes determine by climate primarily temperature and precipitation How do seasons impact earth's systems? - correct answer seasonal changes like evaporation, lake levels, snow coverage, air moisture What are indirect rays? - correct answer hitting earth at 45 degrees it will still be warm but not hot hitting earth at 30 degrees it will be cold What is the Nature of Science? - correct answer NOS is the sum total of the "rules of the game" leading to knowledge production and the evaluation of truth claims in the natural sciences. What is a hypothesis? - correct answer a tentative explanation of an observation that can be tested. It acts as a starting point for further explanation. What is a law? - correct answer describes what will happen in each situation as demonstrated by a mathematical equation, where theories describe how the phenomenon happens. What is a theory? - correct answer an explanation of some aspect of the natural world that is well adjusted by facts, tested hypothesis, and laws.