Test Bank For Physical Geology,
17th Editio by Charles (Carlos)
Plummer, Diane Carlson, Lisa
Hammer
. "Deep time" refers to time measured in _______ of years.
A) hundreds
B) thousands
C) millions
D) billions - D) billions
,. The ability of Earth's atmosphere to retain heat is referred to as the
A) solar effect.
B) radiation effect.
C) biosphere effect.
D) greenhouse effect. - D) greenhouse effect.
A ___________ aims to predict the complex behavior of Earth systems.
A) scientific hypothesis
B) scientific observation
C) scientific plan
D) scientific model - D) scientific model
A Danish seismologist was the first to discover
A) Earth's overall layering.
B) the Moho.
C) the two-part core.
D) the core. - C) the two-part core.
A scientific hypothesis that stands repeated testing can be elevated to a scientific
A) model.
B) fact.
C) theory.
D) idea. - C) theory.
According to the principle of uniformitarianism,
A) geologic processes we observe today have operated in the past.
B) animals evolved at a uniform rate.
C) all of the planets formed from a uniform solar nebula.
D) early Earth was covered by a uniform magma ocean. - A) geologic processes we
observe today have operated in the past.
According to Wiechert's hypothesis, the chemical layering of Earth is mainly due to
A) its size.
B) gravity.
C) magnetism.
D) its mass. - B) gravity.
Approximately 50% of Earth's crust is made up of which element?
A) aluminum
B) iron
C) oxygen
D) silicon - C) oxygen
Change in the ground elevation of Earth's surface is called
A) geodesy.
, B) topography.
C) uniformitarianism.
D) none of the above - B) topography.
Continental crust is ____ than oceanic crust so the oceans cover the oceanic floor
rather than the continents.
A) is thinner
B) occupies less surface area
C) is less dense
D) is hotter - C) is less dense
Continental crust is ________ oceanic crust.
A) less dense than
B) the same density as
C) more dense than
D) Geoscientists have no idea how dense the continental crust is. - A) less dense than
Continents float high because they are
A) denser than the mantle.
B) less dense than the mantle.
C) the same density as the mantle.
D) thicker than the mantle. - B) less dense than the mantle.
Devices used to detect earthquakes are called
A) thermometers.
B) vibraphones.
C) seismometers.
D) tilt meters. - ) seismometers.
Earth exchanges __________ with the rest of the cosmos.
A) energy and mass
B) mass, but not energy,
C) energy, but not mass,
D) neither energy nor mass - A) energy and mass
Earth's atmosphere has been oxygen-rich for __________ of Earth's history.
A) approximately 25%
B) approximately 50%
C) approximately 75%
D) approximately 99% - B) approximately 50%
Earth's climate system involves interactions between the atmosphere and the
A) biosphere.
B) hydrosphere.
C) lithosphere.
17th Editio by Charles (Carlos)
Plummer, Diane Carlson, Lisa
Hammer
. "Deep time" refers to time measured in _______ of years.
A) hundreds
B) thousands
C) millions
D) billions - D) billions
,. The ability of Earth's atmosphere to retain heat is referred to as the
A) solar effect.
B) radiation effect.
C) biosphere effect.
D) greenhouse effect. - D) greenhouse effect.
A ___________ aims to predict the complex behavior of Earth systems.
A) scientific hypothesis
B) scientific observation
C) scientific plan
D) scientific model - D) scientific model
A Danish seismologist was the first to discover
A) Earth's overall layering.
B) the Moho.
C) the two-part core.
D) the core. - C) the two-part core.
A scientific hypothesis that stands repeated testing can be elevated to a scientific
A) model.
B) fact.
C) theory.
D) idea. - C) theory.
According to the principle of uniformitarianism,
A) geologic processes we observe today have operated in the past.
B) animals evolved at a uniform rate.
C) all of the planets formed from a uniform solar nebula.
D) early Earth was covered by a uniform magma ocean. - A) geologic processes we
observe today have operated in the past.
According to Wiechert's hypothesis, the chemical layering of Earth is mainly due to
A) its size.
B) gravity.
C) magnetism.
D) its mass. - B) gravity.
Approximately 50% of Earth's crust is made up of which element?
A) aluminum
B) iron
C) oxygen
D) silicon - C) oxygen
Change in the ground elevation of Earth's surface is called
A) geodesy.
, B) topography.
C) uniformitarianism.
D) none of the above - B) topography.
Continental crust is ____ than oceanic crust so the oceans cover the oceanic floor
rather than the continents.
A) is thinner
B) occupies less surface area
C) is less dense
D) is hotter - C) is less dense
Continental crust is ________ oceanic crust.
A) less dense than
B) the same density as
C) more dense than
D) Geoscientists have no idea how dense the continental crust is. - A) less dense than
Continents float high because they are
A) denser than the mantle.
B) less dense than the mantle.
C) the same density as the mantle.
D) thicker than the mantle. - B) less dense than the mantle.
Devices used to detect earthquakes are called
A) thermometers.
B) vibraphones.
C) seismometers.
D) tilt meters. - ) seismometers.
Earth exchanges __________ with the rest of the cosmos.
A) energy and mass
B) mass, but not energy,
C) energy, but not mass,
D) neither energy nor mass - A) energy and mass
Earth's atmosphere has been oxygen-rich for __________ of Earth's history.
A) approximately 25%
B) approximately 50%
C) approximately 75%
D) approximately 99% - B) approximately 50%
Earth's climate system involves interactions between the atmosphere and the
A) biosphere.
B) hydrosphere.
C) lithosphere.
