EARTH SCIENCE 1086 – EXAM 5 | 2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| 120
REAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
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What was the global temp and global precipitation like during the Mesozoic Era - (answer)was
warmer and drier
What was the global temp and global precipitation like during the Cenozoic Era (Eocene and
Oligocene Epochs) - (answer)was warmer and wetter
what is glaciation - (answer)a process by which glaciers form and spread (ice age)
how many times in earth history has the world experienced a major glaciation - (answer)5
when did the most recent glaciation occur - (answer)2 mil to 10,000 years ago
what parts of land masses were covered by continental ice sheets during the most recent
glaciation - (answer)Northern hemisphere (North america and eurasia) and Antarctica
during the most recent ice age how many major pulses of ice sheets advance were there -
(answer)four major glacial periods
what are the two main categories of ideas for the causes of glaication - (answer)plate tectonics
and variations in earth's orbit
, explain plate tectonics - (answer)land covering the polar regions(long lasting ice sheets) versus
ocean waters covering polar regions (not long lasting ice sheets)
explain variations in earth's orbit: Eccentricity - (answer)shape of earth's orbit around the sun
explain variations in earth's orbit: obliquity - (answer)tilt of earth's axis
explain variations in earth's orbit: precession - (answer)wobbling of earth's axis
what is the cosmosphere - (answer)everything in the universe that is measurable
what are two synonyms for the cosmosphere - (answer)cosmos, universe
What is astronomy? - (answer)scientific study of the universe
What is cosmology? - (answer)study of the universe
What is astrology - (answer)study of the stars
Why is astrology not a science? - (answer)not measurable
what is a star - (answer)a sun
REAL EXAM | COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED
CORRECT | 100% VERFIED | ALREADY GRADED A+
What was the global temp and global precipitation like during the Mesozoic Era - (answer)was
warmer and drier
What was the global temp and global precipitation like during the Cenozoic Era (Eocene and
Oligocene Epochs) - (answer)was warmer and wetter
what is glaciation - (answer)a process by which glaciers form and spread (ice age)
how many times in earth history has the world experienced a major glaciation - (answer)5
when did the most recent glaciation occur - (answer)2 mil to 10,000 years ago
what parts of land masses were covered by continental ice sheets during the most recent
glaciation - (answer)Northern hemisphere (North america and eurasia) and Antarctica
during the most recent ice age how many major pulses of ice sheets advance were there -
(answer)four major glacial periods
what are the two main categories of ideas for the causes of glaication - (answer)plate tectonics
and variations in earth's orbit
, explain plate tectonics - (answer)land covering the polar regions(long lasting ice sheets) versus
ocean waters covering polar regions (not long lasting ice sheets)
explain variations in earth's orbit: Eccentricity - (answer)shape of earth's orbit around the sun
explain variations in earth's orbit: obliquity - (answer)tilt of earth's axis
explain variations in earth's orbit: precession - (answer)wobbling of earth's axis
what is the cosmosphere - (answer)everything in the universe that is measurable
what are two synonyms for the cosmosphere - (answer)cosmos, universe
What is astronomy? - (answer)scientific study of the universe
What is cosmology? - (answer)study of the universe
What is astrology - (answer)study of the stars
Why is astrology not a science? - (answer)not measurable
what is a star - (answer)a sun
