BYU Earth Science Part 1 Final Exam Practice questions with answers

BYU Earth Science Part 1 Final Exam|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




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Which of the following layers of the Earth are liquid? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔outer core |\ |\




Which change would result in an increased gravitational force
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between the sun and the earth? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔decreasing the mass of the earth |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




In 1943 Dioniso Pulido witnessed volcanic activity on his farm. He
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noticed a crack that was only half a meter deep. He felt the
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ground shake and turned to see the ground had risen 2 or 2.5
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meters high and the crack began to fill with ash. Within 24 hours
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a volcanic cone had reached a height of 50 meters. How would
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this process be classified? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔constructive
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mechanism


Which of the following explanations best describes the lack of fire
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on the sun's surface? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Nuclear fusion
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creates the sun's energy. |\ |\ |\




What observable pattern in the ocean floor provides evidence of
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plate tectonics? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The oceanic crust is
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youngest at mid-ocean ridges. |\ |\ |\

, Edwin Hubble discovered that almost every galaxy he observed
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was redshifted. The best explanation is that these galaxies are
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moving in what way? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔away from the
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earth


The Paleozoic Era ended with the greatest mass extinction event
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found in the geologic record. The most successful surviving
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species was the Lystrosaurus. Fossils of this creature are found
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on almost every continent. Which of the following statements
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best explains why this particular species survived? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔They had the ability to adapt to many different
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environments, allowing them to better survive changes to their |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ecosystem.


How old is the oldest known sample of Earth? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔4.4 billion years old |\ |\ |\ |\




It is common to find fossils of marine animals and plants in the
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Himalayan mountains. What claim does this evidence support? -|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The movement of tectonic plates formed
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mountains from areas that were once under a deep ocean. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




When designing structures to assist with mitigating the damage
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done by natural disasters, which approach should engineers use?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Consider the type of hazard as the
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approach will vary depending on the conditions. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




Nuclear Fusion powers the sun and all other stars. Why is this
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process not currently being replicated on Earth to provide for
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society's energy needs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It requires
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