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raphy by Tom Garrison | Complete E
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dition
,IndicateHJwhetherHJtheHJstatementHJisHJtrueHJorHJfalse.
1. OfHJallHJtheplanetsinthesolarHJsystem,HJEarth HJisHJtheonlyplanetHJtoHJcurrentlyhavelargeHJquantitiesofliquidHJwate
j
ronHJitsHJsurface.
a. True
b. False
2. TheoceanholdsHJmorethan 97HJpercentHJofHJEarth'sHJwater.
j
a. True
b. False
3. GravitywasimportantHJintheformationofourplanetHJbecauseitpulleddenseHJmetals HJsuchasiron and HJnickelinward
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,H J formingHJEarth'sHJcore.
a. True
b. False
4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolvedHJwithinthelastHJmillionyears.
a. True
b. False
5. ThereisconvincingHJevidenceHJthat water once flowed HJontheHJsurfaceofHJMars.
j
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began HJtoformHJaroundHJ13HJbillionyearsHJago.
j
a. True
b. False
7. MarinesciencedrawsoninformationHJfromdisciplinesHJofgeology,HJbiology,HJchemistry,HJphysics,HJandengineering.
a. True
b. False
8. ScientifichypothesesHJareneverrevisedorupdated.
a. True
b. False
9. Saturn’sHJmoon,Titan,HJis knownHJtopossessHJliquid hydrocarbonson itssurface.
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a. True
b. False
10. TheaveragelandelevationHJonHJEarthisgreaterthantheaverage HJdepthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
, 11. TheHJtemperatureHJofHJtheHJoceanHJaboutHJfourHJbillionyearsHJagowasHJ .
a. aboutthesameas HJtoday’socean
b. much colderHJthanthatoftoday’sHJ ocean
j
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’sHJ j
ocean
d. onlyslightlywarmerHJthan today’sHJocean
j
12. PlanetsHJotherthanHJEarthHJwithliquidonornearHJtheHJsurfaceHJareHJ .
a. nonexistent
b. lessHJrarethan HJweHJthought
j
c. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJwater
d. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJice
13. AboutHJ percentHJofHJEarth'swaterHJisHJfoundin HJtheocean.
j
a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30
14. EvidencesuggeststheuniverseHJbeganHJaboutHJ13.7HJbillionyearsagoHJinaHJ .
a. slowaccretionHJofHJatoms
b. verylargeHJgalaxy
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyandH
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d. protostar
15. What theory best HJexplainsHJhowtheuniverseHJ wasformed?
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a. condensation
HJtheory
b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbangHJtheory
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. ThediscoveryHJofHJorganicmoleculesinspace
b. TheevolutionHJoflivingHJorganisms from HJsimpleorganicbuildingblocks
j
c. TheevolutionofinorganicmoleculesHJ inHJseawater
d. Experimentsthatshowthatearlyorganismslivedinanoxygen-
j
freeH J H J environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, H J scientistsincluded whichelementin theirexperiments?
j
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixtures of dissolvedHJcompounds HJand gases thought tobe similarHJtoHJEarth’sHJearlyatmosphere
j j j
HJ HJ HJ HJ HJHJ
raphy by Tom Garrison | Complete E
HJ HJ HJ HJ HJHJ HJ
dition
,IndicateHJwhetherHJtheHJstatementHJisHJtrueHJorHJfalse.
1. OfHJallHJtheplanetsinthesolarHJsystem,HJEarth HJisHJtheonlyplanetHJtoHJcurrentlyhavelargeHJquantitiesofliquidHJwate
j
ronHJitsHJsurface.
a. True
b. False
2. TheoceanholdsHJmorethan 97HJpercentHJofHJEarth'sHJwater.
j
a. True
b. False
3. GravitywasimportantHJintheformationofourplanetHJbecauseitpulleddenseHJmetals HJsuchasiron and HJnickelinward
j j
,H J formingHJEarth'sHJcore.
a. True
b. False
4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolvedHJwithinthelastHJmillionyears.
a. True
b. False
5. ThereisconvincingHJevidenceHJthat water once flowed HJontheHJsurfaceofHJMars.
j
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began HJtoformHJaroundHJ13HJbillionyearsHJago.
j
a. True
b. False
7. MarinesciencedrawsoninformationHJfromdisciplinesHJofgeology,HJbiology,HJchemistry,HJphysics,HJandengineering.
a. True
b. False
8. ScientifichypothesesHJareneverrevisedorupdated.
a. True
b. False
9. Saturn’sHJmoon,Titan,HJis knownHJtopossessHJliquid hydrocarbonson itssurface.
j j
a. True
b. False
10. TheaveragelandelevationHJonHJEarthisgreaterthantheaverage HJdepthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
, 11. TheHJtemperatureHJofHJtheHJoceanHJaboutHJfourHJbillionyearsHJagowasHJ .
a. aboutthesameas HJtoday’socean
b. much colderHJthanthatoftoday’sHJ ocean
j
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’sHJ j
ocean
d. onlyslightlywarmerHJthan today’sHJocean
j
12. PlanetsHJotherthanHJEarthHJwithliquidonornearHJtheHJsurfaceHJareHJ .
a. nonexistent
b. lessHJrarethan HJweHJthought
j
c. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJwater
d. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJice
13. AboutHJ percentHJofHJEarth'swaterHJisHJfoundin HJtheocean.
j
a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30
14. EvidencesuggeststheuniverseHJbeganHJaboutHJ13.7HJbillionyearsagoHJinaHJ .
a. slowaccretionHJofHJatoms
b. verylargeHJgalaxy
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyandH
Jmatter
d. protostar
15. What theory best HJexplainsHJhowtheuniverseHJ wasformed?
j j
a. condensation
HJtheory
b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbangHJtheory
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. ThediscoveryHJofHJorganicmoleculesinspace
b. TheevolutionHJoflivingHJorganisms from HJsimpleorganicbuildingblocks
j
c. TheevolutionofinorganicmoleculesHJ inHJseawater
d. Experimentsthatshowthatearlyorganismslivedinanoxygen-
j
freeH J H J environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, H J scientistsincluded whichelementin theirexperiments?
j
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixtures of dissolvedHJcompounds HJand gases thought tobe similarHJtoHJEarth’sHJearlyatmosphere
j j j
