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,Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Of all theplanetsinthesolar system, Earth is theonlyplanet to currentlyhavelarge quantitiesofliquid wateron its
j
surface.
a. True
b. False
2. Theoceanholds morethan 97 percent of Earth's water.
j
a. True
b. False
3. Gravitywasimportant intheformationofourplanet becauseitpulleddense metals suchasironand nickelinward,
j j
forming Earth's core.
a. True
b. False
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4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolved withinthelast millionyears.
a. True
b. False
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5. Thereisconvincing evidence that water once flowed onthe surfaceof Mars.
j
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began toform around 13 billionyears ago.
j
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a. True
b. False
7. Marinesciencedrawsoninformation fromdisciplines ofgeology, biology, chemistry, physics, andengineering.
a. True
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b. False
8. Scientifichypotheses areneverrevisedorupdated.
D
a. True
b. False
Y
9. Saturn’s moon,Titan, is known topossess liquid hydrocarbons on itssurface.
j j
a. True
b. False
10. Theaveragelandelevation on Earthisgreaterthantheaverage depthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
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, 11. The temperature of the ocean about four billionyears agowas .
a. aboutthesameas today’socean
b. much colder thanthatoftoday’s ocean
j
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’s j
ocean
d. onlyslightlywarmer than today’s ocean
j
12. Planets otherthan Earth withliquidonornear the surface are .
a. nonexistent
b. less rarethan we thought
j
c. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of water
d. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of ice
13. About percent of Earth'swater is foundin theocean.
j
a. 97
b. 71
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c. 67
d. 30
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14. Evidencesuggeststheuniverse began about 13.7 billionyearsago ina .
a. slowaccretion of atoms
b. verylarge galaxy
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyand
matter
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d. protostar
15. What theory best explains howtheuniverse wasformed?
j j
a. condensation
theory
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b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbang theory
D
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. Thediscovery of organicmoleculesinspace
Y
b. Theevolution ofliving organisms from simpleorganicbuildingblocks
j
c. Theevolutionofinorganicmolecules in seawater
d. Experimentsthatshowthatearlyorganismslivedinanoxygen-free
j
environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, scientistsincluded whichelementin theirexperiments?
j
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixtures of dissolved compounds and gases thought tobe similar to Earth’s earlyatmosphere
j j j
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,Test Bank for Essentials of
Oceanography by Tom Garrison |
Complete Edition
M
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MEDSTUDY.COM
,Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. Of all theplanetsinthesolar system, Earth is theonlyplanet to currentlyhavelarge quantitiesofliquid wateron its
j
surface.
a. True
b. False
2. Theoceanholds morethan 97 percent of Earth's water.
j
a. True
b. False
3. Gravitywasimportant intheformationofourplanet becauseitpulleddense metals suchasironand nickelinward,
j j
forming Earth's core.
a. True
b. False
M
4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolved withinthelast millionyears.
a. True
b. False
ED
5. Thereisconvincing evidence that water once flowed onthe surfaceof Mars.
j
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began toform around 13 billionyears ago.
j
ST
a. True
b. False
7. Marinesciencedrawsoninformation fromdisciplines ofgeology, biology, chemistry, physics, andengineering.
a. True
U
b. False
8. Scientifichypotheses areneverrevisedorupdated.
D
a. True
b. False
Y
9. Saturn’s moon,Titan, is known topossess liquid hydrocarbons on itssurface.
j j
a. True
b. False
10. Theaveragelandelevation on Earthisgreaterthantheaverage depthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
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, 11. The temperature of the ocean about four billionyears agowas .
a. aboutthesameas today’socean
b. much colder thanthatoftoday’s ocean
j
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’s j
ocean
d. onlyslightlywarmer than today’s ocean
j
12. Planets otherthan Earth withliquidonornear the surface are .
a. nonexistent
b. less rarethan we thought
j
c. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of water
d. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of ice
13. About percent of Earth'swater is foundin theocean.
j
a. 97
b. 71
M
c. 67
d. 30
ED
14. Evidencesuggeststheuniverse began about 13.7 billionyearsago ina .
a. slowaccretion of atoms
b. verylarge galaxy
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyand
matter
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d. protostar
15. What theory best explains howtheuniverse wasformed?
j j
a. condensation
theory
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b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbang theory
D
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. Thediscovery of organicmoleculesinspace
Y
b. Theevolution ofliving organisms from simpleorganicbuildingblocks
j
c. Theevolutionofinorganicmolecules in seawater
d. Experimentsthatshowthatearlyorganismslivedinanoxygen-free
j
environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, scientistsincluded whichelementin theirexperiments?
j
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixtures of dissolved compounds and gases thought tobe similar to Earth’s earlyatmosphere
j j j
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