PHYS203 NJIT - Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

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NJIT - Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
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What //is //Oceanography? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Study //of //earth's //hydrosphere



What //is //Meteorology? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //earth's //atmosphere



What //is //Biology? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //earth's //biosphere



What /
/is /


/astronomy? //- /


/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //earth's //surroundings, //primarily //sun //and //moon




What //is //geology? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔study //of //earth's //geosphere



what /
/spheres /


/form /


/planet /


/earth? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔geosphere, //hydrosphere, //biosphere, //atmosphere




what /
/is //


a/
/system? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔collection /


/of //seemingly //separate //parts //that //are //actually //interrelated //to //form //a //common //whole

,Examples /
/of //systems //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Nervous //system //= //spinal //cord, //brain //and //nerves



cardiovascular //system //= //heart, //arteries, //veins, //and //capillaries //

solar //system //= //sun, //planets //and //moons



what //is //an //open //system? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔system //that //exchanges //both //matter
//and //energy //with //its //surrounding




what /
/is //


a/
/closed /


/system? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔system //that //exchanges //energy //with //its //surroundings //but //not //matter




what /
/is /


/an /


/isolated /


/system? //- /


/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔system //that //does //not //exchange //matter //and //does //not //exchange


//energy //with //its //surroundings




For /
/all /


/intents //and //purposes, //what //type //of //system //is //earth? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔closed




In //the //strictest //sense, //what //type //of //system //is //earth? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔open

,What //is //earths //internal //energy //source? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔geothermal //energy



What //is //earths //external //energy //source? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔the //sun



Which /
/spheres /


/does //the //sun //feed/drive? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔hydrosphere //and //the //atmosphere




Which /
/sphere //does //the //geothermal //energy //feed/drive? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔geosphere




which /
/type /


/of /


/energy /


/feeds /


/the /


/biosphere? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔mostly /


/fed /


/by /


/or /


/driven /


/by /


/the /


/Sun, //but //remarkably //a //small //part //of //the //biosphere //is //driven //by //the //geothermal //energy




Which /
/system /


/is /


/impossible? //- /


/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔one //that //exchanges //matter //without //exchanging //energy

, What /
/happens //once //every //100 //million //years? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔rock //falls //from //space


//and //causes //catastrophe




how /
/often /


/does /


/rock /


/falls /


/from /


/space //and //causes //catastrophe? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔once //every //100 //million //years




what /
/is //


a/
/sphere? //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔geometrical /


/shape //with //an //equatorial //radius //and //a //polar //radius //that //are //equal //to //each //other




example //of //meteorological //processes? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔wind, //rain, //snow



why //is //earth //not //considered //a //sphere? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔b/c //it //rotates



what /
/is /


/an /


/oblate /


/spheroid //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔has /


/an /