ESS 101 Special Questions, ESS 101 Final version A, ESS
101 Final Version B, ESS 101 Final 2024, ESS 101 Final
2025, ESS 101 Final | A Complete Compilation of
Comprehensive Documents | 1000+ Q&A | 100%
Correct – University of Washington
This ESS 101 final exam Study guide Questions-Bank consists of Multiple Combined
Documents with around 1000+ multiple-choice and multi-answer questions covering
comprehensive lecture material and special readings on human-geologic interactions,
plate tectonics, rock types, and Earth processes, with a strong focus on applying
geological concepts to real-world scenarios, such as natural disasters, mineral
properties, and environmental changes.
Key Topics for Study
Based on typical ESS 101 curricula focus on:
Plate Tectonics: Plate boundaries (divergent, convergent, transform), isostasy, mantle
convection, and evidence for plate motion.
Geological Hazards: Causes of earthquakes (fault types, Richter/Mercalli scales),
tsunamis (formation, causes), volcanoes (magma types, eruption types), and
landslides.
Earth Materials: Mineral identification (luster, hardness, cleavage, color) and the
three main rock types (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic).
Earth History & Processes: Geologic time scale, radiometric dating, sedimentary
environments, and weathering/soil formation.
Human Interaction: Climate change, natural resources, and environmental impacts of
human activity.
Understand Key Terms: Focus on definitions like lithosphere, asthenosphere, foliation,
viscosity, and elastic deformation.
The Ultimate Guide for YR 2026/2027)
1
, Quiz_________________?
1. Most of what is known about the Earth's early planetary history comes
from _____________.
a. the sparse geologic record from 3.5 billion years ago
b. computer models of atmospheres changing with time
c. comparing Earth to its planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. none of the above answers are correct -
jibu☑️
d. all of the above answers are correct
Quiz_________________?
2. Plasma ____________________
a. is the 3rd state of matter and like a gas
b. is the 4th state of matter and only exists at very high temperatures c. is
the most common state of matter in the universe
d. answers a and c are both correct
e. answers b and c are both correct -
jibu☑️
e. answers b and c are both correct
2
, Quiz_________________?
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. solar luminosity has changed over the Earth's history
b. most of the Earth's carbon is sequestered in its atmosphere
c. if photosynthesis ceased all the oxygen in the earth's atomosphere
would be gone <1 million years d. life originated more than 4 billion years
ago
e. land dwelling animals could only evolve when the ozone layer formed in
the upper atmosphere -
jibu☑️
b. most of the Earth's carbon is sequestered in its atmosphere
Quiz_________________?
1. The 20,000 year climate cycle in East Africa that ranges from extreme
aridity to very wet conditions is driven by:
a. Sunspot cycles
b. Cyclical magma upwelling along the East African rift zone
c. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun
d. El Nino upwelling cycles in the west Pacific Ocean
e. None of the above answers are correct -
jibu☑️
c. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun
3
, Quiz_________________?
2. The first major dispersal of our ancient human ancestors out of East
Africa into Eurasia may have been caused by:
a. Closing of the Sinai Peninsula
b. Falling global sea level
c. Increasing aridification of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa
d. Flooding of the East Africa Rift Valley as we entered the Cenozoic Ice
Age
e. ephemeral (short-lived) deep freshwater lakes appearing and
disappearing along the
whole length of the East Africa Rift Valley -
jibu☑️
e. ephemeral (short-lived) deep freshwater lakes appearing and
disappearing along the
whole length of the East Africa Rift Valley
Quiz_________________?
1. Interest in alternative energy and mineral sources may involve:
a. producing unconventional resources
b. mining lower concentration deposits
c. recovering resources from waste and recycling streams
d. sourcing from countries with different political and/or environmental
stewardship philosophies
4
101 Final Version B, ESS 101 Final 2024, ESS 101 Final
2025, ESS 101 Final | A Complete Compilation of
Comprehensive Documents | 1000+ Q&A | 100%
Correct – University of Washington
This ESS 101 final exam Study guide Questions-Bank consists of Multiple Combined
Documents with around 1000+ multiple-choice and multi-answer questions covering
comprehensive lecture material and special readings on human-geologic interactions,
plate tectonics, rock types, and Earth processes, with a strong focus on applying
geological concepts to real-world scenarios, such as natural disasters, mineral
properties, and environmental changes.
Key Topics for Study
Based on typical ESS 101 curricula focus on:
Plate Tectonics: Plate boundaries (divergent, convergent, transform), isostasy, mantle
convection, and evidence for plate motion.
Geological Hazards: Causes of earthquakes (fault types, Richter/Mercalli scales),
tsunamis (formation, causes), volcanoes (magma types, eruption types), and
landslides.
Earth Materials: Mineral identification (luster, hardness, cleavage, color) and the
three main rock types (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic).
Earth History & Processes: Geologic time scale, radiometric dating, sedimentary
environments, and weathering/soil formation.
Human Interaction: Climate change, natural resources, and environmental impacts of
human activity.
Understand Key Terms: Focus on definitions like lithosphere, asthenosphere, foliation,
viscosity, and elastic deformation.
The Ultimate Guide for YR 2026/2027)
1
, Quiz_________________?
1. Most of what is known about the Earth's early planetary history comes
from _____________.
a. the sparse geologic record from 3.5 billion years ago
b. computer models of atmospheres changing with time
c. comparing Earth to its planetary neighbors, Venus and Mars
d. all of the above answers are correct
e. none of the above answers are correct -
jibu☑️
d. all of the above answers are correct
Quiz_________________?
2. Plasma ____________________
a. is the 3rd state of matter and like a gas
b. is the 4th state of matter and only exists at very high temperatures c. is
the most common state of matter in the universe
d. answers a and c are both correct
e. answers b and c are both correct -
jibu☑️
e. answers b and c are both correct
2
, Quiz_________________?
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
a. solar luminosity has changed over the Earth's history
b. most of the Earth's carbon is sequestered in its atmosphere
c. if photosynthesis ceased all the oxygen in the earth's atomosphere
would be gone <1 million years d. life originated more than 4 billion years
ago
e. land dwelling animals could only evolve when the ozone layer formed in
the upper atmosphere -
jibu☑️
b. most of the Earth's carbon is sequestered in its atmosphere
Quiz_________________?
1. The 20,000 year climate cycle in East Africa that ranges from extreme
aridity to very wet conditions is driven by:
a. Sunspot cycles
b. Cyclical magma upwelling along the East African rift zone
c. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun
d. El Nino upwelling cycles in the west Pacific Ocean
e. None of the above answers are correct -
jibu☑️
c. Changes in the Earth's orbit around the sun
3
, Quiz_________________?
2. The first major dispersal of our ancient human ancestors out of East
Africa into Eurasia may have been caused by:
a. Closing of the Sinai Peninsula
b. Falling global sea level
c. Increasing aridification of the Sahara Desert in northern Africa
d. Flooding of the East Africa Rift Valley as we entered the Cenozoic Ice
Age
e. ephemeral (short-lived) deep freshwater lakes appearing and
disappearing along the
whole length of the East Africa Rift Valley -
jibu☑️
e. ephemeral (short-lived) deep freshwater lakes appearing and
disappearing along the
whole length of the East Africa Rift Valley
Quiz_________________?
1. Interest in alternative energy and mineral sources may involve:
a. producing unconventional resources
b. mining lower concentration deposits
c. recovering resources from waste and recycling streams
d. sourcing from countries with different political and/or environmental
stewardship philosophies
4
