BYU Earth Science Part 1 Final Exam
Practice Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following layers of the Earth are liquid? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-outer core |
Which change would result in an increased gravitational force between
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the sun and the earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decreasing the mass of
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the earth
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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 ground
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shake and turned to see the ground had risen 2 or 2.5 meters high and
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the crack began to fill with ash. Within 24 hours a volcanic cone had
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reached a height of 50 meters. How would this process be classified? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-constructive mechanism
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Which of the following explanations best describes the lack of fire on
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the sun's surface? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nuclear fusion creates the
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sun's energy.
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, What observable pattern in the ocean floor provides evidence of plate
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tectonics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The oceanic crust is youngest at
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mid-ocean ridges. |
Edwin Hubble discovered that almost every galaxy he observed was
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redshifted. The best explanation is that these galaxies are moving in
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what way? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-away from the earth
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The Paleozoic Era ended with the greatest mass extinction event found
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in the geologic record. The most successful surviving species was the
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Lystrosaurus. Fossils of this creature are found on almost every | | | | | | | | | |
continent. Which of the following statements best explains why this
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particular species survived? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-They had the
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ability to adapt to many different environments, allowing them to better
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|survive changes to their ecosystem.| | | |
How old is the oldest known sample of Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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4.4 billion years old
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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? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The movement of tectonic plates formed
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mountains from areas that were once under a deep ocean. | | | | | | | | |
Practice Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Which of the following layers of the Earth are liquid? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-outer core |
Which change would result in an increased gravitational force between
| | | | | | | | | |
the sun and the earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-decreasing the mass of
| | | | | | | | | | |
the earth
|
In 1943 Dioniso Pulido witnessed volcanic activity on his farm. He
| | | | | | | | | | |
noticed a crack that was only half a meter deep. He felt the ground
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
shake and turned to see the ground had risen 2 or 2.5 meters high and
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the crack began to fill with ash. Within 24 hours a volcanic cone had
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
reached a height of 50 meters. How would this process be classified? -
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-constructive mechanism
| |
Which of the following explanations best describes the lack of fire on
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the sun's surface? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Nuclear fusion creates the
| | | | | | | | |
sun's energy.
|
, What observable pattern in the ocean floor provides evidence of plate
| | | | | | | | | | |
tectonics? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The oceanic crust is youngest at
| | | | | | | | |
mid-ocean ridges. |
Edwin Hubble discovered that almost every galaxy he observed was
| | | | | | | | | |
redshifted. The best explanation is that these galaxies are moving in
| | | | | | | | | | |
what way? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-away from the earth
| | | | | | |
The Paleozoic Era ended with the greatest mass extinction event found
| | | | | | | | | | |
in the geologic record. The most successful surviving species was the
| | | | | | | | | | |
Lystrosaurus. Fossils of this creature are found on almost every | | | | | | | | | |
continent. Which of the following statements best explains why this
| | | | | | | | | |
particular species survived? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-They had the
| | | | | | | |
ability to adapt to many different environments, allowing them to better
| | | | | | | | | |
|survive changes to their ecosystem.| | | |
How old is the oldest known sample of Earth? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | | | |
4.4 billion years old
| | |
It is common to find fossils of marine animals and plants in the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Himalayan mountains. What claim does this evidence support? -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The movement of tectonic plates formed
| | | | | | |
mountains from areas that were once under a deep ocean. | | | | | | | | |
