,Indicatewhether the statement is true or false.
db db db db db db
1. Of alltheplanetsinthesolar system, Earth is theonlyplanet to currentlyhavelarge quantitiesofliquid wateron i
db db db db pf db pf db db db
ts s urface.
db db
a. True
b. False
2. Theoceanholds morethan97 percent ofEarth's water.
db db db vk
a. True
b. False
3. Gravitywasimportant intheformationofourplanet becauseitpulleddense metals suchas iron and nickelinward, f
pf pf db d b pf pf pf pf d
orming Earth'score.
b db
a. True
b. False
4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolved withinthelastmillionyears. d b
a. True
b. False
5. Thereisconvincing evidence that wateronceflowed onthe surfaceof Mars.
db db pf db db pf
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began toform around 13 billionyears ago.
pf pf db pf db pf db
a. True
b. False
7. Marinesciencedrawsoninformationfromdisciplinesofgeology, biology,chemistry, physics,andengineering. db db
a. True
b. False
8. Scientifichypotheses areneverrevisedorupdated.
db
a. True
b. False
9. Saturn’s moon,Titan, isknown topossess
v db pf d b liquidhydrocarbons onitssurface. db
a. True
b. False
10. Theaveragelandelevation on Earthisgreaterthantheaverage depthoftheocean.
db db d b
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
,11. The temperatureofthe oceanabout fourbillionyears agowas
db db db db db .
a. aboutthesameastoday’socean
b. muchcolder thanthatoftoday’s ocean
db db
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’s o j db d
bcean
d. onlyslightlywarmer thantoday’s ocean db pf
12. Planets otherthan Earth withliquidonornear thesurface are
db pf pf db pf db .
a. nonexistent
b. less rare than we thought
db pf d b db
c. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of water
db db db
d. extremelycommonbutonlyintheform of ice db db
13. About percent of Earth'swater is found in
pf pf db pf pf d b theocean.
a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30
14. Evidencesuggeststheuniverse began about 13.7 billionyearsago ina db db pfdb db db .
a. slowaccretionof atoms db
b. verylarge galaxy db
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyand pf
d bmatter
d. protostar
15. Whattheorybest explains howtheuniverse wasformed?
db db db
a. condensation
theory
db
b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbang theory db
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. Thediscoveryoforganicmoleculesinspace
b. Theevolution ofliving organisms from simpleorganicbuildingblocks
d b db db j
c. Theevolutionofinorganicmolecules in seawater db pf
d. Experimentsthat showthat earlyorganisms livedinanoxygen-
pf j db pf
free environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, scientistsincluded whichelement intheir experiments? pf pf pf
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixturesofdissolved compounds and gases thoughttobesimilar to Earth’s earlyatmosphere
vk d b pf pf db db db
, 18. On aplanetaryscale, the ocean comprisesabout
pf pf db pf vk ofEarth’s mass. pf
a. 8%
b. 71%
c. 20%
d. 0.02%
19. Scientistspredict thatourplanetinitscurrent form willexist foraboutanother
pf db pf db db .
a. 5billion years db
dbb.1millionyear
s
c. 500million p
years d b
d. 13billionyears
20. Oxygen firstbegan toaccumulateinEarth’satmosphereasaresult of
db db db db .
a. biosynthesis
b. cellularrespiration
c. methanesynthesis
d. photosynthesis
21. Whichstatementismost consistentwiththescientificmethod? db
a. Hypothesescannot berevisedafter theyareproposed. db db
b. Hypothesesaretestedthroughobservationandcontrolled d b
e xperiments.
db
c. Scientificlawsalwaysarisefullyformedandincorrelating groups. d b
d. Theoriescannotbe modifiedafter theyaretested. pf
22. Anexampleofanother bodyinoursolarsystemthathas an ocean is db db db db db .
a. themoon of Earth db db
b. Europa
c. Mars
d. Saturn
23. In thescientificmethod, scientific theories must be
vk . pf pf pf pf db
a. testedandconsistentlysupportedbyobservations orexperiments d b
b. verified bytheleading authoritiesinthefield
db db
c. consistentwithprevious,universallyacceptedscientific c o j db db
ncepts
db
d. consistent with thefactthat the oceanis of greatage
db pf db db db db
24. Evidencesuggeststhat the first livingmolecules mayhave formed near
pf db pf pf pf pf .
a. thecontinents
b. subductionzones
c. thesurfaceoftheocean
d. mineral-richseepsontheocean floor
db db db db db db
1. Of alltheplanetsinthesolar system, Earth is theonlyplanet to currentlyhavelarge quantitiesofliquid wateron i
db db db db pf db pf db db db
ts s urface.
db db
a. True
b. False
2. Theoceanholds morethan97 percent ofEarth's water.
db db db vk
a. True
b. False
3. Gravitywasimportant intheformationofourplanet becauseitpulleddense metals suchas iron and nickelinward, f
pf pf db d b pf pf pf pf d
orming Earth'score.
b db
a. True
b. False
4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolved withinthelastmillionyears. d b
a. True
b. False
5. Thereisconvincing evidence that wateronceflowed onthe surfaceof Mars.
db db pf db db pf
a. True
b. False
6. The universe began toform around 13 billionyears ago.
pf pf db pf db pf db
a. True
b. False
7. Marinesciencedrawsoninformationfromdisciplinesofgeology, biology,chemistry, physics,andengineering. db db
a. True
b. False
8. Scientifichypotheses areneverrevisedorupdated.
db
a. True
b. False
9. Saturn’s moon,Titan, isknown topossess
v db pf d b liquidhydrocarbons onitssurface. db
a. True
b. False
10. Theaveragelandelevation on Earthisgreaterthantheaverage depthoftheocean.
db db d b
a. True
b. False
Indicatetheanswerchoicethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.
,11. The temperatureofthe oceanabout fourbillionyears agowas
db db db db db .
a. aboutthesameastoday’socean
b. muchcolder thanthatoftoday’s ocean
db db
c. extremelyhotcomparedwithtoday’s o j db d
bcean
d. onlyslightlywarmer thantoday’s ocean db pf
12. Planets otherthan Earth withliquidonornear thesurface are
db pf pf db pf db .
a. nonexistent
b. less rare than we thought
db pf d b db
c. extremely commonbutonlyintheform of water
db db db
d. extremelycommonbutonlyintheform of ice db db
13. About percent of Earth'swater is found in
pf pf db pf pf d b theocean.
a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30
14. Evidencesuggeststheuniverse began about 13.7 billionyearsago ina db db pfdb db db .
a. slowaccretionof atoms db
b. verylarge galaxy db
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyand pf
d bmatter
d. protostar
15. Whattheorybest explains howtheuniverse wasformed?
db db db
a. condensation
theory
db
b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbang theory db
16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
a. Thediscoveryoforganicmoleculesinspace
b. Theevolution ofliving organisms from simpleorganicbuildingblocks
d b db db j
c. Theevolutionofinorganicmolecules in seawater db pf
d. Experimentsthat showthat earlyorganisms livedinanoxygen-
pf j db pf
free environment
17. Torecreateanenvironmentforbiosynthesis, scientistsincluded whichelement intheir experiments? pf pf pf
a. extremelycoldtemperatures
b. oxygen
c. oceanwater
d. mixturesofdissolved compounds and gases thoughttobesimilar to Earth’s earlyatmosphere
vk d b pf pf db db db
, 18. On aplanetaryscale, the ocean comprisesabout
pf pf db pf vk ofEarth’s mass. pf
a. 8%
b. 71%
c. 20%
d. 0.02%
19. Scientistspredict thatourplanetinitscurrent form willexist foraboutanother
pf db pf db db .
a. 5billion years db
dbb.1millionyear
s
c. 500million p
years d b
d. 13billionyears
20. Oxygen firstbegan toaccumulateinEarth’satmosphereasaresult of
db db db db .
a. biosynthesis
b. cellularrespiration
c. methanesynthesis
d. photosynthesis
21. Whichstatementismost consistentwiththescientificmethod? db
a. Hypothesescannot berevisedafter theyareproposed. db db
b. Hypothesesaretestedthroughobservationandcontrolled d b
e xperiments.
db
c. Scientificlawsalwaysarisefullyformedandincorrelating groups. d b
d. Theoriescannotbe modifiedafter theyaretested. pf
22. Anexampleofanother bodyinoursolarsystemthathas an ocean is db db db db db .
a. themoon of Earth db db
b. Europa
c. Mars
d. Saturn
23. In thescientificmethod, scientific theories must be
vk . pf pf pf pf db
a. testedandconsistentlysupportedbyobservations orexperiments d b
b. verified bytheleading authoritiesinthefield
db db
c. consistentwithprevious,universallyacceptedscientific c o j db db
ncepts
db
d. consistent with thefactthat the oceanis of greatage
db pf db db db db
24. Evidencesuggeststhat the first livingmolecules mayhave formed near
pf db pf pf pf pf .
a. thecontinents
b. subductionzones
c. thesurfaceoftheocean
d. mineral-richseepsontheocean floor
