,Environmental Geology, 11e (Montgomery)
Chapter 1 Planet and Population - An Overview
1) Evidence that the universe originated in a "big bang" includes
A) the differences in compositions of the planets.
B) the observation that stars are all moving apart.
C) the fact that stars radiate energy.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
2) The planets
A) formed from the same cloud of gas and dust as the sun.
B) formed in different places in space and were drawn to the sun by gravity.
C) formed billions of years after the sun.
D) were ejected from the sun as molten matter early in its history.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
3) The natural satellite of the earth is
A) the Sun.
B) Venus.
C) Mars.
D) the Moon.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
1
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,4) The compositions of the planets
A) are all very similar, so other planets may be able to support life or provide needed resources.
B) are entirely unknown; geologists cannot judge their similarity to earth.
C) were originally all the same but have been changed by radiation from the sun over the life of
the solar system.
D) were determined by the distance from the sun at which each formed, except for the largest
planets.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
5) Sources of heat in the early earth included
A) compression by gravity.
B) the impact of colliding particles as they came together to form the earth.
C) decay of radioactive elements.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
6) Which of the following was not a consequence of the early heating of the earth?
A) internal differentiation, forming a core, mantle and crust
B) formation of the oceans
C) release of abundant, free oxygen into the atmosphere
D) formation of an atmosphere
Answer: C
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
2
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 7) The age of the earth is estimated to be ________ billion years.
A) 4.5
B) 4.0
C) 5.0
D) 5.5
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
8) The presence of free oxygen in the atmosphere is attributed mainly to which of the following?
A) volcanic activity
B) development of blue-green algae
C) formation of the inner core
D) formation of the outer core
Answer: B
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
9) Human beings, as the species Homo sapiens, have existed on earth for approximately
A) 0.00012 (0.12 thousandths) of the earth's history.
B) 1 percent of the earth's history.
C) 10 percent of the earth's history.
D) Homo sapiens originated on Mars, which was much warmer when the sun was younger and
its luminosity was greater. Our ancestors colonized Earth as Mars became too cold for habitation,
just as we will colonize Venus when Earth becomes colder as the sun's energy fades.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
3
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
Chapter 1 Planet and Population - An Overview
1) Evidence that the universe originated in a "big bang" includes
A) the differences in compositions of the planets.
B) the observation that stars are all moving apart.
C) the fact that stars radiate energy.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Answer: B
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
2) The planets
A) formed from the same cloud of gas and dust as the sun.
B) formed in different places in space and were drawn to the sun by gravity.
C) formed billions of years after the sun.
D) were ejected from the sun as molten matter early in its history.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
3) The natural satellite of the earth is
A) the Sun.
B) Venus.
C) Mars.
D) the Moon.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
1
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
,4) The compositions of the planets
A) are all very similar, so other planets may be able to support life or provide needed resources.
B) are entirely unknown; geologists cannot judge their similarity to earth.
C) were originally all the same but have been changed by radiation from the sun over the life of
the solar system.
D) were determined by the distance from the sun at which each formed, except for the largest
planets.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
5) Sources of heat in the early earth included
A) compression by gravity.
B) the impact of colliding particles as they came together to form the earth.
C) decay of radioactive elements.
D) All of the choices are correct.
Answer: D
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
6) Which of the following was not a consequence of the early heating of the earth?
A) internal differentiation, forming a core, mantle and crust
B) formation of the oceans
C) release of abundant, free oxygen into the atmosphere
D) formation of an atmosphere
Answer: C
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Earth and Space
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
2
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
, 7) The age of the earth is estimated to be ________ billion years.
A) 4.5
B) 4.0
C) 5.0
D) 5.5
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
8) The presence of free oxygen in the atmosphere is attributed mainly to which of the following?
A) volcanic activity
B) development of blue-green algae
C) formation of the inner core
D) formation of the outer core
Answer: B
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
9) Human beings, as the species Homo sapiens, have existed on earth for approximately
A) 0.00012 (0.12 thousandths) of the earth's history.
B) 1 percent of the earth's history.
C) 10 percent of the earth's history.
D) Homo sapiens originated on Mars, which was much warmer when the sun was younger and
its luminosity was greater. Our ancestors colonized Earth as Mars became too cold for habitation,
just as we will colonize Venus when Earth becomes colder as the sun's energy fades.
Answer: A
Section: 01.01: Earth in Space and Time
Topic: Geologic Time
Bloom's: Level 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Chapter: 01
3
Copyright 2019 © McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior
written consent of McGraw-Hill Education.
