EOSC 114 FINAL EXAM BRAND NEW!!
(200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
For the period 1970-2005, the world growth curve was approximately_______ -
Answers -✔✔ exponential
sinusoidal
quadratic
decreasing
linear*
The word "diffuse" means spread out in ______. - Answers -✔✔ energy
time
mass
colour
space*
Fluids that greatly resist deformation, and thus flow very, very slowly, have ______
viscosity. - Answers -✔✔ high
A meteor shower bombards both Earth and Mars. One meteoroid aimed towards Earth
has the same mass and speed as the meteoroid that created "Meteor Crater" in
Arizona. Another, aimed towards Mars, has half the mass and twice the speed. Which
planet would be hit with the greatest energy during impact? - Answers -✔✔ Mars
Which statement is TRUE? - Answers -✔✔ The Earth is a fragile system.(False)
As population increases, the cost of loss of transportation, communication, and utilities
due to natural disasters will increase significantly.*
There is no limit to the population that the world can hold.
Savage competition for resources will diminish as population grows.
As population grows, larger percentages of the population can be protected from natural
disasters.
Which of the following best represents the concept of exponential growth? - Answers -
✔✔ growth in ever-increasing increments (e.g., 2 percent annual growth)*
rapid growth consisting of adding the same number of individuals each year
linear incremental growth pattern
,stair step-like patterns with plateaus and sudden bursts of growth
A high-speed meteor hits Earth, causing the meteor's velocity to suddenly become zero
relative to the Earth. The meteor's kinetic energy ______. - Answers -✔✔ is converted
into other forms of energy such as heat and work
Suppose a comet that is speeding through space hits a stationary asteroid. If we
assume that neither object changes its shape or temperature but both change their
direction and speed, the energy conversion during this collision is ______. - Answers -
✔✔ kinetic energy to kinetic energy
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers -✔✔ The prefix "mega" means million.
The SI standard unit of mass is the gram.*
The SI standard unit of distance is the metre.
The prefix "milli" means 1/1,000.
The SI standard unit of time is the second.
Which of the following is TRUE? - Answers -✔✔ Heat of sublimation is released when
solids become gases.(False)
Fluids with low viscosity such as air resist flow more that those with high viscosity such
as magma.*
Liquids and gases can change their shape easily, thus are not fluids.
The ability of solids to permanently change shape or deform when forced is called
plastic.
Gases are the least compressible compared to liquids and solids.
The SI standard unit of distance is the ______. - Answers -✔✔ metre
Which of the following disaster scales applies to impacts from space? - Answers -✔✔
Torino
A weather satellite is orbiting the Earth. It is at an altitude 850 km above the Earth's
surface, and moves with speed 7.4 km/s. It has a mass of 2,200 kg. Because of its
altitude, it has potential energy. Because of its speed, it has kinetic energy. Consider
total energy defined as the sum of kinetic + potential energies. Which process would
increase the total energy the most? - Answers -✔✔ doubling the speed of the satellite
, It takes LESS work to lift a 10 kg object 2 m on the Moon than it does on Earth. Why? -
Answers -✔✔ Gravitational acceleration "a" is less on the Moon than on Earth.
The probable severity that a destructive event will occur with multiplied by the event's
likely impact on people and property is called ______. - Answers -✔✔ risk
A "radiation" is an evolution of new species ______. - Answers -✔✔ following a mass
extinction
Which extinction event was probably the "worst day" for the biosphere? - Answers -✔✔
Permo/Triassic
What is the Principle of Superposition?(叠加原理) - Answers -✔✔ A principle that states
that the lowest unit in a sequence of sediments will be the oldest unit.
Ammonites are useful fossils for biostratigraphy because ______. - Answers -✔✔ many
of them have very long geological ranges
What would have been the extent of damage to the biosphere had comet Shoemaker
Levy 9 hit Earth? - Answers -✔✔ wiped out all but the simplest of life
Concerning the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which of the following was a probable
contributory factor? - Answers -✔✔ volcanism in India
How is acid rain generated after a meteorite impact? - Answers -✔✔ The blast causes
nitrogen and oxygen to form oxides of nitrogen which interacts with water to form nitric
acid.
How large was the object that impacted the Earth at the end of the Cretaceous? About
the same size as ______. - Answers -✔✔ Mount Everest
Which of the following statements is TRUE based on a stratigraphic analysis of the
geological section in the figure below? - Answers -✔✔ 6 is older than 3 based on the
Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships.
base of a food chain on land - Answers -✔✔ grass
Which of the following statements about the Principle of Superposition is FALSE? -
Answers -✔✔ Sediments are deposited in sequence from youngest to oldest.
Generally on land, what was the upper size limit of creatures that survived the
Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) extinction? - Answers -✔✔ 25kg
(200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS) VERIFIED ANSWERS
For the period 1970-2005, the world growth curve was approximately_______ -
Answers -✔✔ exponential
sinusoidal
quadratic
decreasing
linear*
The word "diffuse" means spread out in ______. - Answers -✔✔ energy
time
mass
colour
space*
Fluids that greatly resist deformation, and thus flow very, very slowly, have ______
viscosity. - Answers -✔✔ high
A meteor shower bombards both Earth and Mars. One meteoroid aimed towards Earth
has the same mass and speed as the meteoroid that created "Meteor Crater" in
Arizona. Another, aimed towards Mars, has half the mass and twice the speed. Which
planet would be hit with the greatest energy during impact? - Answers -✔✔ Mars
Which statement is TRUE? - Answers -✔✔ The Earth is a fragile system.(False)
As population increases, the cost of loss of transportation, communication, and utilities
due to natural disasters will increase significantly.*
There is no limit to the population that the world can hold.
Savage competition for resources will diminish as population grows.
As population grows, larger percentages of the population can be protected from natural
disasters.
Which of the following best represents the concept of exponential growth? - Answers -
✔✔ growth in ever-increasing increments (e.g., 2 percent annual growth)*
rapid growth consisting of adding the same number of individuals each year
linear incremental growth pattern
,stair step-like patterns with plateaus and sudden bursts of growth
A high-speed meteor hits Earth, causing the meteor's velocity to suddenly become zero
relative to the Earth. The meteor's kinetic energy ______. - Answers -✔✔ is converted
into other forms of energy such as heat and work
Suppose a comet that is speeding through space hits a stationary asteroid. If we
assume that neither object changes its shape or temperature but both change their
direction and speed, the energy conversion during this collision is ______. - Answers -
✔✔ kinetic energy to kinetic energy
Which statement is FALSE? - Answers -✔✔ The prefix "mega" means million.
The SI standard unit of mass is the gram.*
The SI standard unit of distance is the metre.
The prefix "milli" means 1/1,000.
The SI standard unit of time is the second.
Which of the following is TRUE? - Answers -✔✔ Heat of sublimation is released when
solids become gases.(False)
Fluids with low viscosity such as air resist flow more that those with high viscosity such
as magma.*
Liquids and gases can change their shape easily, thus are not fluids.
The ability of solids to permanently change shape or deform when forced is called
plastic.
Gases are the least compressible compared to liquids and solids.
The SI standard unit of distance is the ______. - Answers -✔✔ metre
Which of the following disaster scales applies to impacts from space? - Answers -✔✔
Torino
A weather satellite is orbiting the Earth. It is at an altitude 850 km above the Earth's
surface, and moves with speed 7.4 km/s. It has a mass of 2,200 kg. Because of its
altitude, it has potential energy. Because of its speed, it has kinetic energy. Consider
total energy defined as the sum of kinetic + potential energies. Which process would
increase the total energy the most? - Answers -✔✔ doubling the speed of the satellite
, It takes LESS work to lift a 10 kg object 2 m on the Moon than it does on Earth. Why? -
Answers -✔✔ Gravitational acceleration "a" is less on the Moon than on Earth.
The probable severity that a destructive event will occur with multiplied by the event's
likely impact on people and property is called ______. - Answers -✔✔ risk
A "radiation" is an evolution of new species ______. - Answers -✔✔ following a mass
extinction
Which extinction event was probably the "worst day" for the biosphere? - Answers -✔✔
Permo/Triassic
What is the Principle of Superposition?(叠加原理) - Answers -✔✔ A principle that states
that the lowest unit in a sequence of sediments will be the oldest unit.
Ammonites are useful fossils for biostratigraphy because ______. - Answers -✔✔ many
of them have very long geological ranges
What would have been the extent of damage to the biosphere had comet Shoemaker
Levy 9 hit Earth? - Answers -✔✔ wiped out all but the simplest of life
Concerning the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction, which of the following was a probable
contributory factor? - Answers -✔✔ volcanism in India
How is acid rain generated after a meteorite impact? - Answers -✔✔ The blast causes
nitrogen and oxygen to form oxides of nitrogen which interacts with water to form nitric
acid.
How large was the object that impacted the Earth at the end of the Cretaceous? About
the same size as ______. - Answers -✔✔ Mount Everest
Which of the following statements is TRUE based on a stratigraphic analysis of the
geological section in the figure below? - Answers -✔✔ 6 is older than 3 based on the
Principle of Cross-Cutting Relationships.
base of a food chain on land - Answers -✔✔ grass
Which of the following statements about the Principle of Superposition is FALSE? -
Answers -✔✔ Sediments are deposited in sequence from youngest to oldest.
Generally on land, what was the upper size limit of creatures that survived the
Cretaceous-Paleogene (K/Pg) extinction? - Answers -✔✔ 25kg
