Earth and Environmental Science Exam 194 Questions with Verified Answers,100%CORRECT

Earth and Environmental Science Exam 194 Questions with
Verified Answers
Biosphere - CORRECT ANSWER the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and
hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living
organisms.

Lithosphere - CORRECT ANSWER the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the
crust and upper mantle.

Hydrosphere - CORRECT ANSWER all the waters on the earth's surface, such as
lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as
clouds.

Atmosphere - CORRECT ANSWER the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or
another planet.

Astronomy - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of science that deals with celestial
objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.

Meterorology - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of science concerned with the
processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of
forecasting the weather.

hydrology - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of science concerned with the
properties of the earth's water, especially its movement in relation to land.

palentology - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of science concerned with fossil
animals and plants.

geology - CORRECT ANSWER earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the
rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

tectonics - CORRECT ANSWER large-scale processes affecting the structure of the
earth's crust.

,climatology - CORRECT ANSWER the scientific study of climate.

ecology - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of biology that deals with the relations of
organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

geochemistry - CORRECT ANSWER the study of the chemical composition of the
earth and its rocks and minerals.

oceanography - CORRECT ANSWER the branch of science that deals with the
physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.

salt water percentage - CORRECT ANSWER 97

freshwater percentage - CORRECT ANSWER 3

2 gasses in earth - CORRECT ANSWER 78% nitrogen
21% oxygen

length - CORRECT ANSWER meter, kilometer, millimeter, centimeter

area - CORRECT ANSWER square meter, square centimeter

volume - CORRECT ANSWER cubic centimeter, cubic meter, liter, millimeter

mass - CORRECT ANSWER kilogram

weight - CORRECT ANSWER newton

density - CORRECT ANSWER gram per cubic centimeter, gram per millimeter

time - CORRECT ANSWER second

temperature - CORRECT ANSWER celsius, kelvin

Cartography - CORRECT ANSWER The science of mapmaking; uses imaginary grids
of parallel and vertical lines to locate points on the Earth

, Equator - CORRECT ANSWER Circles the Earth halfway between the north and
south poles

Latitude - CORRECT ANSWER Lines running parallel to the equator; 90

Longitude - CORRECT ANSWER Positions east and west directions on a map also
referred to as meridian; Lines aren't parallel but semicircles that extend vertically
from the poles

Prime Meridian - CORRECT ANSWER Represents 0 degrees longitude; 0 degrees to
180 Degrees

International Date Line - CORRECT ANSWER 180 degrees meridian, serves as the
transition line for calendar days; Traveling west, advance 1 day. East, move
calendar back 1 day

Mercator Projection - CORRECT ANSWER A map that has parallel lines of latitude
and longitude.

Conic Projections - CORRECT ANSWER Projecting points and lines from a globe
onto a cone; touches at a particular latitude

Gnomonic Projections - CORRECT ANSWER Made by projecting points and lines
from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point

Topographic Maps - CORRECT ANSWER Detailed map showing hills and valley of
an area

Contour Lines - CORRECT ANSWER connects points of equal elevation

Index contours - CORRECT ANSWER numbers representing the elevation of
contour lines

Depression Contour Lines - CORRECT ANSWER elevation that is lower then the
surrounding landscape