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,IndicateHJwhetherHJtheHJstatementHJisHJtrueHJorHJfalse.

1. OfHJallHJtheplanetsinthesolarHJsystem,HJEarth HJisHJtheonlyplanetHJtoHJcurrentlyhavelargeHJquantitiesofliquidHJwate
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ronHJitsHJsurface.
a. True
b. False

2. TheoceanholdsHJmorethan 97HJpercentHJofHJEarth'sHJwater.
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a. True
b. False

3. GravitywasimportantHJintheformationofourplanetHJbecauseitpulleddenseHJmetals HJsuchasiron and HJnickelinward
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,H J formingHJEarth'sHJcore.
a. True
b. False

4. Deep-seafossilssuggestthatlifeevolvedHJwithinthelastHJmillionyears.
a. True
b. False

5. ThereisconvincingHJevidenceHJthat water once flowed HJontheHJsurfaceofHJMars.
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a. True
b. False

6. The universe began HJtoformHJaroundHJ13HJbillionyearsHJago.
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a. True
b. False

7. MarinesciencedrawsoninformationHJfromdisciplinesHJofgeology,HJbiology,HJchemistry,HJphysics,HJandengineering.
a. True
b. False

8. ScientifichypothesesHJareneverrevisedorupdated.
a. True
b. False

9. Saturn’sHJmoon,Titan,HJis knownHJtopossessHJliquid hydrocarbonson itssurface.
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a. True
b. False

10. TheaveragelandelevationHJonHJEarthisgreaterthantheaverage HJdepthoftheocean.
a. True
b. False

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, 11. TheHJtemperatureHJofHJtheHJoceanHJaboutHJfourHJbillionyearsHJagowasHJ .
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b. much colderHJthanthatoftoday’sHJ ocean
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12. PlanetsHJotherthanHJEarthHJwithliquidonornearHJtheHJsurfaceHJareHJ .
a. nonexistent
b. lessHJrarethan HJweHJthought
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c. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJwater
d. extremelyHJcommonbutonlyintheform HJofHJice

13. AboutHJ percentHJofHJEarth'swaterHJisHJfoundin HJtheocean.
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a. 97
b. 71
c. 67
d. 30

14. EvidencesuggeststheuniverseHJbeganHJaboutHJ13.7HJbillionyearsagoHJinaHJ .
a. slowaccretionHJofHJatoms
b. verylargeHJgalaxy
c. cataclysmicexpansionofenergyandH
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d. protostar

15. What theory best HJexplainsHJhowtheuniverseHJ wasformed?
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a. condensation
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b. scientificmethod
c. outgassingtheory
d. bigbangHJtheory

16. Whichphrasebestdescribesbiosynthesis?
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b. TheevolutionHJoflivingHJorganisms from HJsimpleorganicbuildingblocks
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c. TheevolutionofinorganicmoleculesHJ inHJseawater
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freeH J H J environment

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a. extremelycoldtemperatures
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c. oceanwater
d. mixtures of dissolvedHJcompounds HJand gases thought tobe similarHJtoHJEarth’sHJearlyatmosphere
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