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ESci Exam Review Longitude - ANSWER Distance east or west of the prime meridian Latitude - ANSWER Distance north or south of the equator Azimuth Bearing - ANSWER bearing expressed in degrees between 0 and 360 Quadrant Bearing - ANSWER A directional measurement between 0 and 90 degrees east or west of the north-south line. For UTM: the numbers along the top and bottom are? - ANSWER East For UTM: the numbers along the sides are? - ANSWER North Units used for UTM - ANSWER Meters Formula fo...

ESCI 1006 Final Exam section (ii) What FACTS did Eratosthenes have in calculating the size of the Earth (more than one)? - ANS -The sun shone directly above a deep well. -The sun cast a shadow at a distance from the deep well at the same time. -Was able to calculate the distance between the well and slight shadow. What is true about Venus? - ANS Venus cannot remove CO2 from the atmosphere without water. T/F: the 4.5 billion year age of the Earth is strongly based on the radiometric dating of ...

ESCI 1006 Final Exam In class, we used the figure above to emphasize that different atmospheres existed during the past (~4.4 billion years) of Earth history. What explains the dramatic decrease in CO2 starting at about 4.3 billion years? - ANSWER The Earth cooled to a point necessary for formation of a liquid ocean, which then could trap CO2 from the atmosphere The speed of sound through seawater is about 1,500 meters per second. If it takes 6.66 seconds for an image of the bottom to appear o...

ESCI 1006 Final Exam WITH CORRECT ANSWERS the age of the Earth is: a. 4.56 million years b. 3.5 billion years c. 4.56 billion years d. 14 billion years - ANS c. 4.56 billion years your semester at sea take an unexpected turn when the ship's captain decides to teach you a lesson by throwing all the navigation equipment overboard. Thankfully, your mom purchased you a nice chronometer wristwatch when you graduated high school in Greenwich, England. Always wanting to know when it's a good ti...

Q1: In calculating the size of Earth, Eratosthenes used assumption or knowledge that: Select one: a. Earth is a sphere b. Sun is far away, so that sun rays reach Earth in parallel c. Sun shone directly above a deep well d. Sun cast a slight shadow at some distance from the deep well e. All of the above correct answers e. All of the above Q1: There were multiple estimates for the age of Earth. They include: Select one: a. The age is about 6000 years according to a reading of the Bibl...

the age of the Earth is: a. 4.56 million years b. 3.5 billion years c. 4.56 billion years d. 14 billion years correct answers c. 4.56 billion years your semester at sea take an unexpected turn when the ship's captain decides to teach you a lesson by throwing all the navigation equipment overboard. Thankfully, your mom purchased you a nice chronometer wristwatch when you graduated high school in Greenwich, England. Always wanting to know when it's a good time to call mum, one of your ma...

the age of the Earth is: a. 4.56 million years b. 3.5 billion years c. 4.56 billion years d. 14 billion years correct answers c. 4.56 billion years your semester at sea take an unexpected turn when the ship's captain decides to teach you a lesson by throwing all the navigation equipment overboard. Thankfully, your mom purchased you a nice chronometer wristwatch when you graduated high school in Greenwich, England. Always wanting to know when it's a good time to call mum, one of your ma...

Q1: In calculating the size of Earth, Eratosthenes used assumption or knowledge that: Select one: a. Earth is a sphere b. Sun is far away, so that sun rays reach Earth in parallel c. Sun shone directly above a deep well d. Sun cast a slight shadow at some distance from the deep well e. All of the above correct answers e. All of the above Q1: There were multiple estimates for the age of Earth. They include: Select one: a. The age is about 6000 years according to a reading of the Bibl...