Sharpen Your Knowledge with the [Visualizing Earth Science,Merali] Test Bank

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Chapter: Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Science




Multiple Choice




1. The Earth is approximately ___________ years old.

A) 100 million

B) 1 billion

,C) 4.6 billion

D) 12 billion



Ans: C

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: Become familiar with the age of the Earth

Section: What is Earth Science?




2. Earth Science does NOT involve the study of the following.

A) oceans

B) rocks

C) soils

D) Earth Science involves the study of all of the above.



Ans: D

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: To understand the scope of Earth Science.

Section: What is Earth Science?

,3. The scientific study of the Earth began in a systematic way in the ______ century.

A) 17th

B) 18th

C) 19th

D) 20th



Ans: B

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: To study the history of Earth Science.

Section: What is Earth Science?




4. This is a plausible, but yet to be proved explanation for how something happens.

A) Hypothesis

B) Law

C) Principle

D) Theory



Ans: A

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: To study the scientific method.

Section: Using the Scientific Method

, 5. Which of the following is the last step in using the scientific method?

A) Formulate a hypothesis

B) Formulate a law or principle

C) Observe and gather data

D) Test the hypotheses



Ans: B

Difficulty: Easy

Learning Objective: To study the application of the scientific method

Section: Using the Scientific Method




6. Of the following, which has undergone the most scientific testing?

A) Hypothesis

B) Law

C) Observations

D) Theory



Ans: B

Difficulty: Easy