BYU Earth Science final exam study
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guide questions with answers |\ |\ |\
Why is it important for us to understand how the natural systems
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around us work? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔so that we will not
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damage them and harm ourselves. |\ |\ |\ |\
Why does the climate on Earth change as it rotates around the
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sun? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Earth is tilted, and the part that
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receives the most sunlight changes as Earth orbits the sun.
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Which of the following is the best definition for biosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the living part of the earth |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If you lived on a planet near the core of a galaxy, what would the
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night sky probably look like? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It would
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have significantly more stars than what we see at night from
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Earth.
Sand - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abiotic
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Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biotic |\ |\ |\ |\
Mushroom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biotic |\ |\ |\ |\
Wind - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abiotic
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,What shape is our solar system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔round
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and flat like a CD
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How does light and heat energy travel from the sun to the earth?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔in the form of electromagnetic waves
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What is not found in a galaxy? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Universes
Which of the following systems would include rivers, lakes, ice
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caps, and groundwater? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hydrosphere
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Which of the following must be part of a functional system? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Energy |\ |\
What force holds the planets in orbit around the sun? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Gravity |\
Where is Earth located in the Milky Way galaxy? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Spiral arm |\ |\
How is the lithosphere different from the mantle? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The mantle is very hot, which causes the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lithosphere to move. The lithosphere is the solid crust on top of
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the earth.|\
, As Earth moves farther from the sun in its orbit, how does the
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sun's gravitational force on the earth change? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The force of gravity decreases.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the difference between chemosynthesis and
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photosynthesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In photosynthesis, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sunlight is used to create food energy In chemosynthesis, heat is
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used to create food energy.
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Which planet has a climate that is similar to Earth's climate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mars |\ |\
Which of the following is the best definition of lithosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the crust or top layer of rock—both ocean
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floor and continents
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What is the most common element in the universe? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Hydrogen |\
What force holds stars and planets together in a galaxy? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the force of gravity
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Which of the following is the best definition of atmosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the air around the earth
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Which are the four terrestrial (Earth-like) planets? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |\ |\ |\ |\
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guide questions with answers |\ |\ |\
Why is it important for us to understand how the natural systems
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
around us work? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔so that we will not
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
damage them and harm ourselves. |\ |\ |\ |\
Why does the climate on Earth change as it rotates around the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sun? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Earth is tilted, and the part that
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receives the most sunlight changes as Earth orbits the sun.
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Which of the following is the best definition for biosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the living part of the earth |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
If you lived on a planet near the core of a galaxy, what would the
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night sky probably look like? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔It would
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have significantly more stars than what we see at night from
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Earth.
Sand - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abiotic
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Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biotic |\ |\ |\ |\
Mushroom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Biotic |\ |\ |\ |\
Wind - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Abiotic
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,What shape is our solar system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔round
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and flat like a CD
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How does light and heat energy travel from the sun to the earth?
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- CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔in the form of electromagnetic waves
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What is not found in a galaxy? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Universes
Which of the following systems would include rivers, lakes, ice
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caps, and groundwater? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔hydrosphere
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Which of the following must be part of a functional system? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Energy |\ |\
What force holds the planets in orbit around the sun? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Gravity |\
Where is Earth located in the Milky Way galaxy? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Spiral arm |\ |\
How is the lithosphere different from the mantle? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The mantle is very hot, which causes the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
lithosphere to move. The lithosphere is the solid crust on top of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the earth.|\
, As Earth moves farther from the sun in its orbit, how does the
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sun's gravitational force on the earth change? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔The force of gravity decreases.|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the difference between chemosynthesis and
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photosynthesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In photosynthesis, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
sunlight is used to create food energy In chemosynthesis, heat is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
used to create food energy.
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Which planet has a climate that is similar to Earth's climate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Mars |\ |\
Which of the following is the best definition of lithosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the crust or top layer of rock—both ocean
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floor and continents
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What is the most common element in the universe? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Hydrogen |\
What force holds stars and planets together in a galaxy? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the force of gravity
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Which of the following is the best definition of atmosphere? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the air around the earth
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Which are the four terrestrial (Earth-like) planets? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars |\ |\ |\ |\
