ESCI-2111-2012S Earth Science
ESCI-2111-2012S Earth Science
ESCI-2111-2012S Earth Science
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a. sedimentary
b. igneous
c. metamorphic
d. mineral
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The discovery of this by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson led to the thought that the universe started as a
tiny, hot, and dense state.
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a. Steady State
c. Singularity
d. Big Bang
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a. corundum
b. talc
c diamond
d. topaz
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a. plate tectonic
b. metamorphism
c. compaction
d. fossilization
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Mark 1.00 out of 1.00
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Select one:
a. permafrost
b. ice berg
c. glacier
d. snow
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Select one:
a. 1,000,000
b. 10,000
c. 100
d. 100,000
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a. river
b. estuary
c. ocean
d. lake
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Question 11
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Question 12
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This rock forms when either magma or lava cools down and turns from liquid to solid.
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a. igneous
b. Metamorphic
c. sedimentary
d. polymorphic
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a. homogeneous
b. fluid
c. inorganic
d. naturally-occurring
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A region with similar plants, animals, terrain, and climate is called _______________.
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a. ecosystem
b. biome
c. biosphere
d. community
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a. water
b. air
c. ground
d. life
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True
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a. open-pit mining
b. surface mining
c. subsurface mining
d. strip mining
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The following scientists are believers of the Big Bang Theory, except ____________.
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a. Arno Penzias
b. Francesco Redi
c. Georges Lemaitre
d. Robert Wilson
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Question 22
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Select one:
a. water
b. life
c. air
d. ground
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Question 23
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Select one:
a. limnology
b. hydrology
c. geology
d. mineralogy
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Question 24
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Select one:
a. ground
b. air
c. life
d. water
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Two minerals that have the same composition but different crystal form.
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a. anhedral
b. dicrystal
c. polymorphs
d. euhedral
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Saltwater is abundant in the surface of the planet and is not directly useful for potable purposes.
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True
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a. solar
b. geothermal
c. hydroelectric
d. nuclear
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A classification of a nonrenewable mineral resource that is identified resource that can be extracted
profitably.
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a. reserves
b. undiscovered
c. others
d. identified
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Horizon R or bedrock is a mass of rock such as granite, basalt, quartzite, limestone or sandstone that
forms the parent material for some soils – if the bedrock is close enough to the surface to weather.
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This level of the atmosphere comprises 80% of the gas on Earth and where weather patterns take place.
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a. stratosphere
b. mesosphere
c. thermosphere
d. troposphere
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The word 'universe' is derived from the Latin word 'Universum' which was used by the Roman statesman
named __________________.
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a. Socrates
b. Cicero
c. Plato
d. Aristotle
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Most of the pores in the vadose zone are filled with air, rather than water.
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a. life
b. air
c. ground
d. water
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a. pond
b. rain forest
c. desert
d. grassland
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Select one:
a. Cicero
b. Aristotle
c. George Lemaitre
d. Galileo Galilei
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a. lake
b. estuary
c. ocean
d. river
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Question 38
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Select one:
a. 50%
b. 35%
c. 97%
d. 71%
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The process of breaking down of rocks by means of water, ice, wind, plants, and animals is called
weathering.
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Solid or as paste that once deposited in a landfill do not undergo significantly physical-chemical or
biological transformations is called inert waste.
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Select one:
a. Earth
b. Mercury
c. Jupiter
d. Mars
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Rich in minerals that leached (moved down) from the A or E horizons and accumulated in Horizon O.
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True
False
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Betelgeuse and Rigel are two of the brightest stars of Orion's Belt.
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True
False
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True
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a. Steady State
b. Interstellar
c. Big Bang
d. Nebular
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Metamorphic rocks are those that have been transformed by pressure and heat but that has not actually
melted.
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Select one:
a. geothermal
b. hydroelectric
c. solar
d. nuclear
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Select one:
a. water supply
b. erosion agent
c. pressure
d. weather condition
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c. Nebular Hypothesis
d. Protoplanetary Hypothesis