Exam 1: Introduction to Earth Science

Deep ocean trenches typically are not located adjacent to___________ .

The_______ is the relatively rigid zone above the asthenosphere that includes the crust and upper mantle.

Humans are ___________ the Earth System__________ Earth's environment in a major way.

The vast majority of Earth scientists are involved in ____________ .

The ________is thought to be a liquid, metallic region in Earth's interior.

Earth is estimated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old. Life appeared early in the history of Earth, but metazoans multicelled organisms did not appear until about 600 million years ago. If the history of Earth were compressed into a single year, about when would metazoans appear?

The lithosphere and asthenosphere are layers of Earth defined by their_____________ .

All of the following are possible steps of scientific investigation except for___________ .

Examine the words and/or phrases below and determine the relationship among the majority of words/phrases. Choose the option that does not fit the pattern.

Environmental science primarily focuses on any of the following except_____________ .

The primary goal of Earth Science is__________ .

In an open system energy and matter flow____________ of the system.

In the television series "Cosmos" the astronomer Carl Sagan used to say, "We are all made of star stuff." What did he mean by that?

Below is a picture of water striking rocks at a coastline. Describe which of Earth's "spheres" are interacting here, and some of the effects that may be caused by this intera

Which of the following is not considered to be part of a typical ocean basin?

The asthenosphere is the____________ layer in the upper mantle that the plates move on.

During the history of Earth there have been periods when all the continents were together in a supercontinent known as___________ .

Haley's Comet visits Earth's atmosphere once every 76 years. What branch of the Earth sciences is the main group that studies these phenomena?

A______ is a well- tested and widely accepted view that best explains certain scientific observations.

The________ are the most prominent feature on the ocean floor.