Question 1

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  volcanism did not occur on the Moon. 
B)  molten lava once flowed over the lunar surface. 
C)  the crust must have been made of anorthosite. 
D)  water once existed on the Moon in the form of small lakes and streams. 
E)  the lunar surface was fragmented by meteorite impacts. 
A)  volcanism did not occur on the Moon. 
B)  molten lava once flowed over the lunar surface. 
C)  the crust must have been made of anorthosite. 
D)  water once existed on the Moon in the form of small lakes and streams. 
E)  the lunar surface was fragmented by meteorite impacts.

Question 2

In the diagram below label each of the major divisions of Earth's interior.

Accepted Answer

A: Crust, B: Mantle,

Question 3

Slow surface evolution is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  wind erosion. 
B)  plate tectonics. 
C)  differentiation. 
D)  wind erosion, plate tectonics, and differentiation. 
E)  wind erosion and plate tectonics. 
A)  wind erosion. 
B)  plate tectonics. 
C)  differentiation. 
D)  wind erosion, plate tectonics, and differentiation. 
E)  wind erosion and plate tectonics.

Question 4

Earth's core is mostly ___________ as indicated by the absence of S waves.

Accepted Answer

A)  solid 
B)  liquid 
C)  gas 
D)  solid and gas 
E)  solid, liquid, and gas 
A)  solid 
B)  liquid 
C)  gas 
D)  solid and gas 
E)  solid, liquid, and gas

Question 5

Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?

Accepted Answer

A)  mid-ocean rifts 
B)  rift valleys 
C)  the ring of fire 
D)  the Appalachian Mountains 
E)  Earth's magnetic field 
A)  mid-ocean rifts 
B)  rift valleys 
C)  the ring of fire 
D)  the Appalachian Mountains 
E)  Earth's magnetic field

Question 6

The first Apollo missions to the Moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The lunar maria are

Accepted Answer

A)  the lava plains of the lunar lowlands. 
B)  the smooth plateaus of the lunar highlands. 
C)  less than one billion years old. 
D)  moving plates of lunar crust. 
E)  older than the lunar highlands. 
A)  the lava plains of the lunar lowlands. 
B)  the smooth plateaus of the lunar highlands. 
C)  less than one billion years old. 
D)  moving plates of lunar crust. 
E)  older than the lunar highlands.

Question 8

Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges....

Question 9

On the Moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Slow surface evolution on the Moon is limited to

Accepted Answer

A)  low-density masses of rock rising from the interior. 
B)  low level meteorite impacts. 
C)  moonquakes disturbing the surface features. 
D)  motion along a network of small faults. 
E)  All of the other choices are correct. 
A)  low-density masses of rock rising from the interior. 
B)  low level meteorite impacts. 
C)  moonquakes disturbing the surface features. 
D)  motion along a network of small faults. 
E)  All of the other choices are correct.

Question 11

Earth's secondary atmosphere occurred when _____________ was added to the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by plant life, and _____________ was removed from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by dissolution in seawater.

Accepted Answer

oxygen, ca

Question 12

Three major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are ___________, ___________, and ____________, but ____________ is believed to contribute most to global warming.

Accepted Answer

water vapor, methane

Question 13

Which of these gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  oxygen (O2) 
B)  nitrogen (N2) 
C)  carbon dioxide (CO2) 
D)  ozone (O3) 
E)  ammonia (NH3) 
A)  oxygen (O2) 
B)  nitrogen (N2) 
C)  carbon dioxide (CO2) 
D)  ozone (O3) 
E)  ammonia (NH3)

Question 14

Why would a decrease in the density of the ozone layer create a public health concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  The greenhouse effect would not be as efficient and the temperature of Earth would decrease. 
B)  The greenhouse effect would be more efficient and the temperature of Earth would increase. 
C)  Plant life would no longer have the ozone it needs for photosynthesis to create chlorophyll. 
D)  Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun would bombard Earth. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  The greenhouse effect would not be as efficient and the temperature of Earth would decrease. 
B)  The greenhouse effect would be more efficient and the temperature of Earth would increase. 
C)  Plant life would no longer have the ozone it needs for photosynthesis to create chlorophyll. 
D)  Ultraviolet radiation from the Sun would bombard Earth. 
E)  none of the above

Question 15

Evidence for the drifting of continents or plate tectonics on Earth is

Accepted Answer

A)  the manner in which the outlines of continents fit together much like puzzle pieces. 
B)  the similarity of rocks found occurring along certain continental coastal areas. 
C)  the long, continuous ridges found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 
D)  all of the other choices. 
A)  the manner in which the outlines of continents fit together much like puzzle pieces. 
B)  the similarity of rocks found occurring along certain continental coastal areas. 
C)  the long, continuous ridges found in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. 
D)  all of the other choices.

Question 16

What causes erosion?

Accepted Answer

A)  wind 
B)  water 
C)  glacier ice 
D)  all of the other choices. 
A)  wind 
B)  water 
C)  glacier ice 
D)  all of the other choices.

Question 17

Pressure (P) waves can travel through a liquid, but shear (S) waves cannot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is the above graph showing?

Accepted Answer

A)  when the ozone hole formed 
B)  how the industrial revolution contributed to global warming 
C)  how the industrial revolution contributed to greenhouses gasses in Earth's atmosphere 
D)  None of the other choices are correct. 
A)  when the ozone hole formed 
B)  how the industrial revolution contributed to global warming 
C)  how the industrial revolution contributed to greenhouses gasses in Earth's atmosphere 
D)  None of the other choices are correct.

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

In the diagram below label each of the major divisions of Earth's interior.

Slow surface evolution is caused by

Earth's core is mostly ___________ as indicated by the absence of S waves.

Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?

The first Apollo missions to the Moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

The lunar maria are

Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

On the Moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Slow surface evolution on the Moon is limited to

Earth's secondary atmosphere occurred when _ was added to the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by plant life, and _ was removed from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by dissolution in seawater.

Three major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are _____, _, and , but ____ is believed to contribute most to global warming.

Which of these gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

Why would a decrease in the density of the ozone layer create a public health concern?

Evidence for the drifting of continents or plate tectonics on Earth is

What causes erosion?

Pressure (P) waves can travel through a liquid, but shear (S) waves cannot.

What is the above graph showing?

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Exam 16: Earth and Moon: Bases for Comparative Planetology

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

In the diagram below label each of the major divisions of Earth's interior.

Slow surface evolution is caused by

Earth's core is mostly ___________ as indicated by the absence of S waves.

Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?

The first Apollo missions to the Moon found the maria to be plains of solid lava.

The lunar maria are

Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

On the Moon, the maria are younger than the highlands.

Slow surface evolution on the Moon is limited to

Earth's secondary atmosphere occurred when _____________ was added to the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by plant life, and _____________ was removed from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by dissolution in seawater.

Three major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are ___________, ___________, and ____________, but ____________ is believed to contribute most to global warming.

Which of these gases is most responsible for the greenhouse effect on Earth?

Why would a decrease in the density of the ozone layer create a public health concern?

Evidence for the drifting of continents or plate tectonics on Earth is

What causes erosion?

Pressure (P) waves can travel through a liquid, but shear (S) waves cannot.

What is the above graph showing?

Here and Now

A Users Guide to the Sky

Cycles of the Sun and Moon

The Origin of Modern Astronomy

Light and Telescopes

Atoms and Spectra

The Sun

The Family of Stars

The Formation and Structure of Stars

The Deaths of Stars

Neutron Stars and Black Holes

The Milky Way Galaxy

Galaxies: Normal and Active

Modern Cosmology

Origin of the Solar System and Extrasolar Planets

Mercury, Venus, and Mars

The Outer Solar System

Meteorites, Asteroids, and Comets

Astrobiology: Life on Other Worlds

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Earth's secondary atmosphere occurred when _ was added to the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by plant life, and _ was removed from the carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen mix by dissolution in seawater.

Three major greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere are _____, _, and , but ____ is believed to contribute most to global warming.