Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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)

Question 3

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

Question 4

The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

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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 5

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.

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oxygen, ca...

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

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

Question 10

Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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.

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

A: Crust, B: Mantle,...

Question 16

What causes erosion?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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.

Exam 16: Earth and Moon: Bases for Comparative Planetology

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oxygen, ca...
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Slow surface evolution on the Moon is limited to

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What is the above graph showing?

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

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

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

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Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?

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

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

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

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water vapor, methane...
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The lunar maria are

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

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Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

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

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

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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.

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Slow surface evolution on the Moon is limited to

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What is the above graph showing?

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The presence of breccias among the lunar rock samples shows that

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

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

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

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Which of the following is not produced by plate tectonics?

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

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

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Slow surface evolution is caused by

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

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The lunar maria are

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

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Colliding plates can generate _____________________ ranges.

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

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

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What causes erosion?

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