Exam #1 Mini Quiz - Intro_ PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY LECTURE
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Exam #1 Mini Quiz - Intro Due
Jul 3 at 11:59pm
Points
5
Questions
10
Available
until Jul 3 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
120 Minutes
Allowed Attempts
40
Instructions
This quiz was locked Jul 3 at 11:59pm.
Attempt History
Attempt
Time
Score
LATEST
Attempt 1
13 minutes
5 out of 5
Score for this attempt: 5
out of 5
Submitted Jun 3 at 12:33am
This attempt took 13 minutes.
This is a quiz which contains 10 random questions taken from a
larger group of potential exam questions. It is to your advantage to
retake the quiz several times so that you experience as many
different questions as possible. You may take the quiz up to 20 times
(more if you email me a request).
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 1
Which sphere includes the layer of gasses surrounding Earth?
hydrosphere lithosphere
atmosphere Correct!
Correct!
cryosphere biosphere 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 2
A Physical Geographer is LEAST
likely to study:
global wind patterns weather volcanoes politics Correct!
Correct!
Correct, this would actually be a topic in Human Geography and not Physical Geography.
oceanic circulation 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 3
What is the approximate distance between Sacramento and Los Angeles?
180 centimeters 95 meters 11 kilometers
8 million kilometers 650 kilometers Correct!
Correct!
Yes!!!
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 4
Which sphere includes the hard, rocky, mineral portion of Earth?
biosphere hydrosphere lithosphere Correct!
Correct!
cryosphere atmosphere 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 5
Which of the following represents a very cold day which might actually
occur in Sacramento?
30°C 40°C
-30°C 20°C
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0°C Correct!
Correct!
Yes, this is a very cold day - freezing in fact.
0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 6
Which of the following represents a hot day which might actually occur in
Sacramento?
90°C 40°C
Correct!
Correct!
Yes! This is approximately 100deg F.
20°C 10°C 0°C 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 7
Picture a forest teaming with life on the slopes of a volcano. Now
consider that every few thousand years the forest is wiped out by an
eruption, with the forest taking many decades to grow back. What type of
equilibrium is this system in?
steady state dynamic
closed metastable Correct!
Correct!
quadragenic 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 8
Which of the following could be approximately one meter tall?
a young child Correct!
Correct!
Yes!
a skyscraper a stack of 10 pennies (or most any coin) the world's tallest mountain
a very tall redwood tree 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 9
The deepest parts of the ocean are consistently dark, cold, and quiet,
experiencing very little change over time. What type of equilibrium are
they in?
dynamic quadragenic steady state Correct!
Correct!
closed metastable 0.5 / 0.5 pts
Question 10
A Physical Geographer is MOST
likely to study:
economics human evolution voting patterns language distribution the processes shaping Earth's landforms
Correct!
Correct!
Yes!
Quiz Score: 5
out of 5
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