GEOL1340 Quiz 1_ 2024SP GEOL1340 12635 - Earth Systems
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GEOL1340 Quiz 1 Due
Jan 28 at 11:59pm
Points
100
Questions
20
Available
Jan 13 at 12am - Jan 28 at 11:59pm
Time Limit
60 Minutes
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Attempt 1
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5 / 5 pts
Question 1
What type of reasoning involves the collection and direct analysis of data
without making predictions?
Induction Theorizing Deduction Guessing 5 / 5 pts
Question 2
A theory is NOT as well tested as a hypothesis.
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True False 5 / 5 pts
Question 3
Energy enters and leaves planet Earth whereas matter does not. Earth is
therefore a(n) _________ system with respect to energy and __________
with respect to matter.
Closed/open Closed/closed Open/closed Open/open 5 / 5 pts
Question 4
Earth's internal heat comes largely from...
Absorption of incoming solar energy Fission of radioactive elements like uranium Fusion of iron and nickel in the core Decay of buried plants and animals
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Question 5
____________ is when a steady-state system exhibits a changing trend
over time such as in the case of global warming.
Systems redundancy Positive feedback Dynamic equilibrium Steady-state equilibrium
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Question 6
_______ is a measure of the quantity of matter in an object and usually
expressed as grams and kilograms.
Specific heat Pressure
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Volume Mass 5 / 5 pts
Question 7
Which of the following statements about elemental abundances is TRUE?
No oxygen is stored in rocks Most of the helium in the universe is stored within Earth's interior
Most of the iron in the solid Earth occurs in the crust Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe 5 / 5 pts
Question 8
All radiation has the same amount of energy regardless of wavelength.
True False 5 / 5 pts
Question 9
Which of the following is an example of force?
Bending of light passing through a prism
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Rising of warm air and sinking of cool air in the atmosphere Gravitational pull on the Earth by the Moon and Sun Change from one type of rock into another 5 / 5 pts
Question 10
Different map layers can be overlain and compared within a geographic
information system.
True False 5 / 5 pts
Question 11
A radar transmitter on a satellite orbiting Earth can emit short bursts of
energy towards Earth's surface in order to study the atmosphere, oceans,
and landforms. This is an example of _______
Active remote sensing Geographic information systems Passive remote sensing Mercator projections 5 / 5 pts
Question 12
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Which of the following statements best describes Earth's geoid?
Any circle of Earth's circumference whose center coincides with the center
of the Earth.
Angular distance east or west of a point on Earth's surface
Surface representation of sea level that is distorted relative to a perfect
spheroid
Another term for the prime meridian
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Question 13
Which of the following cycles is mostly powered by Earth's internal heat?
Rock cycle
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Tidal cycle Hydrologic cycle Carbon cycle 5 / 5 pts
Question 14
Which of the following steps in the scientific method is out of sequence?
Preliminary collection of data
Analysis of data
Development of a theory
Development of a hypothesis
Testing the hypothesis by collecting more data
Development of a theory Analysis of data Development of a hypothesis Testing the hypothesis by collecting more data 5 / 5 pts
Question 15
Arctic sea ice is melting at an alarming rate, which is causing the arctic
region to warm three to four times faster than the rest of the planet
because of __________________.
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Positive feedback Negative feedback Steady-state equilibrium Dynamic equilibrium 5 / 5 pts
Question 16
Which of the following is an example of a system exceeding its threshold?
An abrupt landslide Cloud cover cooling the ground surface The loss of leaves from a tree during the Fall season The daily rise and fall of the tides along a coast 5 / 5 pts
Question 17
In which of the following cases would latent heat be absorbed?
Melting of ice to liquid water Warming of asphalt pavement in sunlight Cooling of the ground surface at night Plant photosynthesis
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5 / 5 pts
Question 18
Photons and electromagnetic waves are two ways of describing heat
transfer via _____________.
Radiation Convection Conduction Advection 5 / 5 pts
Question 19
Why is Earth's geoid distorted relative to a perfect spheroid?
Earth's gravity field is not uniform but instead varies from place to place
Earth is shaped like a perfect sphere, not a spheroid The geoid approximates sea level, but global warming is causing sea level
to rise
The orbits of satellites that measure the geoid tend to be wobbly and error-
prone 5 / 5 pts
Question 20
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Which of the following map projections perfectly represents Earth's
surface without any distortion?
Cylindrical projection Conic projection Planar projection Mercator projection All map projections are distorted when projecting a round Earth onto a flat
surface
Quiz Score: 100
out of 100