Ch. 1 Review KEY
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The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere is
A. Oceanography
C. Meteorology
B. Geology
D. Astronomy
What caused Earth to develop layers as it cooled?
A. Differences in density
C. The speed of rotation
B. The magnetic field
D. Escaping gases
What drives the process of plate tectonics, the currently accepted explanation for movement of drifting
continents?
A. Gravity
C. Unequal heat distribution
B. Ocean currents
D. Earthquakes
Lines of latitude describe position
A. North or south of the equator
C. North or south of the prime meridian
B. East or west of the equator
D. East or west of the prime meridian
The Robinson map projection is considered very useful because
A. All of the continents are the same size
B. Most distances, sizes, and shapes are accurate
C. It shows landmasses in three dimensions
D. Features along latitude lines are accurate
Which of the following types of map would best show the three dimensions of Earth’s surface?
A. Road map
C. Political map
B. Topographic map
D. Tectonic map
Which type of technology can scientists use to monitor coral reef development?
A. Landsat satellites
C. Computer imaging
B. VLBI
D. Weather satellites
What makes a hypothesis scientifically useful?
A. Many people think it is a good idea
C. It contains numerical data
B. It can be tested
D. It applies directly to Earth science
The theory that Earth’s lithosphere is broken into large sections that move is called
A. Biosphere
C. Global positioning
B. Nebular
D. Plate tectonics
On a topographic map, contour lines that are closer together indicate
A. Forest
C. A steeper slope
B. A mountain top
D. Roads
Briefly list the events that led to the formation of the solar system. A large cloud of dust and gas formed, then
began to rotate and collapse. Heat increased toward the center, forming the sun. As cooling progressed, the
cloud condensed into rocky and metallic materials that eventually became the inner planets. The outer planets
formed mainly from gases.
Which of the Earth’s spheres do the following represent?
A. Mountains Geosphere
D. Clouds Atmosphere/Hydrosphere
B. Lakes Hydrosphere
E. Ice Hydrosphere
C. Trees Biosphere
F. Snow Hydrosphere/Atmosphere
List the four parts of the geosphere indicated at the letters in the figure on pg. 29 of your book.
A. Inner Core
C. Mantle
B. Outer Core
D. Crust
The Mercator projection map shows Earth’s features on a grid. Why is this map useful to sailors? _It shows
directions accurately._
Why is the contour interval included on a topographic map?_It tells you the change in elevation from line to line
What type of satellite is used to monitor cloud cover and air temperature?_a weather satellite_
What happens to matter and energy in a closed system? Matter does not enter or leave a closed system, but
energy moves freely in and out.
What types of factors make up our nonliving environment? soil, air, water, rocks
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The name of the group of sciences that deal with Earth and its neighbors in space is called Earth science.
All the water on Earth makes up the hydrosphere.
A word that means “study of Earth” is geology.
A distance measured in degrees north or south of the equator is called latitude.
A distance measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian is called longitude.
The contour interval tells you the difference in elevation between two adjacent lines on a topographic map.
Lying beneath both the atmosphere and the ocean is the geosphere.
A system can be any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole.
An untested scientific explanation is called a hypothesis.
The gaseous envelope surrounding Earth is called the atmosphere.
A topographic map represents Earth’s three-dimensional surface in two dimensions.
The elevation on a topographic map is shown using contour lines.
The biosphere includes all life on Earth.
The study of the atmosphere and the processes that produce weather and climate is meteorology.
The study of the universe is astronomy.